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   		  <title>Trash Islands</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Unnatural islands, created from litter strewn throughout the oceans. This marine pollution eventually accumulates as floating trash islands.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Unnatural islands, created from litter strewn throughout the oceans. This marine pollution eventually accumulates as floating trash islands.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/trash-islands/2253/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/great-pacific-garbage-patch-plastic-100-times/1972/" title="Great Pacific Garbage Patch plastic particle content up 100-fold">Great Pacific Garbage Patch plastic particle content up 100-fold</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/fish-feeding-plastic-oceans-garbage-patch/1101/" title="Fish feeding on plastic in ocean's 'Garbage Patch' ">Fish feeding on plastic in ocean's 'Garbage Patch' </a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pacific-plastic-debris-area-not-big-previously-estimated/182/" title="Pacific ''Plastic Debris'' area not as big as previously estimated">Pacific ''Plastic Debris'' area not as big as previously estimated</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Searing Temperatures for the US</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, rising temperatures and severe drought conditions disabled many economic sectors and livelihoods throughout 2012.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, rising temperatures and severe drought conditions disabled many economic sectors and livelihoods throughout 2012.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/searing-temperatures-us/2222/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/heat-salamanders/2219/" title=" Heat is on for salamanders"> Heat is on for salamanders</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/drought-consequences-river-life/2170/" title="Drought and its consequences on river life">Drought and its consequences on river life</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/world-day-combat-desertification/2040/" title="World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought">World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/keeping-garden-growing/1917/" title="Keeping the garden growing">Keeping the garden growing</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/will-drought-mexico-spur-surge-emigration-us/1680/" title="Will drought in Mexico spur surge in emigration to the US?">Will drought in Mexico spur surge in emigration to the US?</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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		 <category>climate</category>
         <pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Seal Culling in Namibia</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[This week marks the start of Namibia's annual seal cull, which lasts until November. This year's cull targets are said to be 85000 cape fur seal pups and 6000 bulls.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[This week marks the start of Namibia's annual seal cull, which lasts until November. This year's cull targets are said to be 85000 cape fur seal pups and 6000 bulls.<br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/seal-culling-namibia/2086/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/elephant-seals-tracked/1990/" title="Elephant seal adventures tracked at sea">Elephant seal adventures tracked at sea</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/87-marine-mammal-species-eaten-114-countries-1990/1780/" title="87 marine mammal species eaten in 114 countries since 1990">87 marine mammal species eaten in 114 countries since 1990</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/great-white-sharks-attack-seals/1702/" title="When great white sharks attack - and how seals try to get away">When great white sharks attack - and how seals try to get away</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/grey-seals-real-personality/1650/" title="Grey seals have real personality">Grey seals have real personality</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/monk-seals-under-threat-hawaiian-conservation-zone/1347/" title="Monk Seals under threat in Hawaiian conservation zone">Monk Seals under threat in Hawaiian conservation zone</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/seal-culling-namibia/2086/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Remediating the Hudson River</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Remediation of the Hudson River. The Hudson has had to endure almost 200 years of human garbage, chemical and sewage pollution.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Remediation of the Hudson River. The Hudson has had to endure almost 200 years of human garbage, chemical and sewage pollution.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/remediating-hudson-river/2066/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/remediating-hudson-river/2066/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:53:41 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Dragonflies - Indicator Species of Environmental Health</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Dragonflies are one of nature's many precious species, indicating the health of ecosystems, and overall environmental quality.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Dragonflies are one of nature's many precious species, indicating the health of ecosystems, and overall environmental quality.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/dragonflies-indicator-species-environmental-health/2033/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/why-we-should-mix-match-forests/2260/" title="Why We Should Mix-and-Match Forests">Why We Should Mix-and-Match Forests</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/nature/north-sea-ecosystems/2069/" title="A sea change in North Sea ecosystems">A sea change in North Sea ecosystems</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/biological-community-building/1929/" title="Biological community building">Biological community building</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/coral-reefs-vulnerable-collapse-avoidable/1438/" title="Coral reefs more vulnerable than they appear">Coral reefs more vulnerable than they appear</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/dragonflies-indicator-species-environmental-health/2033/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Blue Carbon</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Oceanic flora and vegetation like terrestrial forests are carbon sequesters, they store tons of carbon, blue carbon. In the climate change debate the impacts to air have dominated, with water not having featured as a critical medium of impact.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Oceanic flora and vegetation like terrestrial forests are carbon sequesters, they store tons of carbon, blue carbon. In the climate change debate the impacts to air have dominated, with water not having featured as a critical medium of impact.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/blue-carbon/2021/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/droughts-turn-amazon-rainforest-major-polluter-scientists-warn/262/" title="Droughts may turn Amazon Rainforest into major polluter, scientists warn ">Droughts may turn Amazon Rainforest into major polluter, scientists warn </a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/blue-carbon/2021/</link>
