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	<title>Blue Planet Green Living &#187; Profiles</title>
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		<title>Small Footprints &#8211; Cruising with the Claytons</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Hennager and Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linda Lacy Clayton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Rick and Linda Lacy Clayton decided four years ago to retire on a sailboat, they didn’t do it with the intention of becoming environmentalists. But what they’ve learned since is that their very survival — and their finances — depend on their ability to sustain themselves with minimal fuel, power, and water.

Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) spoke with the Claytons to learn how the experience of living on their sailboat, Sojourner, has changed their daily habits and taught them to keep a small (wet) footprint. The Claytons hail from Dallas, Texas, where Rick retired as a policeman, then spent eight years as a truck driver, and Linda retired from a career in marketing....

BPGL: What a life you have! How did you decide to live on a sailboat?

RICK: We both had some experience sailing. The first vacation after we got married, we chartered a sailboat down in the British Virgin Islands for a week — the two of us on a 35-foot boat. Of course, I knew I was going to love it. On the way back, Linda said, “How soon can we sell everything, buy a boat, and take off?” ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/17/a-sand-county-almanac-by-aldo-leopold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Jones</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) was a philosopher. Though an accomplished scientist and expert in wildlife management, his greatest contribution to the environmentalism movement has been philosophical or moral in nature. He is widely considered one of the most influential environmentalists of all time, right up there with Rachel Carson, whom he predates. His great reputation and influence belies the fact that it rests primarily on one book, the slim, artful A Sand County Almanac.

First published posthumously in 1949 by his son, Luna (the name of an environmentalist’s child if there ever was one), the book was little noticed by the public at large until the environmental movement of the ’60s and ’70s took off (partly as a result of the work of Carson, Leopold’s intellectual heir). There are now over two million copies of the work in print, and its influence is still felt in the American conservation movement and in the vital school of environmental thought known as Deep Ecology. A Sand County Almanac is considered one of the seminal texts of environmentalism....]]></description>
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		<title>KSCA Would &#8220;Change the Paradigm&#8221; to Protect Kids&#8217; Health</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/05/ksca-would-change-the-paradigm-to-protect-kids-health/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it was enacted in 1976, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) automatically assumed that some 62,000 chemicals were safe, even though their effects on humans had never even been tested. Equally scary, as each new chemical is introduced, the burden of proof rests on the EPA to show that a chemical is hazardous in order to restrict its use — and that, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), "rarely happens."

If enacted, the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act (KSCA) would change the process of approving chemicals for the marketplace in several significant ways. According to CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, in a recent television broadcast, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) will soon reintroduce the bill proposing KSCA, which would change “the paradigm from innocent until proven guilty to guilty until proven innocent, in the sense that [a chemical] has to be tested before it can actually come to market." ...

To find out more about the health risks facing our children from toxic chemicals and why KSCA should be enacted, interested persons are invited to attend Dr. Landrigan's talk, sponsored by the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Title: "Children's Health and the Environment: Target for Prevention"

Speaker: Dr. Philip Landrigan

Date: March 19, 2010

Time: 3:30 - 4:30, Reception to follow

Location: Livestrong Board Room, 2201 E. 6th St., Austin, TX]]></description>
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		<title>Hallowell Acadia Is Revolutionizing the Heating Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/03/hallowell-acadia-is-revolutionizing-the-heating-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Hennager</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you heat and cool your home? Do you have both a furnace and an air conditioner? What if you could install a single, highly efficient, and environmentally sound system to handle both heating and cooling?

The Acadia, designed and built by Hallowell International, is a revolutionary, next-generation, air-source heat pump — the first that functions efficiently in cold climates down to -30˚F. Even residents of Canada and New England can enjoy comfortable indoor temperatures year ’round without the use of fossil fuels.

Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) spoke with Duane Hallowell, president and co-founder of Hallowell International, to learn about the latest innovation in heat pumps....]]></description>
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		<title>My Wedding Workbook Simplifies Wedding Planning</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/02/my-wedding-workbook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brigette Fanning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Steve Feingertz's fiancée was planning their wedding, she wanted to find something besides a big paper binder to help her keep organized. But, she couldn’t find anything online.

So Feingertz and his business partner, Jeff Kear, set about creating My Wedding Workbook, an online site to help couples plan their weddings. The two men had been building websites together for about ten years, but they didn’t realize how much of an undertaking it would be, Kear says. The site now boasts 15,000 users since launching last year.

Kear and his intern, Rosanna Harding, both think of My Wedding Workbook as the “next-generation wedding planner.” The site is easy to use and helps D.I.Y. brides stay organized — often eliminating the need for a wedding planner and saving tons of money....]]></description>
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		<title>Folksinger Larry Long on Elders&#8217; Wisdom, Children&#8217;s Song</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/03/01/folksinger-larry-long/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) interviewed troubadour and social activist Larry Long about some of the many significant projects he's engaged in during his adult life. He was the founder of the Mississippi River Revival, a group that worked tirelessly to clean up the river and celebrate the culture of the people who lived there. Long helped the city of Okemah, Oklahoma to "bring Woody Guthrie home" by spearheading an event that celebrated both Woody's music and the community's contribution to his life and work.

In this part of our conversation, we talked with Long about Community Celebration of Place, which includes Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song (EWCS). Long is the founder and executive director. We asked him to begin by describing the program, which has been implemented in schools across the U.S. and in several countries around the world....

LONG: Community Celebration of Place works with communities to use music, performance, art, and oral history to bring together children and elders, and people of different backgrounds — economic, faith, racial, and cultural — to honor and celebrate our commonalities and differences through a program entitled Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song....


    A student shakes the hand of one of the honored elders at his school. Photo: Courtesy Larry Long

Through Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song, stories of different cultures emerge. This helps create an understanding of others and the possibility of more civil engagement and the ability to work with one another....]]></description>
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		<title>Wendy Sloan, Contributing Writer</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/02/22/wendy-sloan-contributing-writer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wendy Sloan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributing writer Wendy Sloan is a senior at Iowa State University, double majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication and Psychology. She is originally from the suburbs of Washington, D.C., but has been living in Iowa for the last 7 years....]]></description>
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		<title>Help Rock Stars Save the Planet!</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/02/17/help-rock-stars-save-the-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you're wondering how rock stars can save the planet. It's a pretty far-fetched notion — unless you know that 1% for the Planet has released an album of "40 rare and exclusive songs donated by leading artists to produce the first album dedicated to supporting the environment." All proceeds from 1% for the Planet: The Music, Vol. 1 will be contributed to environmental organizations across the globe. You don't hear those words — "all proceeds ... will be contributed" — very often.

You might notice that we have a new badge on the upper right-hand corner of our website. It's a link to purchase the album. Go ahead. Click on it. And get yourself a rockin' good album that will put a smile on your face without leaving a big dent in your bank account....]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Waiting For? So Act, Already!</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/02/11/what-are-you-waiting-for-so-act-already/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Stella and Greg Halpern say, “We’re on a mission to build a better world,” they have the credentials to prove it. As the founders of So Act, a new social action network that’s connecting people around the globe, the Halperns are putting their goals into action.

We wanted to know what motivated the couple to create this ambitious network. So Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) spoke with the Halperns while they were traveling in California with their daughters, three talented musicians who go by the name Truth on Earth...]]></description>
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		<title>Larry Long on Bringing Woody Guthrie Home</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/02/09/larry-long-on-bringing-woody-guthrie-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through activism and song, Larry Long has fought for social justice and environmental preservation his entire adult life. He has also spent his life focusing on the culture and history of the people and places he sings about.

Part one of our conversation with Larry Long discussed his work with the Mississippi River Revival. Today, we look at how he brought long-overdue honor to fellow folksinger Woody Guthrie, in Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Guthrie is best known for his folksong, "This Land Is Your Land." 

