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	<title>Blue Planet Green Living &#187; Global Warming</title>
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		<title>This Borrowed Earth by Robert Emmet Hernan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Gulf of Mexico continues to fill with oil due to BP's negligence and our own government agencies' lack of oversight, we are experiencing an environmental disaster of catastrophic proportions. Tragically, this isn't the first human-caused environmental disaster — and given our track record as stewards of this planet, it's futile to fool ourselves that it will be the last. In his book, This Borrowed Earth: Lessons from the 15 Worst Environmental Disasters Around the World, Robert Emmet Hernan describes in detail 15 environmental disasters we must remember so that history doesn't repeat itself.

In the book's Introduction — penned merely months before BP's so-called "spill," Hernan wrote, "If we forget how and why these disasters happened and what horrible consequences emerged from them, we will not avert future disasters." As a society, we seem to have done just what Hernan feared: We've forgotten. And so another disaster is upon us.

Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, writes in the book's Foreword, "In an age where we're once again ideologically committed to 'loosening the reins' on private enterprise, it's sobering to remember what has happened in the past. In an age when new technologies are barely tested before they're put into widespread use—genetically engineered crops, for instance—it's even more sobering to contemplate a seemingly iron-clad rule: every new machine or system seems to fail catastrophically at least once." ...]]></description>
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		<title>Wolf Trap Foundation Inspires Green Living through Theatre</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/06/08/wolf-trap-foundation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brigette Fanning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The "3 Rs" of Readin’, ’Ritin’, and ’Rithmetic have been replaced by the "4 Rs": Reuse, Repair, Recycle, and Reduce.

For the past two years, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, based in Washington, D.C., has been teaching children these lessons through its musical puppet show, Junkyard Pirates.

“We thought, what can 3, 4, 5 year-olds understand?” says Mimi Flaherty Willis, Senior Director of Education at Wolf Trap Foundation. The organization commissioned some of their artists to create a show for children to teach the importance of recycling. All puppets are made out of recycled materials and pirates are the "good guys." Their leader, Captain Spare Tire, is up against his nemesis, Land Fill....

“The arts are very powerful for children and adults,” says Flaherty Willis, speaking about why it’s so beneficial to teach lessons through musical performances. “As children, important messages are taught through games and songs — like the alphabet. We did the same thing to teach recycling.” ...]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from Canada: A Plan for the Planet</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/04/28/plan-for-the-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Halstead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I’ve got an idea – let’s play hide and seek!” Mary Travers spoke, as I recall, on the 33-rpm vinyl record by Peter, Paul and Mary called Peter, Paul and Mommy, an anthology of some of my favourite children’s songs. Songs I love.

Well, I have an idea: let’s save humanity so that many more generations of children will sing children’s songs. Not an original idea but let’s stay with it.

Dependable science delivers a picture of planet Earth as we pass through the consecutive impacts of changing climate, consequence that may start with ecology but quickly moves through the food chain and the economy into the health and wealth of humanity, and the security of civilisation.

This somewhat succinctly embodies the essential message that Gwynne Dyer delivers globally, to all people in government and the smart folk who do “military intelligence”....]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from Canada &#8211; Good Luck, Earthlings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Appearing in Toronto, award-winning author and columnist Gwynne Dyer delivered a dire report on Earth Day’s Eve. Along with Dyer, environmental lawyer and Canada's Green Party leader, Elizabeth May, shared an urgent message. May warned that we have about a month to convince the Canadian media to convince the irresponsible Canadian government to put climate change on the agenda of the G20 meeting in Toronto in June 2010, or our great grandkids will not live in a civilised world.

The G20 allows the host nation to set the agenda. In June, the G20 meets in Toronto. Canada’s Prime Minister, arguably representing as much as 35% of Canada, will not put climate change on the G20 agenda for 2010. Canada has one month to make the change that will permit the G20 to act this year as a globally responsible organisation. Good luck, Earthlings....]]></description>
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		<title>Truth on Earth &#8211; Making Music to Change the World</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/31/truth-on-earth-band/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Hennager and Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a society where many teens and young adults spend their free time in front of the television, playing video games, grabbing fast food, or hanging out with friends at the mall, the three Halpern sisters lead exceptional lives. They’re talented musicians, who together comprise the band Truth On Earth (T.O.E.).

