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   		  <title>Busy as bee? They need their rest too!</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Its not just humans but bees too need their rest. A recent study by the University of Texas at Austin shows that sleep-deprived honey bees also experienced communication problems.  Dr. Barrett Klein, a ecology, evolution and behavior researcher at the university says that they advertised the direction to a food site less precisely to their fellow bees.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Its not just humans but bees too need their rest. A recent study by the University of Texas at Austin shows that sleep-deprived honey bees also experienced communication problems.  Dr. Barrett Klein, a ecology, evolution and behavior researcher at the university says that they advertised the direction to a food site less precisely to their fellow bees.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/busy-bee-need-their-rest-too/204/">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/busy-bee-need-their-rest-too/204/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Hamburg is the European Green Capital 2011</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Hamburg has been declared the Green Capital 2011 in the competition designed by the European Commission in which 34 cities from 17 European countries participated. Hamburg beat 33 other cities to become Europe's newest Green Capital, taking the title over from Stockholm.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hamburg has been declared the Green Capital 2011 in the competition designed by the European Commission in which 34 cities from 17 European countries participated. Hamburg beat 33 other cities to become Europe's newest Green Capital, taking the title over from Stockholm.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/hamburg-european-green-capital-2011/196/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:39:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Pesticides threaten social, ecological aspect of ant hunting in Brazil</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Içás, or queen ants in Brazil are a delicacy. Spring rains in October and November drive the ants out of the ground, and for a few short weeks. But this year pesticides have threatened the social and the ecological aspect of ant hunting. The principal culprits are pesticides used on eucalyptus trees that are planted to produce cellulose for paper and other products.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Içás, or queen ants in Brazil are a delicacy. Spring rains in October and November drive the ants out of the ground, and for a few short weeks. But this year pesticides have threatened the social and the ecological aspect of ant hunting. The principal culprits are pesticides used on eucalyptus trees that are planted to produce cellulose for paper and other products.                                                                                                                                                <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/pesticides-threaten-social-ecological-aspect-ant-hunting-in-brazil/190/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/health/child-iq-loss-linked-pesticides-exposure-womb/748/" title="Child IQ loss linked to pesticides exposure in womb">Child IQ loss linked to pesticides exposure in womb</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/business/arizona-cotton-growers-target-invasive-pest-strategy/4/" title="Arizona's cotton growers target invasive pest with new strategy">Arizona's cotton growers target invasive pest with new strategy</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/pesticides-threaten-social-ecological-aspect-ant-hunting-in-brazil/190/</link>
		 <category>nature</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Unsafe disposal of water waste in Pennsylvania</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The state of Pennsylvania is in the midst of controversy since last week when it was discovered that the liquid that gushes from its gas wells is only partially treated for substances that could be
environmentally harmful, then dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water. This creates water that is salty to taste and harmful to health.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The state of Pennsylvania is in the midst of controversy since last week when it was discovered that the liquid that gushes from its gas wells is only partially treated for substances that could be<br />
environmentally harmful, then dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water. This creates water that is salty to taste and harmful to health.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/unsafe-disposal-water-waste-pennsylvania/186/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Save the shark: Ban shark finning</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Large, oceangoing fish like the shark have been in steady decline for years, victims of poor regulation and overfishing by big industrial fleets. But now some reprive seems to be in sight thanks to a US law. The US Congress approved a bill prohibiting shark finning in all United States waters.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Large, oceangoing fish like the shark have been in steady decline for years, victims of poor regulation and overfishing by big industrial fleets. But now some reprive seems to be in sight thanks to a US law. The US Congress approved a bill prohibiting shark finning in all United States waters.                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/save-shark-ban-shark-finning/185/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Banning plastic bags Italian style!</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Italy celebrates New Year by banning single use plastic bags. Four years after it was originally proposed, Italy has enforced the ban thus becoming the first country in the European Union to ban plastic bags.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Italy celebrates New Year by banning single use plastic bags. Four years after it was originally proposed, Italy has enforced the ban thus becoming the first country in the European Union to ban plastic bags.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/business/banning-plastic-bags-italian-style/181/</link>