Guthrie was also known for associating with Communists, and though he never joined the Communist Party, his liberal political leanings did not always make him welcome in his hometown. In fact two water towers stand in Okemah, advertising both Hot and Cold attitudes toward being the birthplace of Woody Guthrie.

Two decades after Guthrie's death — thanks largely to Long’s important community work — the people of Okemah finally welcomed Woody Guthrie home. 

This is part two of a three-part conversation with Larry Long, whom writer Studs Terkel once called, “a true American troubadour.” You can listen to some of Larry Long's music on his website. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ecopreneurs Make High Performance, Eco-Friendly Cleaners</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/28/ecopreneurs-make-high-performance-eco-friendly-cleaners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Necessity is the mother of invention," so the saying goes. Ask Mark Cunningham about Bayes Cleaners, and you’ll find out how the need for a premium, eco-friendly cleaning product launched the company he shares with partner Matt Bays. Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) spoke with Cunningham about Bayes Cleaners after trying — and liking — several of the company’s products....

CUNNINGHAM: My partner, Matt Bays, and I were talking about how we had just both installed stainless steel kitchens, and we couldn’t find any stainless cleaners that worked. I must have tried five or six different kinds of cleaners, and he had tried some as well. We said, “Hey, if anybody ever comes out with a stainless steel cleaner that works, they’re going to make a lot of money!”

We met the next day, and decided to get serious about developing a stainless steel cleaner. We both were into recycling at the time. We both had young kids, and using nontoxic products was important to us. We said, “Let’s make sure that whatever we come out with as a stainless steel cleaner not only works better than anything on the market, but it’s safe.” ...
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		<title>Gently Used Wedding Gowns — More than a Fashion Statement</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/26/gently-used-wedding-gowns-%e2%80%94-more-than-a-fashion-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brigette Fanning</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can use eBay and Craigslist to buy anything from boats to aquariums to musical instruments. And when it comes to your wedding day, you can use them to buy your dress, centerpieces, or other décor — but huge Internet marketplaces make this task seem daunting. Some sites, like PreOwned Wedding Dresses, Recycled Bride, and Bride Share, and have narrowed the focus to make online shopping for gently used wedding items simple for brides-to-be....]]></description>
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		<title>A Conversation with Larry Long, Lifelong Activist and Folksinger</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/25/a-conversation-with-larry-long-lifelong-activist-and-folksinger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smithsonian Folkways recording artist Larry Long has been an activist for decades. At various times he has used his musical talents to help organize citizens in protest and in celebration. Throughout his long career, he says he has, “employed art and oral history for the benefit of reconciliation and building community.”

Among Long’s many successful projects was the creation of the Mississippi River Revival. He is a longtime friend of famed folksinger Pete Seeger, whose acclaimed Great Hudson River Revival has been instrumental in cleaning up the Hudson River, and who has mentored Long over the years. Today, Larry Long serves as executive director for a nonprofit called Community Celebration of Place....]]></description>
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		<title>Brooklyn Free School Plans Service Learning Project in Tanzania</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/21/brooklyn-free-school-plans-service-learning-project-in-tanzania/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine you're attending a public school where you can determine what you will study based on your interests. Imagine planning a trip that you will take with your classmates, teachers, and parent volunteers half a world away. Now imagine that you are only six years old.

Students at the Brooklyn Free School in Clinton Hill (Brooklyn), New York, are experiencing a very different kind of education — one that teaches independence and responsibility, as well as academics, art, and all other subjects. In a few weeks, 11 students, ages 6 to 17, and 13 adults will be traveling to Tanzania on a remarkable service learning field trip — one that the students helped to plan and fund....
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		<title>Shelter from the Storm – A Day of Service Honoring Dr. King</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/19/shelter-from-the-storm-%e2%80%93-a-day-of-service-honoring-dr-king/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sewing machines whir all around me, and a blur of activity fills the room. Quilts in various states of progress are everywhere: on the floor, on tables, held in the air for viewing, packed into sacks to give away. This is no ordinary quilt group — most of the participants have never quilted, yet they throw themselves into the activity with joy and enthusiasm. The camaraderie that binds us together is real. We are here to do a service to our homeless neighbors, temporary residents of Shelter House just down the street.