So what else is unique about Serena (20), Kiley (19), and Tess (16)?  They’re lifelong vegans, have always been home schooled, and have spent the last two years traveling the country in an RV with their parents....

And this is another way the three are different from most of their peers: Their songs aren’t about the issues many young women are thinking about — boys, flirtations, or the angst of being a teen. “We picked a musical style that had a message and meant something,” Kiley says....
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		<title>Countdown to Earth Hour 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/26/countdown-to-earth-hour-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The countdown has begun for Earth Hour 2010. Less than 24 hours remain before the fourth annual observance of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) event that asks all of us to turn off our lights for an hour.

Last year, people in 71 countries around the world participated in history's largest climate change event. The purpose? To show the world's leaders that we need to take action to mitigate climate change. With COP15 holding out the promise of a climate change agreement, citizens of Planet Earth turned out in huge numbers to show our leaders how important an agreement was to us. Sadly, COP15 was a huge disappointment. But just because they couldn't come to an agreement, that doesn't mean the issue is any less important. In fact, it gets more urgent with every year that passes....]]></description>
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		<title>Fee and Dividend – A Better Plan to Reduce CO2</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/09/fee-and-dividend-%e2%80%93-a-better-plan-to-reduce-co2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shraddah Reyna</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many years, the words global warming meant little to me. I was quick to dismiss climate change as a hoax or a natural phenomenon and continue to live as I always have. Then, one day, I heard someone on the radio ask, “Whether it's man-made or a natural occurrence, shouldn’t we be doing something about it?” This comment stuck in my mind, and through a number of events, my thinking slowly changed....

One bill in Congress to address climate change uses a cap-and-trade approach. Cap and trade sets a carbon cap for utilities, transportation, and manufacturing. While this sounds like a great way to limit carbon emissions, the details are dicey to say the least. Businesses will have no true financial incentive to decrease reliance on fossil fuels, the amount of carbon allowed is still a mystery, and — even if it works — it won’t be fast enough. We need something more transparent and effective, and we need it now.

Citizens Climate Lobby and a number of other climate-oriented organizations came up with a solution: the Fee and Dividend plan. Under this proposed legislation, an escalating carbon fee will be imposed on fossil fuels at their point of entry into the economy, whether it be at mines, wells, or ports. This fee will raise the price of fossil fuels and make clean energy technology more competitive.]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce, Reuse, Recycle — Be Happy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan Kimble</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve all heard it: Carbon dioxide billows into the atmosphere, icebergs melt, oceans rise, the world gets hotter — our planet is headed toward calamity. And, although businesses, governments, and individuals throughout the world have been working together to enact change, “our civilization is still failing miserably to slow the rate at which these emissions are increasing — much less reduce them,” wrote Al Gore in a New York Times editorial last week.

Sheesh. It’s enough to prevent you from getting out of bed in the morning, much less enjoy your day. But, if enjoying yourself — being happy — seems a trivial concern in the face of such doom and gloom, think again. While the study of happiness is hardly new and noteworthy — recent books include Rhonda Bryne’s The Secret (Atria Books 2006), a hokey if ubiquitous book that instructs us to manifest our own destinies through visualization and vibrations — a new set of pragmatic authors examines personal happiness as both a source of, and obstacle to, our ability to enact change....]]></description>
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		<title>Storms of My Grandchildren Provides Ample Evidence of Global Warming</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/27/storms-of-my-grandchildren-provides-ample-evidence-of-global-warming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those of us who have been following developments on climate change and global warming are asked, “If the planet is getting warmer, why is it so cold in 2009?”  James Hansen, one of the world’s leading climatologists, says that he often is asked the same question.  So, he has published an essay titled, "If Its That Warm, How Come Its So Damned Cold?" and placed it on his website....

