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		<title>Friday Night Encore &#124; Space-Based, Agricultural Sensing Helps Feed a Hungry World (2)</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/07/friday-night-encore-space-based-agricultural-sensing-helps-feed-a-hungry-world-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, Friday Night at the Movies features a special, 6-part presentation on space-based agricultural sensing and the role it plays in understanding global food production, land and water use, food security, agricultural economics, and monitoring impacts of climate change on growing patterns.
Episodes 3 and 4 of NASA&#8217;s, Science for A Hungry World series appear [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday Night at the Movies &#124; Space-Based, Agricultural Sensing Helps Feed a Hungry World</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, Friday Night at the Movies features a special, 6-part presentation on space-based agricultural sensing and the role it plays in understanding global food production, land and water use, food security, agricultural economics, and monitoring impacts of climate change on growing patterns.
Produced by NASA, Science for A Hungry World explores the application of science [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Forward &#124; Eat Your Vegetables: November is World Vegan Month</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/05/step-forward-eat-your-vegetables-november-is-world-vegan-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Engelsiepen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A vegan is one who tries to live a life free of animal products. Vegans eat a plant-based diet, with no components from animals: no meat, dairy, eggs or honey. A vegan lifestyle also avoids leather, wool, silk and other animal products for clothing or other merchandise, and animal tested products.
The Vegan Society, founded in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minority Members Boycott Senate Committee Meeting on Climate Change Bill</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/03/minority-members-boycott-senate-committee-meeting-on-climate-change-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Environment and Public Works Committee of the US Senate was scheduled to begin mark-up on the Boxer-Kerry climate bill today, but was thwarted as all seven Republican members made good on last week’s threat to boycott the meeting. Members of the Republican minority also boycotted the committee’s October 27 open hearing on climate and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Approves $475 Million for Great Lakes Cleanup</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/11/02/congress-approves-475-million-for-great-lakes-cleanup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, Congress approved $475 million to restore the Great Lakes by combating invasive species, cleaning up highly polluted sites and expanding wetlands, reports the Detroit News.
The bill also includes $131 million to finance wastewater and drinking water projects in Michigan, $11.2 million for 14 projects in the state, and $1 million for mass marking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 10.31.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/31/eco-roundup-10-31-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Climate Change, Human Rights Top Sustainability Priorities for Business Leaders at BSR Conference
From EthicalMarkets.com:
Climate change and human rights are the most significant priorities for business’ sustainability efforts in the year ahead, according to the “BSR/GlobeScan State of Sumarcstainable Business Poll 2009” of 274 business leaders from 15 countries who attended the BSR Conference 2009 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Announces Smart-Grid Investment as Nation&#8217;s Largest Photovoltaic Solar Facility Goes Online</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/29/obama-announces-smart-grid-investment-as-largest-photovoltaic-solar-facility-goes-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative & Renewable Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The largest photovoltaic solar power plant in the US went online this Tuesday, eighty miles southeast of Tampa, amid the citrus trees and cattle farms of Arcadia, Florida.
With its 25-megawatt output capacity, the Desoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center built by Florida Power and Light generates nearly twice as much power as the facility it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The GreenGov Challenge: Soliciting Suggestions and Sustainable Solutions</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/27/the-greengov-challenge-soliciting-suggestions-toward-sustainability/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/27/the-greengov-challenge-soliciting-suggestions-toward-sustainability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:16:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, US President Obama signed an Executive Order on Federal Sustainability commmiting the Federal government to lead by example, adopting more eco-friendly practices and helping build a clean energy economy.
As part of its effort, the administration launched the GreenGov Challenge, in which Federal employees and members of the military are encouraged to participate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-Roundup &#124; 10.26.09</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/26/eco-roundup-10-26-09/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/26/eco-roundup-10-26-09/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are Coral Reefs Beyond Saving?
BBC News reports that prospects of saving the world&#8217;s coral reefs now appear so bleak that scientists have recommended freezing samples in liquid nitrogen to preserve them for the future so that, should global temperatures be stabilized, corals could be reintroduced.
If you&#8217;re wondering whether the situation is really that bad, read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Images from International Day of Climate Action</title>
		<link>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/25/images-from-international-day-of-climate-action/</link>
		<comments>http://ecology.com/ecology-today/2009/10/25/images-from-international-day-of-climate-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Petz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[





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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