On this day of service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., more than 100 people have volunteered their time at Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City, IA. It's a diverse group of many ethnicities and ages, and an equal mix of males and females. For most participants, the common denominator is a connection to education. Local schools and the university are closed in honor of Dr. King, and the participants today are mostly students, teachers, professors, and retirees. Yet, we have among us a doctor, a journalist, a freelance writer, an attorney, and others I have yet to meet....]]></description>
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		<title>My 5: Jody Sherman, Sprout Baby Founder and CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Planet Green Living (BPGL) asked Sprout Baby founder and CEO, Jody Sherman, two questions we like to ask all our interviewees.


BPGL: What are the five most important things we can do to save the planet?

SHERMAN:
    * Commit to making one positive change a month that will reduce your personal impact on the environment. It takes time to get into the habit of doing something, and then it becomes second nature. I started with something simple: putting recycling bins in my house. At first, sorting trash seemed like a chore, now we don't even think about it, we just do it. Then I started picking up trash every time I went surfing. Before long, that became part of my after-surf ritual. I keep adding things monthly, and I don't find it overwhelming that way....
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		<title>Backyard Abundance &#8211; Reconnecting People to Nature</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2010/01/13/backyard-abundance-reconnecting-people-to-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Meyer isn’t a man who lets a problem stop him — not even when the problem covers the entire planet.

“Most everyone feels a desire to improve the health of our environment, but when faced with our monumental environmental problems, the task seems too large — understanding how to proceed can feel overwhelming,” Meyer writes at BackyardAbundance.org.

Because Meyer understood that feeling of powerlessness and frustration, he wanted to do something about it — not only for himself, but to help others as well.

MEYER: I started Backyard Abundance because I saw a need in our community for a holistic view of how we could improve the health of our environment. I have always been a big tree hugger. I had been hugging the trees, picking up roadways, planting plants, and doing all that for years — even in high school.

After a while, I had to take a step back and see if what I was doing was actually making a difference. When I did, I saw that the environment was continuing to crumble all around me....]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Copenhagen</title>
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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>W3LL People &#8211; &#8220;Hippie Tested, Diva Approved&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/29/w3ll-people-hippie-tested-diva-approved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a lot to love about W3LL PEOPLE cosmetic products — and not just because they have a smart marketer telling us so. (Who could resist a line like, "Hippie Tested, Diva Approved"?) In our house, every skin- or haircare product gets scrutinized to make sure we're not using  toxic chemicals. With W3LL, that's not a problem. Here's what their site says about the ingredients:

"We're not sure who decided it was a good idea to pack skincare full
of artificial preservatives, fillers and other "scientific" chemicals, but as it turns out they're not so good for your skin, or the planet.

"W3LL is driven to create a fresh, safe focus on skincare by providing products with proven, medical-grade nutrients that actually work, and don't increase the mounting toxic load each one of us faces every day.

"So no, our products don’t have a nuclear half-life. But when you think about it, would you really want them to? W3LL is a truly beautiful choice by offering small batch products chock full of live, active natural ingredients every bit as effective as their evil counterparts - while leaving as gentle a footprint on the planet as possible. Now that’s beautiful."

The company philosophy is beautiful, and so are its products...]]></description>
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		<title>What Kind of World Do You Want?</title>
		<link>http://www.blueplanetgreenliving.com/2009/12/28/what-kind-of-world-do-you-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julia Wasson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, as we say goodbye to 2009 and greet 2010, Blue Planet Green Living asks you the question posed by Five For Fighting in their song of the same name, &#8220;What Kind of World Do You Want?&#8221;
Singer John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting invites all of us to create a video response to the [...]]]></description>
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