I have just read Hansen’s new book, Storms of My Grandchildren: the Truth About the Coming Climate Catastrophe and Our Last Chance to Save Humanity. The book is a wonderful example of science written with clarity.

More importantly, Hansen tells policy makers what they need to do to reverse the steady climb in greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. He argues for stopping the burning of all fossil fuels....]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Copenhagen</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/31/11052/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:07:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Copenhagen conference ended, for the most part, disappointingly. The Copenhagen Accord, the climate change agreement reached at the last minute, doesn’t effectively address climate change. While it may have been a step in the right direction, it was only an incremental step when the world needed a leap at this moment in time.

In the aftermath of such a disappointing effort, many have sought to place blame. Fingers have been pointed at China, predictably at the US, at Danish political leadership, and even at the UN. All of these narratives are partially correct, but only partially. The blame is plenty and should be spread far....]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Copenhagen – Talks Extended</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simeon Talley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN – COP15 TALKS JUST EXTENDED TO THE WEEKEND.

So much has happened, while so little real progress has been made.

Obama’s speech essentially reiterated the US’s already stated position: mitigation commitments by all major economies, transparency by both developing and developed countries alike, and US commitment of $10 billion in the short term/$100 billion in the long-term by 2020 for climate finance....]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Copenhagen – Friday, the Final Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simeon Talley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN – On the final day of COP15, the process of negotiations has moved from talks between delegates to direct communication between heads of states. As I write this, President Obama is in talks with other leaders over the remaining unresolved issues. CNN’s Ed Henry tweeted that President Obama has scuttled his schedule and is in a meeting with Ethiopia (representing China) Russia, South Africa, India, Mexico, Spain, South Korea, Norway, and Colombia. Accompanying President Obama to Copenhagen is a renewed sense of optimism for the prospects of success at COP15....]]></description>
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		<title>SPG Solar – Bill O&#8217;Reilly and Me</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/17/spg-solar-%e2%80%93-bill-oreilly-and-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did not set out to pick a fight with Bill O’Reilly. As a new edition of the old saying goes: Don’t pick fights with people who use power by the gigawatt.

But let this be said: O’Reilly drew First Blood.

It happened just a few hours after the Irvine (California) Unified School District selected my company, SPG Solar, to install solar energy at 21 of its campuses. The new energy system will save the district $17 million over 20 years; will generate about half the energy the schools need; and best of all for this cash-strapped district: It all comes at no cost....]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Copenhagen &#8211; Wednesday, Two Days Remaining</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/16/dispatches-from-copenhagen-wednesday-two-days-remaining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN — The anxiety and anticipation rising in the conference center are palpable as the fault lines become more distinct and several entities attempt to resurrect negotiations. It’s Wednesday morning in Copenhagen, there are far fewer NGOs, a lot more press, and sightings of presidents and prime ministers scuttling to meetings. It’s difficult to make sense of everything that is taking place at these talks. But one thing is clear, the sense of urgency has heightened, and time is running out for nations to strike a deal....]]></description>
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		<title>Dispatches from Copenhagen &#8211; Sour and Souring</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simeon Talley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN — The climate change talks taking place in Copenhagen are on life support. One week in to the conference, and with one week to go, progress towards a worthwhile climate change deal has been slow. In order to salvage COP15, negotiators will have to double down in order to reach a deal.

Monday’s major news was a group of African nations walking out on negotiations, then, in dramatic fashion — late in the evening hour — choosing to come back to the negotiating table. The story behind the walkout is that, last week, the Danish government reportedly had met with a group of wealthy nations, including the US, outside of the formal process. The parties agreed to a draft “text” that could eventually become the agreement that the Copenhagen conference produces. Several poor nations were angered by what they perceived as a backdoor deal that favored rich nations. The mood has been sour — and souring— ever since, culminating in today’s walkout....]]></description>
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		<title>Light a Candle for Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/03/light-a-candle-for-climate-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN climate change conference is fast approaching, and the fate of the world literally hangs in the balance. Will our representatives keep the real problem — the fact that at 387 parts per million (ppm) of atmospheric carbon, we've far surpassed the safe limit for our planet — foremost in mind? Or will they be swayed by financiers who have a vested interest in the cap and trade program, distracting the world from finding truly workable solutions?