		 <category>climate</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Pesticides Killing Bees</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Without bees two-thirds of our natural crops would not be propagated but how often have we thought about the consequences of pesticide and toxic chemical use on the insect world?]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Without bees two-thirds of our natural crops would not be propagated but how often have we thought about the consequences of pesticide and toxic chemical use on the insect world?                                                                                                            <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pesticides-killing-bees/2000/">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/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 /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/elephants-scared-bees/1648/" title="Thankfully, elephants are scared of bees">Thankfully, elephants are scared of bees</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pesticides-killing-bees/2000/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 12:55:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Sewage 'Right to Know' Groundbreaking Legislation</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[An overburdened sewage system may collapse under the strain. This can lead to health and ecological contamination, affecting surface and groundwater resources, essentially our drinking water supplies.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[An overburdened sewage system may collapse under the strain. This can lead to health and ecological contamination, affecting surface and groundwater resources, essentially our drinking water supplies.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/sewage-right-to-know-legislation-usa/1969/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/remediating-hudson-river/2066/" title="Remediating the Hudson River">Remediating the Hudson River</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/microbiol-fuel-cell-eco-friendly-sewage-treatment/1900/" title="Microbial fuel cell - Eco-friendly sewage treatment - correction">Microbial fuel cell - Eco-friendly sewage treatment - correction</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/link-floridas-toilets-coral-killing-white-pox-disease-proved/1264/" title="Link from Florida's toilets to coral-killing white pox disease proved">Link from Florida's toilets to coral-killing white pox disease proved</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/marine-creatures-trapped-toxic-plumes-effects-genetic-diversity/445/" title="Marine creatures trapped by toxic plumes with effects on genetic diversity ">Marine creatures trapped by toxic plumes with effects on genetic diversity </a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/household-sewage-vast-energy-resource/220/" title="Household sewage as a vast energy resource ">Household sewage as a vast energy resource </a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/sewage-right-to-know-legislation-usa/1969/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Dundee cyanide water pollution</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Cyanide leaks into river system in South Africa. The cyanide leaked into a tributary of the Ngagane River near the town of Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Cyanide leaks into river system in South Africa. The cyanide leaked into a tributary of the Ngagane River near the town of Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/dundee-cyanide-water-pollution/1940/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/public-private-businesses-turn-waste-cash/2348/" title="Public/Private by product networks help businesses turn waste into cash">Public/Private by product networks help businesses turn waste into cash</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/pollution-chinese-air-people-rivers-seas/2292/" title="Pollution of the Chinese air (and people)">Pollution of the Chinese air (and people)</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/trash-islands/2253/" title="Trash Islands">Trash Islands</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/marine-turtle-ingestion-plastic/2095/" title="Marine Turtle Ingestion of Plastic Investigated">Marine Turtle Ingestion of Plastic Investigated</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/remediating-hudson-river/2066/" title="Remediating the Hudson River">Remediating the Hudson River</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/dundee-cyanide-water-pollution/1940/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Uranium: Mining to Power to Weapons</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Uranium is one remarkable mineral; The role of uranium as nature intended it to be is invaluable. Its misuse in the hands of humans however has created lasting detrimental impacts.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Uranium is one remarkable mineral; The role of uranium as nature intended it to be is invaluable. Its misuse in the hands of humans however has created lasting detrimental impacts.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/uranium-mining-power-weapons/1873/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/nuclear-power-uranium-seawater-closer/2131/" title="Nuclear power from uranium in seawater gets closer">Nuclear power from uranium in seawater gets closer</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/microbes-cleanup-uranium/1331/" title="Microbes can cleanup uranium">Microbes can cleanup uranium</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/battle-protect-grand-canyon/1143/" title="The battle to protect the Grand Canyon">The battle to protect the Grand Canyon</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/thorium-nuclear-alternative/532/" title="Is thorium the nuclear alternative?">Is thorium the nuclear alternative?</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/uranium-mining-power-weapons/1873/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Frack the Earth, Frack the Water!</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Michelle Simon writes an opinion piece on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Karoo, South Africa; she discusses the social impacts of fracking as well as the biophysical impacts associated with the shale gas extraction process.