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      <title>Covering Environmental Issues and Green News | The Earth Times</title>
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   		  <title>Mountain pine beetle blight creates air pollution in forests</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Mountain pine beetles not only kill trees, they increase VOC levels in forested areas, a new study shows.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mountain pine beetles not only kill trees, they increase VOC levels in forested areas, a new study shows.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/mountain-pine-beetle-blight-creates-air-pollution-forests/2015/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/beetles-hit-amphibian-prey/1421/" title="The Beetles Hit (on Amphibian prey)">The Beetles Hit (on Amphibian prey)</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/trees-killed-pine-beetles-create-more-dangerous-fires/812/" title="Trees killed by Pine Beetles create more dangerous fires">Trees killed by Pine Beetles create more dangerous fires</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/mountain-pine-beetle-blight-creates-air-pollution-forests/2015/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 22:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Honeybee Colony Collapse Linked to Corn Insecticide</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Honeybee colony collapse disorder threatens food security worldwide, and scientists may be one step closer to understanding its causes.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Honeybee colony collapse disorder threatens food security worldwide, and scientists may be one step closer to understanding its causes.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/honeybee-colony-collapse-linked-corn-insecticide/1867/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/new-cuckoo-species-bee/2157/" title="Cuckoo, cuckoo, new species of bee">Cuckoo, cuckoo, new species of bee</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pesticides-killing-bees/2000/" title="Pesticides Killing Bees">Pesticides Killing Bees</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/giant-polyandrous-bees/1932/" title="Giant polyandrous bees">Giant polyandrous bees</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/honey-bee-wipeout-caused-phorid-fly-parasite/1735/" title="Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly">Honey bee wipeout may be caused by phorid fly</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/long-live-queen-bee/1660/" title="Long live the queen bee">Long live the queen bee</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/honeybee-colony-collapse-linked-corn-insecticide/1867/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:43:42 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Obama rejected the proposal for the Keystone XL pipeline after months of pressure from citizens concerned about environmental and social justice.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Obama rejected the proposal for the Keystone XL pipeline after months of pressure from citizens concerned about environmental and social justice.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/obama-rejects-keystone-xl-pipeline/1767/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[COP17 has been all talk, little action. Governments are listening to big polluters, not the people, leading to weak, tentative agreements, activists assert.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[COP17 has been all talk, little action. Governments are listening to big polluters, not the people, leading to weak, tentative agreements, activists assert.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/cop17-saving-tomorrow-tomorrow/1701/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/cop17-saving-tomorrow-tomorrow/1701/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Carbon pirates threaten indigenous Peruvian peoples, report says</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Indigenous Peruvian groups have just released a report on how the REDD+ carbon trading program disenfranchises their communities.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Indigenous Peruvian groups have just released a report on how the REDD+ carbon trading program disenfranchises their communities.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/carbon-pirates-threaten-indigenous-peruvian-peoples-report-says/1676/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/carbon-pirates-threaten-indigenous-peruvian-peoples-report-says/1676/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Environmental Regulations Create Jobs, Economists Say</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Contrary to popular myth, we don't need to choose between jobs and a healthy environment. If you look at the facts, job creation vs. economic regulations shouldn't even be a debate. A briefing from Economics for Equity and Environment (E3) states, as its first point, that ''Reduced oil imports would create jobs.'']]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Contrary to popular myth, we don't need to choose between jobs and a healthy environment. If you look at the facts, job creation vs. economic regulations shouldn't even be a debate. A briefing from Economics for Equity and Environment (E3) states, as its first point, that ''Reduced oil imports would create jobs.''                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/business/environmental-regulations-create-jobs-economists-say/1560/</link>
		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Occupy Wall Street: Taxes, Jobs, and Environment</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Environmental and human rights are inseparable parts of the same struggle for justice. The Occupy Wall Street movement is still developing its focus, but the basic point is hard to miss: The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans are profiting at the expense of the rest of us, and our environment.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Environmental and human rights are inseparable parts of the same struggle for justice. The Occupy Wall Street movement is still developing its focus, but the basic point is hard to miss: The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans are profiting at the expense of the rest of us, and our environment.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/occupy-wall-street-taxes-jobs-environment/1492/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/wsj-letter-downplaying-global-warming-call-play-fire/1792/" title="WSJ letter downplaying global warming is a call to play with fire">WSJ letter downplaying global warming is a call to play with fire</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/business/occupy-wall-street-taxes-jobs-environment/1492/</link>
		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>TRAIN Wreck Bill Passes in the House</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Though unlikely to pass in the Senate, the TRAIN Act serves as a wake-up call to the American public that representatives would sacrifice lives for industry dollars. Proponents of the bill claim it will help to create much needed jobs. However, environmental advocates believe clean energy represents a more promising and sustainable source of jobs.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Though unlikely to pass in the Senate, the TRAIN Act serves as a wake-up call to the American public that representatives would sacrifice lives for industry dollars. Proponents of the bill claim it will help to create much needed jobs. However, environmental advocates believe clean energy represents a more promising and sustainable source of jobs.                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/train-wreck-bill-passes-house/1410/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Green Brands for Green Places: Good Idea or Liability?</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Green branding is a novel idea whose time has not come, research shows. Researchers question whether the 'green branding' of countries could help to bring the right kind of tourists there: those who want environmentally friendly adventures. But are countries prepared for green branding?]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Green branding is a novel idea whose time has not come, research shows. Researchers question whether the 'green branding' of countries could help to bring the right kind of tourists there: those who want environmentally friendly adventures. But are countries prepared for green branding?                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/business/green-brands-green-places-good-idea-liability/1392/</link>