I just watched The Story of Cap &#038; Trade, in which Annie Leonard does a masterful job of simplifying the concept and making clear that cap &#038; trade is not a great solution. (We've posted the video on our home page as well as on our Facebook page for your convenience.) Truthfully, I'm not encouraged by the coming talks. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Leonard is wrong. Maybe we'll all be surprised by the results. Maybe....]]></description>
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		<title>Reverb Greens Rock Concert Scene</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/11/06/reverb-greens-rock-concert-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been to a rock concert — or any kind of outdoor music venue, for that matter — you know that a lot of waste is generated in the process putting on the event. Most visible is the waste the fans leave behind — plastic drink cups, paper napkins, nacho trays, cardboard carriers — all sorts of trash that could be composted or recycled, if handled properly.

But what most of us will never see is the amount of waste generated by the band and their crew. Lauren Sullivan and her husband, Adam Gardner, have a solution for that. Their nonprofit company, Reverb, works to green concerts for each band while also educating fans about local nonprofits — a definite winning combination.

Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) recently spoke with Sullivan to find out how Reverb works and what motivated the couple to start it.

SULLIVAN: Adam and I began Reverb back in 2004. It emanated from both of us being part of two distinct worlds. Adam was and is a touring musician by trade. He’s in a band called Guster, which has a pop, rock, indie sort of vibe that is very accessible. He still writes, records and tours with the band. ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Great Energy Debate Pop Quiz</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/11/05/the-great-energy-debate-pop-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The energy issue is very confusing, and frankly, most of us will never catch up with the experts on all the details. Still, there are some basic facts that are good to know. Do you know them?

True or false? When it comes to global warming and air pollution, nuclear power is one of the most dangerous forms of energy.

Not true. The accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island left lots of people worried about nuclear plant safety, but if you’re worried about climate change, nuclear power is one of the least dangerous forms of energy we have. Generating electricity from nuclear power releases virtually no carbon dioxide (the major green house gas) into the atmosphere, and it doesn’t cause air pollution either. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Activists Spread 350 Message &#8216;Round the World (and Here in Iowa)</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/10/26/activists-spread-350-message-round-the-world-and-here-in-iowa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 24, 2009, in what may well be the largest environmental action yet to occur, 350.org mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to make a statement about climate change. From the Maldives sea floor to the pyramids of Giza, from the Sydney Opera House to the Eiffel Tower, from a rooftop in Shanghai to the steps of the Old Capitol on the campus of the University of Iowa — across the planet, in 181 countries — we stood, swam, danced, climbed, rode, kayaked, bungee jumped, surfed, dove, sat, lay, or did any number of other creative actions in protest and a plea.

Why?

Scientists calculate that the level of CO2 in the atmosphere is currently at 390 parts per million (ppm). They also tell us that the only safe level is 350 ppm or below. We need some carbon in our atmosphere — until the Industrial Revolution it was about 275 ppm — but we're in the danger zone now, and global warming is causing devastating changes. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Hosts First Annual Carbon Day Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/09/18/chicago-hosts-first-annual-carbon-day-festival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caryn Green</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago-area environmentalists gathered in Lincoln Park on September 15 to celebrate Carbon Day, which the Illinois state legislature designated as an official state holiday earlier this year, as reported on Blue Planet Green Living. The festival was ideally sited amid a beautiful stand of shade trees and conifers adjacent to Lincoln Park’s Farm in the Zoo. The event featured demonstrations, educational booths, speeches, and activist organizations. In addition, visitors learned about sponsoring companies and area businesses committed to the goal of reducing the national carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the environment...]]></description>
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