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		<title>Negative Effects of oil Spill Could Last for Decades</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico can create negative biological and ecological effects that could last for years, if not decades. This was what environmental scientists said when the leaked oil reached the shores of the United States. The underwater natural environment is a major source of seafood for the US. The oil [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee Flooding Causes 11 Deaths and Displaced Residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A record breaking flood that hit Middle Tennessee on the first weekend of May left 11 people dead and thousands of homeowners still do not have without power. With the flood waters receding, many fear that the death toll will rise as rescuers continue to search for victims.]]></description>
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		<title>7.1 Quake in China Kills 400</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An earthquake that hit China on Wednesday, April 14, 2010, left at least 400 dead and 8,000 injured, according to a Chinese television network. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.1, caused great damage to a dominantly Tibetan county in the western province of Qinghai.]]></description>
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		<title>IBM Produces Eco-friendly Plastic From Plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 16:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 9, 2010 in San Francisco, IBM researchers reported that they have found a way to create environmentally friendly plastic from plants that can take the place of petroleum-based products.]]></description>
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		<title>Prince Charles to Visit Endangered European Bison Herd</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, March 9th 2010, Jolanta Gadek, speaker for Poland's Podlasie province, revealed that Prince Charles and his wife will be visiting a rare European bison herd in their distinctive natural habitat. A unique herd of some 800 European bison subsisted in the Bialowieza forest, a wooded area that extends as part of Poland's boundary with Belarus.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands Evacuated as Mayon Volcano Threatens Philippines Villages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the world's most beautiful volcanoes oozed lava last night, threatening to erupt over a tourist town in the Philippines.]]></description>
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		<title>EPA: Greenhouse gases threaten public health, environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though public opinion on whether or not global warming is a major threat is split in this nation according to recent polls, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Dec. 7 that greenhouse gases threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. ]]></description>
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		<title>Ross School students live &#8216;off the grid&#8217; for senior project</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two students at the Ross School did something unconventional for their senior project and took on a month-long sustainability challenge, living “off the grid.” ]]></description>
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		<title>Band-e-Amir: Paradise in war-torn Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A piece of heaven exists up in the Hindu Kush Mountains in the Bamiyan Province, in the Afghanistan’s first national park, the Band-e-Amir National Park. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cemex’s Transboundary Conservation Celebrates Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CEMEX, the Mexico-based cement manufacturer, recently released a beautifully illustrated book describing the strategies of shared environmental responsibility between business and environmental groups in protecting wilderness preserves.]]></description>
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