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		<title>Images from International Day of Climate Action</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico








Over 15,000 marched through the streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia








Okavango Delta, Botswana













Home page of the New York Times, Global Edition








Almaty, Kazakhstan








Sydney, London, Copenhagen








Students in Dalien, China








On the shores of the Dead Sea, in Israel, Palestine and Jordan








Kathmandu, Nepal








The Cairo Cycling club biked to the pyramids. Giza, Eqypt








Hollywood, California, USA








Students in the Dominican [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; International Day of Climate Action: Oct. 24</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Saturday, October 24th, the International Day of Climate Action, will inspire over 4000 actions in 170 countries, aimed at focusing attention on the number 350. This day may be the most widespread day of environmental activism in history, with the intention of urging world leaders to support a clear solution to the climate crisis: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; No Impact Week: October 18-24</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/15/step-forward-no-impact-week-october-18-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health, Wellness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you’ve heard of the ‘No Impact Man,&#8217; Colin Beavan, who, in 2006, with his wife and daughter, went off the grid in New York City to minimize their negative impact on the environment.
This incredible experiment, which inspired a blog, a book and a movie, has now inspired a challenge to which more than 2000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Plant a Tree for Peace on September 21st</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Day of Peace will be observed across the globe, on Monday, September 21st, with events planned in every UN Nation State. Individuals, schools, communities and nations worldwide are joining in, with over 10,000 events planned this year, sponsored by thousands of organizations, with the estimated participation of over 200 million people.
Human rights, environmental, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Student Stories from the Student Conservation Association</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/09/03/step-forward-student-stories-from-the-student-conservation-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Student Conservation Association (SCA) provides college and high school-aged members with hands-on conservation service opportunities in virtually every field imaginable, from tracking grizzlies through the Tetons to restoring desert ecosystems and teaching environmental education at Washington, D.C.â€™s Urban Tree House. SCA is truly building the next generation of conservation leaders by engaging young people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Clean Up the World!</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/08/13/step-forward-clean-up-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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Clean Up the World inspires communities to clean up, fix up and conserve their local environment through carrying out initiatives ranging from waste removal and tree planting to water and energy conservation projects. Clean Up the World is a global team of volunteers across every continent working together to ensure our environmental future. Clean Up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Speak Up Virtually!</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/07/16/step-forward-speak-up-virtually/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the myriad of opportunities to be an Environmental Internet Activist from the comfort of your desk chair, there is no limit to the depth and breadth of your influence. Online activism can provide a needed sense of community and hope for those of us who are intent on creating a sustainable future.

Online activism has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Calling All Teens!</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/06/11/step-forward-calling-all-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Calling All Teens!
This summer vacation, in between work and play, step forward by volunteering for an environmental organization.

&#8220;I always wondered why somebody doesn&#8217;t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody.&#8221;Â  &#8212; Lily Tomlin
Today, more teens than ever before are volunteering their time to make a difference in their communities, and their world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; World Oceans Day, June 8th</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/06/04/step-forward-world-oceans-day-june-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Zoos, Aquariums &#38; Museums Planning Events Around the World for World Oceans Day on June 8th
From: TheOceanProject.org
(Providence, RI) &#8211; On June 8th hundreds of communities around the globe will celebrate World Oceans Day â€“ an opportunity to learn about our world ocean and our personal connection to the sea, to raise awareness about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Itâ€™s a Family Affair</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/05/28/step-forward-it%e2%80%99s-a-family-affair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 04:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest post by Betsy Crowfoot
What sort of fantasy was this? My teenaged daughter â€“ typically coifed, made-up, and wearing the latest of fashions; with her hair in a ponytail, donned in yellow overalls and rubber boots splattered with fish guts. The same child I had to beg and plead to clean her room; on her [...]]]></description>
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