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michelle Simon writes an opinion piece on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Karoo, South Africa; she discusses the social impacts of fracking as well as the biophysical impacts associated with the shale gas extraction process.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/frack-earth-frack-water/1786/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/toxic-dumps-flowing-feet/2190/" title="The toxic dumps flowing under your feet">The toxic dumps flowing under your feet</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/fish-fracking/1530/" title="Fish and Fracking - A collection of eco stories from October">Fish and Fracking - A collection of eco stories from October</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/environment-news-week-7-october/1484/" title="The environmental news this week: October 7th 2011">The environmental news this week: October 7th 2011</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/texas-struggles-manage-hydrofracking-water-use/1345/" title="Texas struggles to manage hydrofracking water use">Texas struggles to manage hydrofracking water use</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/half-report-fracking-us-doe-half-measures/1241/" title="Half-way report in fracking from US DoE - full of half-measures?">Half-way report in fracking from US DoE - full of half-measures?</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/frack-earth-frack-water/1786/</link>
		 <category>energy</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>COP 17: Week 2</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow marks the entry of the Heads of States from across the globe to finalise COP 17 agreements and the way forward. Week 1 saw the negotiators from 194 nations come together to thrash out the negotiations process amongst ongoing divisions that have flowed over from one COP to the next.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Tomorrow marks the entry of the Heads of States from across the globe to finalise COP 17 agreements and the way forward. Week 1 saw the negotiators from 194 nations come together to thrash out the negotiations process amongst ongoing divisions that have flowed over from one COP to the next.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/cop-17-week-2/1686/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/cop17-saving-tomorrow-tomorrow/1701/" title="COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow">COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/cop-17-week-2/1686/</link>
		 <category>climate</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Timber plantations are not forests</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Environmentalists have always clearly defined commercial plantations and forests. The latter being natural and the former destroying indigenous biodiversity and natural resources with the aim to maximise profits. The social consequences of timber plantations have also displaced communities.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Environmentalists have always clearly defined commercial plantations and forests. The latter being natural and the former destroying indigenous biodiversity and natural resources with the aim to maximise profits. The social consequences of timber plantations have also displaced communities.                                                                                                                              <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/timber-plantations-forests/1683/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/photosynthetic-solar-power/2377/" title="Photosynthetic solar power">Photosynthetic solar power</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/carbon-dioxide-milestone/2349/" title="The carbon dioxide milestone">The carbon dioxide milestone</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/biofuel-progress-enzymes/2346/" title="Biofuel Progress without Enzymes">Biofuel Progress without Enzymes</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/co2-bubbles-disaster/2325/" title="Pretty bubbles of disaster">Pretty bubbles of disaster</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/more-powerful-software-estimate-co2-emissions/2218/" title="More powerful software to estimate CO2 emissions">More powerful software to estimate CO2 emissions</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/timber-plantations-forests/1683/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Positive of COP 17: Increase in Women Leadership</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[In the midst of dreary news regarding Canada's bail-out, EU's turn-around and well same old same old US irresponsibility, a light shines through all the negativity, women are increasingly occupying high profile leadership positions and COP pronounces this. Namely, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Patricia Espinosa and Christiana Figueres.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the midst of dreary news regarding Canada's bail-out, EU's turn-around and well same old same old US irresponsibility, a light shines through all the negativity, women are increasingly occupying high profile leadership positions and COP pronounces this. Namely, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Patricia Espinosa and Christiana Figueres.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/positive-cop-17-increase-women-leadership/1677/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/cop17-saving-tomorrow-tomorrow/1701/" title="COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow">COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/positive-cop-17-increase-women-leadership/1677/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:31:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>COP 17: African Group negotiators protecting climate victims</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The African countries formed a united front in the run-up to COP 17 as the 'African Group', with the aim of charting a unified front on curbing the threat of climate change to the African continent.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The African countries formed a united front in the run-up to COP 17 as the 'African Group', with the aim of charting a unified front on curbing the threat of climate change to the African continent.                  <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/cop-17-african-group-negotiators-protecting-climate-victims/1669/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/cop17-saving-tomorrow-tomorrow/1701/" title="COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow">COP17: Saving Tomorrow, Tomorrow</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
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