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   		  <title>The world's dying oceans</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A United Nations top scientist believes that coral reefs will potentially be the first ecosystem that human activity effectively destroys. A new book released this week in the United States, Professor Peter Sale, who leads the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, states his concern that the world's coral reef ecosystems are likely to disappear this century.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A United Nations top scientist believes that coral reefs will potentially be the first ecosystem that human activity effectively destroys. A new book released this week in the United States, Professor Peter Sale, who leads the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, states his concern that the world's coral reef ecosystems are likely to disappear this century.                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/worlds-dying-oceans/1353/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/reef-destruction-ecological/2297/" title="Reef Destruction is Ecological">Reef Destruction is Ecological</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/white-syndrome-ws-destroys-coral-reefs/2162/" title="White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?">White syndrome (WS) destroys our coral reefs, but how?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/survival-symbiosis-corals/2151/" title="The survival and symbiosis of corals">The survival and symbiosis of corals</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/new-billion-dollar-market-coral-reef-conservation/2105/" title="The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation">The New Billion Dollar Market - Coral Reef Conservation</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/satellite-mapping-coral-reef-decline/1787/" title="Satellite mapping could help prevent coral reef decline">Satellite mapping could help prevent coral reef decline</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Auckland Zoo captures NZ's natural heart </title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A new exhibit at Auckland Zoo opens this week to showcase how science and conservation can live together. Called Te Wao Nui, the $16 million exhibit encompasses the natural unique habitats and environment of Aotearoa New Zealand and offers visitors to Auckland Zoo a glimpse into New Zealand's natural world.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new exhibit at Auckland Zoo opens this week to showcase how science and conservation can live together. Called Te Wao Nui, the $16 million exhibit encompasses the natural unique habitats and environment of Aotearoa New Zealand and offers visitors to Auckland Zoo a glimpse into New Zealand's natural world.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/auckland-zoo-captures-nz-natural-heart/1352/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/twenty-critically-endangered-siamese-crocodiles-hatch-lao-pdr/1319/" title="Twenty critically endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Lao PDR">Twenty critically endangered Siamese crocodiles hatch in Lao PDR</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/captive-breeding-project-survival-rare-tree-frogs/33/" title="Captive breeding project offers hope for survival of rare tree frogs">Captive breeding project offers hope for survival of rare tree frogs</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/auckland-zoo-captures-nz-natural-heart/1352/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Nomads may hold the answer to drought crisis</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Mobile pastoralism is believed to be the key to finding a solution to the drought disaster gripping the Horn of Africa. Experts have in the past targeted pastoralism and the nomadic lifestyle in the Horn of Africa as being an ineffective livelihood and a cause of many of the drought-related problems facing the region.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mobile pastoralism is believed to be the key to finding a solution to the drought disaster gripping the Horn of Africa. Experts have in the past targeted pastoralism and the nomadic lifestyle in the Horn of Africa as being an ineffective livelihood and a cause of many of the drought-related problems facing the region.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/nomads-hold-answer-drought-crisis/1322/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:54:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Finned sharks found washed up on New Zealand's coast</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[An anti-shark finning group is appalled at the mutilation of baby sharks discovered on New Zealand's beaches this week. Two people came across around 200 finless baby sharks washed up at Owhanake Bay, Waiheke Island, which is one of the many islands in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[An anti-shark finning group is appalled at the mutilation of baby sharks discovered on New Zealand's beaches this week. Two people came across around 200 finless baby sharks washed up at Owhanake Bay, Waiheke Island, which is one of the many islands in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/finned-sharks-washed-new-zealand/1321/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/malaysian-state-plans-shark-finning-illegal/821/" title="Malaysian state plans to make shark finning illegal">Malaysian state plans to make shark finning illegal</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/chilean-efforts-ban-shark-finning-praised/686/" title="Chilean efforts to ban 'shark finning' praised by Pew">Chilean efforts to ban 'shark finning' praised by Pew</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/endangered-great-hammerhead-sharks-tracked-north-atlantic/340/" title="Endangered Great hammerhead sharks tracked into the north Atlantic">Endangered Great hammerhead sharks tracked into the north Atlantic</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/sharks-dying-soup-stop-shark-finning/228/" title="Sharks dying for soup - stop shark finning">Sharks dying for soup - stop shark finning</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/save-shark-ban-shark-finning/185/" title="Save the shark: Ban shark finning">Save the shark: Ban shark finning</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/finned-sharks-washed-new-zealand/1321/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>New framework helps relocation of species threatened by climate change</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A new decision-making framework is providing hope for maintaining biodiversity through shifting species that are affected by climate change. Many species today are struggling to cope with the Earth's rapidly changing climate. As a result biodiversity managers are faced with a major decision on when, if ever, to relocate these species to ensure their survival.