		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Natural disasters pose threat to coral reefs</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Earthquakes launched half of the Belizean Barrier Reef into deeper waters. Studying the possible effects of natural disasters must play a role in protecting ecosystems, researchers assert. The Belizean Barrier Reef is the second largest reef ecosystem in the world, second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Earthquakes launched half of the Belizean Barrier Reef into deeper waters. Studying the possible effects of natural disasters must play a role in protecting ecosystems, researchers assert. The Belizean Barrier Reef is the second largest reef ecosystem in the world, second only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/natural-disasters-pose-threat-coral-reefs/1351/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/coral-cover-deadly-decline/2172/" title="Coral cover's deadly decline">Coral cover's deadly decline</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/conservation/fish-competition-degraded-coral-reef-ecosystems/2094/" title="Fish Competition within Degraded Coral Reef Ecosystems">Fish Competition within Degraded Coral Reef Ecosystems</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/gauging-effects-climate-change-corals-coral-extinction/1837/" title="Gauging the Effects of Climate Change on Corals and Coral Extinction">Gauging the Effects of Climate Change on Corals and Coral Extinction</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/ocean-acidification-affecting-coral-reef-ecosystems/1661/" title="How ocean acidification is affecting coral reef ecosystems">How ocean acidification is affecting coral reef ecosystems</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/natural-disasters-pose-threat-coral-reefs/1351/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Community Forests safer than protected areas</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Parklands play a role in forest management, but banning communities from using forests harms more than helps forests, says the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Why? Because when local communities traditionally rely on forests for at least part of their livelihood or survival, they're not just going to stay out.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Parklands play a role in forest management, but banning communities from using forests harms more than helps forests, says the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Why? Because when local communities traditionally rely on forests for at least part of their livelihood or survival, they're not just going to stay out.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/community-forests-safer-protected-areas/1294/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Conservation boosts crop yields, researchers say</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Farming and protecting ecosystems go hand-in-hand, say researchers. Agroecosystems combine the two goals for a sustainable future. Can farmers double their production while protecting ecosystems? Absolutely, say researchers from the International Water Management Institute and the United Nations Environmental Programme.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Farming and protecting ecosystems go hand-in-hand, say researchers. Agroecosystems combine the two goals for a sustainable future. Can farmers double their production while protecting ecosystems? Absolutely, say researchers from the International Water Management Institute and the United Nations Environmental Programme.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/conservation-boosts-crop-yields-researchers-say/1285/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Soft corals crucial to reef building</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Previously believed to be mere decorative carpets, soft corals play a vital role in reef ecosystems, scientists find. Previously, scientists believed soft corals simply disintegrated, their sclerites scattering to the sea floor.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Previously believed to be mere decorative carpets, soft corals play a vital role in reef ecosystems, scientists find. Previously, scientists believed soft corals simply disintegrated, their sclerites scattering to the sea floor.                                                                                                                                                <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/soft-corals-crucial-reef-building/1258/">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/nature/goby-bodyguards-defend-coral-world/2241/" title="One-inch ''bodyguards'' defend the coral world">One-inch ''bodyguards'' defend the coral world</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/coral-cover-deadly-decline/2172/" title="Coral cover's deadly decline">Coral cover's deadly decline</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 /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/soft-corals-crucial-reef-building/1258/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:32:54 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Marine reserve's dramatic recovery shocks scientists</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A local community's dedication led marine reserve Cabo Pulmo to the most dramatic fish recovery scientists have ever seen. Ten years ago, the marine reserve Cabo Pulmo in the Gulf of California struggled for survival but the depleted ecosystem has become a biodiversity hotspot in less than 10 years.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A local community's dedication led marine reserve Cabo Pulmo to the most dramatic fish recovery scientists have ever seen. Ten years ago, the marine reserve Cabo Pulmo in the Gulf of California struggled for survival but the depleted ecosystem has become a biodiversity hotspot in less than 10 years.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/marine-reserves-dramatic-recovery-shocks-scientists/1242/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:44:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Borneo Longhouse communities sue timber companies and government</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Companies stole their resources and polluted their land, Iban longhouse communities assert, and now the Iban want justice. In Malaysian Borneo, 276 Iban families from 15 longhouses are suing timber companies and the government for pollution, trespassing and illegal logging on their land.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Companies stole their resources and polluted their land, Iban longhouse communities assert, and now the Iban want justice. In Malaysian Borneo, 276 Iban families from 15 longhouses are suing timber companies and the government for pollution, trespassing and illegal logging on their land.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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