		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Coming together to save Babylon</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The New York based world monuments fund has undertaken a massive project to restore the damage done to the ruins of ancient Babylon. After years of neglect and violence, archaeologists and preservationists have once again begun working to protect and even restore parts of Babylon.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The New York based world monuments fund has undertaken a massive project to restore the damage done to the ruins of ancient Babylon. After years of neglect and violence, archaeologists and preservationists have once again begun working to protect and even restore parts of Babylon.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/coming-together-save-babylon/180/</link>
		 <category>going green</category>
         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>A New Year gift of dead birds and fish?</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The state of Arkansas is ringing in New Year in a very peculiar way. On New Year's Eve 2000 birds fell dead out of the sky and in another incident last week, thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River. Officers are saying its disease and not really pollution but environmentalists are saying pollutions and the use of fireworks could be the cause.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The state of Arkansas is ringing in New Year in a very peculiar way. On New Year's Eve 2000 birds fell dead out of the sky and in another incident last week, thousands of fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River. Officers are saying its disease and not really pollution but environmentalists are saying pollutions and the use of fireworks could be the cause.                                                                                          <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/new-year-gift-dead-birds-fish/175/</link>
		 <category>pollution</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 10:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>ICTs to help Africa cope with Climate change</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[In Africa, the effects of climate change are already being felt, primarily in the form of reduced rainfall and desertification. These effects could substantially alter farming, leading to food shortages. To mitigate such impacts of global warming, information and communication technologies (ICTs) may have an important role to play.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[In Africa, the effects of climate change are already being felt, primarily in the form of reduced rainfall and desertification. These effects could substantially alter farming, leading to food shortages. To mitigate such impacts of global warming, information and communication technologies (ICTs) may have an important role to play.                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/icts-help-africa-cope-climate-change/173/</link>
		 <category>climate</category>
         <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:11:16 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Horses: Cruel victims of lucrative drug trade</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Paying the price of the Mexican drug smuggling, horses. Young horses are used to carry drugs across the border into the US and are left to fend for themselves. These animals die out of neglect. They are often founds half starved and hurt wandering around open to more injury and harm. Activists often find 15 to 20 horses a month.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Paying the price of the Mexican drug smuggling, horses. Young horses are used to carry drugs across the border into the US and are left to fend for themselves. These animals die out of neglect. They are often founds half starved and hurt wandering around open to more injury and harm. Activists often find 15 to 20 horses a month.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/conservation/horses-cruel-victims-lucrative-drug-trade/172/</link>
		 <category>conservation</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:38:23 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Unsanitary conditions harming India's growth says World Bank report</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[A World Bank study released on December 31 has rated that poor sanitation pulls India's GDP down by 6.4% and has said that the economic loss thanks to a the lack of toilets and sanitation
facilities in the country can be quantified at $54 billion. This has a severe impact on the country's economy and natural resources.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[A World Bank study released on December 31 has rated that poor sanitation pulls India's GDP down by 6.4% and has said that the economic loss thanks to a the lack of toilets and sanitation<br />
facilities in the country can be quantified at $54 billion. This has a severe impact on the country's economy and natural resources.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/business/unsanitary-conditions-harming-indias-growth-world-bank-report/171/</link>
		 <category>business</category>
         <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:01:23 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Massachusetts sets stringent emissions curb plans</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Massachusetts joins California, New Mexico and other states that have taken strong action to address global warming. In an announcement made yesterday, officials  announced a plan to curb heat-trapping gases emitted by homes, cars and businesses in the state by 25 percent below 1990 levels over the next decade.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Massachusetts joins California, New Mexico and other states that have taken strong action to address global warming. In an announcement made yesterday, officials  announced a plan to curb heat-trapping gases emitted by homes, cars and businesses in the state by 25 percent below 1990 levels over the next decade.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