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new decision-making framework is providing hope for maintaining biodiversity through shifting species that are affected by climate change. Many species today are struggling to cope with the Earth's rapidly changing climate. As a result biodiversity managers are faced with a major decision on when, if ever, to relocate these species to ensure their survival.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/framework-helps-relocation-species-threatened-climate-change/1186/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Japan to resume Southern Ocean whaling; Sea Shepherd to resume whale defence</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The Japanese have officially announced that they will return to the Southern Ocean to continue whaling, and now Sea Shepherd are preparing to battle once more. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been battling hard against this barbarism by the Japanese whalers and sees this as simply one more battle to be fought.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Japanese have officially announced that they will return to the Southern Ocean to continue whaling, and now Sea Shepherd are preparing to battle once more. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has been battling hard against this barbarism by the Japanese whalers and sees this as simply one more battle to be fought.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/japan-resume-southern-ocean-whaling/1151/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Celebrate the power of wind with Global Wind Day</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Today, Global Wind Day is being celebrated around the world to promote the untapped possibilities of using wind to supply our energy. Today there are wind farms in operation in more than 75 countries, which generate renewable energy delivering power to millions of people.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today, Global Wind Day is being celebrated around the world to promote the untapped possibilities of using wind to supply our energy. Today there are wind farms in operation in more than 75 countries, which generate renewable energy delivering power to millions of people.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/celebrate-power-wind-global-wind-day/1021/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/new-wind-blows-sheer-efficiency/2330/" title="A New Wind Blows Sheer Efficiency">A New Wind Blows Sheer Efficiency</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/belgium-plans-doubly-effective-island-wind/2264/" title="Belgium Plans Doubly-Effective ''Island of Wind''">Belgium Plans Doubly-Effective ''Island of Wind''</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/sounds-mellow-fruitfulness-wind-energy-organisations/2238/" title="The sounds of mellow fruitfulness from wind energy organisations">The sounds of mellow fruitfulness from wind energy organisations</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/totally-wind-powered-tera-strial/2183/" title="Totally Wind-powered and Terrestrial">Totally Wind-powered and Terrestrial</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/america-wind-power/2128/" title="America is full of Wind (power)">America is full of Wind (power)</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/celebrate-power-wind-global-wind-day/1021/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 05:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>One of the world's biggest birds is in grave danger</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[This year's update to the Red List of Threatened Species says that some of the largest species of bird in the world are close to extinction. The update has also resulted in the threat level for the Great Indian Bustard being upgraded to Critically Endangered, the highest level of threat.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[This year's update to the Red List of Threatened Species says that some of the largest species of bird in the world are close to extinction. The update has also resulted in the threat level for the Great Indian Bustard being upgraded to Critically Endangered, the highest level of threat.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/one-world-biggest-birds-grave-danger/984/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Renewable energy could cost us less money sooner than predicted</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A new study is projecting that renewable energy is likely to become cheaper earlier than first thought. The team assessed recent developments in renewable energy generation technology, based on a range of analyses and reports from international sources and concluded that these technologies are, in fact, less expensive than the figures the energy industry is using.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new study is projecting that renewable energy is likely to become cheaper earlier than first thought. The team assessed recent developments in renewable energy generation technology, based on a range of analyses and reports from international sources and concluded that these technologies are, in fact, less expensive than the figures the energy industry is using.  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/renewable-energy-cost/934/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 07:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Discovery of fossilised mouse teeth challenges beliefs about their ancestors</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a new species of mouse that is thought to be around 9 million years older than other species and to have migrated from Asia in to North America. On the expedition team members Palaeontologist Yuri Kimura, from the South Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, identified the new species of birch mouse from 17 tiny fossilised teeth.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered a new species of mouse that is thought to be around 9 million years older than other species and to have migrated from Asia in to North America. On the expedition team members Palaeontologist Yuri Kimura, from the South Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, identified the new species of birch mouse from 17 tiny fossilised teeth.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/discovery-fossilised-mouse-teeth-challenges-beliefs-ancestors/925/</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 08:59:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>The fight for Arctic oil heats up</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The conflict over a British company's plans to drill for oil off Greenland continues as Greenpeace faces the Danish navy deep in the Arctic Sea. Greenpeace ships, the Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza, have been searching the North Atlantic for the oil rig, Leiv Eiriksson. The ships finally found the Cairn Energy owned oil rig this week hidden amongst the icebergs.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The conflict over a British company's plans to drill for oil off Greenland continues as Greenpeace faces the Danish navy deep in the Arctic Sea. Greenpeace ships, the Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza, have been searching the North Atlantic for the oil rig, Leiv Eiriksson. The ships finally found the Cairn Energy owned oil rig this week hidden amongst the icebergs.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/fight-arctic-oil-heats-up/904/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 09:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>First Canadian city bans shark fin trade</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The city of Brantford, Ontario, has captured the attention of the world by becoming the first city in Canada to call a halt to the trade in shark fins. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that around 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins. The majority of the fins are taken using barbaric methods where the shark is thrown back into the ocean alive and without its fin.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The city of Brantford, Ontario, has captured the attention of the world by becoming the first city in Canada to call a halt to the trade in shark fins. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that around 73 million sharks are killed every year, mostly for their fins. The majority of the fins are taken using barbaric methods where the shark is thrown back into the ocean alive and without its fin.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/first-canadian-city-bans-shark-fin-trade/872/</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 15:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Sperm whales speak with regional accents</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Latest research suggests that sperm whales communicate with different accents and regional dialects. Sperm whales communicate with each other using a pattern of clicks or 'codas' and it is well known that there is a pattern of a series of five clicks, which are evenly spaced apart, that is used by sperm whales all over the world.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Latest research suggests that sperm whales communicate with different accents and regional dialects. Sperm whales communicate with each other using a pattern of clicks or 'codas' and it is well known that there is a pattern of a series of five clicks, which are evenly spaced apart, that is used by sperm whales all over the world.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/sperm-whales-speak-regional-accents/844/</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Demand for illegal bear bile sores in Asia</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A new report by TRAFFIC finds that that the illegal trade of bears in Asia is continuing unabated. The poaching of bears in Asia is driven mainly by the increasing demand for their bile. Bear bile is used as a key ingredient in many traditional medicines, sold commonly as pills, powders and flakes.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new report by TRAFFIC finds that that the illegal trade of bears in Asia is continuing unabated. The poaching of bears in Asia is driven mainly by the increasing demand for their bile. Bear bile is used as a key ingredient in many traditional medicines, sold commonly as pills, powders and flakes.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/demand-illegal-bear-bile-sores-asia/839/</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 11:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Malaysian state plans to make shark finning illegal</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The state of Sabah in Malaysia is likely to be the first in the country to introduce a ban on shark hunting for their fins. Shark finning is a lucrative industry as many countries enjoy it as a delicacy but has recently caught the attention of the world and now the Sabah state government is concerned that the barbaric slaughter of sharks for their fins is damaging their tourism industry.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The state of Sabah in Malaysia is likely to be the first in the country to introduce a ban on shark hunting for their fins. Shark finning is a lucrative industry as many countries enjoy it as a delicacy but has recently caught the attention of the world and now the Sabah state government is concerned that the barbaric slaughter of sharks for their fins is damaging their tourism industry.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/malaysian-state-plans-shark-finning-illegal/821/</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 08:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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