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         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/politics/massachusetts-sets-stringent-emissions-curb-plans/169/</link>
		 <category>politics</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 21:06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Texas Hill Country: Victim of sulphur dioxide emissions</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[The Fayette Power Project in Texas — a coal-fired power plant for nearly 30 years has operated mostly without equipment designed to decrease emissions of sulfur dioxide, a component of acid rain has come under flak. Farmers are saying that the plants sulfur dioxide emissions harmed their orchards.]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Fayette Power Project in Texas — a coal-fired power plant for nearly 30 years has operated mostly without equipment designed to decrease emissions of sulfur dioxide, a component of acid rain has come under flak. Farmers are saying that the plants sulfur dioxide emissions harmed their orchards.                                                                        <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/health/texas-hill-country-victim-sulphur-dioxide-emissions/168/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><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/climate/oil-palm-problem/2216/" title="That oil palm problem - again?">That oil palm problem - again?</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/cooler-coal-plant-emissions-cleaner-physicists/2148/" title="Cooler coal plant emissions are cleaner, say physicists">Cooler coal plant emissions are cleaner, say physicists</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/climate/carbon-emissions-soaked-carbon-sinks/2111/" title="Carbon emissions soaked up by carbon sinks">Carbon emissions soaked up by carbon sinks</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/health/texas-hill-country-victim-sulphur-dioxide-emissions/168/</link>
		 <category>health</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:01:08 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Indonesian and German collaboration completes tsunami early warning system</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Six years after the tsunami disaster of 26th December 2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. The Federal Government of Germany contracted the Helmholtz Association, represented by the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, to work on and execute an early warning tsunami system in the Indian Ocean]]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Six years after the tsunami disaster of 26th December 2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. The Federal Government of Germany contracted the Helmholtz Association, represented by the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, to work on and execute an early warning tsunami system in the Indian Ocean                                                      <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/indonesian-german-collaboration-completes-tsunami-early-warning-system/166/">The Earth Times</a><br /><br /><br /><h3>Related Articles</h3><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/ants-predict-earthquakes/2319/" title="Ants can save millions from earthquakes">Ants can save millions from earthquakes</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/going-green/music-stars-net-10m-japan-disaster-victims-songs-japan-album/1611/" title="Music stars net $10m for Japan disaster victims">Music stars net $10m for Japan disaster victims</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/energy/fukushima-months-scientists-asses-impacts/1387/" title="Fukushima six months on: scientists assess the impacts">Fukushima six months on: scientists assess the impacts</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/radar-results-japan-disaster-tsunami-warning-system/1262/" title="Radar results from Japan disaster offer hope for tsunami warning system">Radar results from Japan disaster offer hope for tsunami warning system</a><br /><a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/pollution/fukushima-radioactive-load-nailed-sulfur-study/1248/" title="Fukushima radioactive load nailed-down by sulfur study">Fukushima radioactive load nailed-down by sulfur study</a><br /><br />]]></content:encoded>
         <link>http://www.earthtimes.org/scitech/indonesian-german-collaboration-completes-tsunami-early-warning-system/166/</link>
		 <category>scitech</category>
         <pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
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   		  <title>Bumblebee Paper by 8 to 10-year-olds published by Royal Society</title>
		 <description><![CDATA[Biology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of Britain's Royal Society, on Wednesday published a report (complete with colored-pencil diagrams) on how bumblebees see colors and patterns -- conducted and
written by a group of 8 to 10-year-olds in Devon, England. They reported that the bees were capable of learning and remembering cues based on color and pattern -- a finding that the Royal Society called ''a genuine advance.'']]></description>
         <content:encoded><![CDATA[Biology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of Britain's Royal Society, on Wednesday published a report (complete with colored-pencil diagrams) on how bumblebees see colors and patterns -- conducted and<br />
written by a group of 8 to 10-year-olds in Devon, England. They reported that the bees were capable of learning and remembering cues based on color and pattern -- a finding that the Royal Society called ''a genuine advance.''                                    <br /><br />© The Earth Times. <br />
<br /><br />Published on <a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/bumblebee-paper-8-to-10-year-olds-published-royal-society/161/">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/bumblebee-paper-8-to-10-year-olds-published-royal-society/161/</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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