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	<title>The Energy Futurist | SmartPlanet</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Energy Futurist brings a critical eye to the energy industry, offering facts and figures to support or debunk the hype behind clean technologies like solar and wind to oil and gas.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Obama vs. Romney: Who has the best energy plan?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/obama-vs-romney-who-has-the-best-energy-plan/573]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The energy policies of President Obama and Mitt Romney offer two radically different directions into the future. Which one would take us into prosperity?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The energy policies of President Obama and Mitt Romney offer two radically different directions into the future. Which one would take us into prosperity?]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-09-05T08:48:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The energy-water nexus, 2012 edition]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-energy-water-nexus-2012-edition/560]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Detailing the water demands of power production and the power demands of water production as power plants are forced to shut down in the drought and record heat of 2012.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Detailing the water demands of power production and the power demands of water production as power plants are forced to shut down in the drought and record heat of 2012.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-22T08:46:56Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Energy policy: Follow the money]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/energy-policy-follow-the-money/547]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder follows the money, and finds out the real reason why our energy policy is severely tilted toward the fossil fuel industry.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder follows the money, and finds out the real reason why our energy policy is severely tilted toward the fossil fuel industry.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-08-08T10:00:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The missing link to a $7 billion market]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-missing-link-to-a-7-billion-market/536]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Making freight rail and waterborne transportation infrastructure a national priority could open up a $1 billion export market for American renewables, writes energy columnist Chris Nelder.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Making freight rail and waterborne transportation infrastructure a national priority could open up a $1 billion export market for American renewables, writes energy columnist Chris Nelder.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-07-25T10:00:31Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[California's high-speed rail as an energy lifeline]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/californias-high-speed-rail-as-an-energy-lifeline/523]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder finds that California's high-speed rail will save more energy than the state produces with wind, and that its $68 billion price tag is downright cheap.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder finds that California's high-speed rail will save more energy than the state produces with wind, and that its $68 billion price tag is downright cheap.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-07-11T10:00:20Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[All energy and climate solutions are local]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/all-energy-and-climate-solutions-are-local/516]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder outlines how local communities can move ahead on climate solutions and true energy independence now that global climate policy efforts have failed.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder outlines how local communities can move ahead on climate solutions and true energy independence now that global climate policy efforts have failed.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-06-27T10:00:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The future of oil prices]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-future-of-oil-prices/508]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder reviews why unconventional oil pushes oil prices higher, and forecasts oil prices through 2014 and beyond.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder reviews why unconventional oil pushes oil prices higher, and forecasts oil prices through 2014 and beyond.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-06-13T10:00:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Storytelling our energy future]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/storytelling-our-energy-future/500]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder muses on the stories we tell about our energy future, and explores some behavioral and cognitive research about the power of storytelling.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder muses on the stories we tell about our energy future, and explores some behavioral and cognitive research about the power of storytelling.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-30T10:00:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The energy transition juggernaut]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-energy-transition-juggernaut/493]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder reviews public opinion polls and finds that money is no longer able to stop the energy transition juggernaut.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder reviews public opinion polls and finds that money is no longer able to stop the energy transition juggernaut.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-16T09:37:39Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Fuel to Byrne]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/fuel-to-byrne/480]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder digs into the dirty details of U.S. "oil" supply and finds that only about two-thirds of it can actually be used as vehicle fuel.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder digs into the dirty details of U.S. "oil" supply and finds that only about two-thirds of it can actually be used as vehicle fuel.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-02T12:00:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The cost of new oil supply]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-cost-of-new-oil-supply/468]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder shows why the production costs of oil from tight oil shales, tar sands, deepwater, and the Arctic will mean that oil becomes unaffordable for the U.S. by 2015.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder shows why the production costs of oil from tight oil shales, tar sands, deepwater, and the Arctic will mean that oil becomes unaffordable for the U.S. by 2015.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-18T12:00:10Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[The last sip]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/the-last-sip/455]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder explains why recent projections of oil independence by 2020 are not only wrong, but counter-productive in the long run.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder explains why recent projections of oil independence by 2020 are not only wrong, but counter-productive in the long run.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-04-04T12:00:00Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Why baseload power is doomed]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/why-baseload-power-is-doomed/445]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder explains why baseload power generation from nuclear and coal plants will be phased out in favor of renewables.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder explains why baseload power generation from nuclear and coal plants will be phased out in favor of renewables.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-28T12:00:16Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Scoring the rhetoric on Obama's energy policies]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/scoring-the-rhetoric-on-obamas-energy-policies/430]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Obama takes credit for increasing fossil fuel production, while the fossil fuel industry blames him for falling production. So what's the truth?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Obama takes credit for increasing fossil fuel production, while the fossil fuel industry blames him for falling production. So what's the truth?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/scoring-the-rhetoric-on-obamas-energy-policies/430]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-21T12:00:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[High oil prices: Fortunately and unfortunately]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/high-oil-prices-fortunately-and-unfortunately/417]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ High oil prices are changing our world in many ways; some for the good, and some for the worse, columnist Chris Nelder writes.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ High oil prices are changing our world in many ways; some for the good, and some for the worse, columnist Chris Nelder writes.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-14T09:16:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Oil demand shift: Asia takes over]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/oil-demand-shift-asia-takes-over/400]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder shows how the oil demand of the East will overtake the West this year, and why more efficient vehicles won't solve our problem.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy columnist Chris Nelder shows how the oil demand of the East will overtake the West this year, and why more efficient vehicles won't solve our problem.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-03-07T13:00:08Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[A model of oil prices]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/a-model-of-oil-prices/388]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy futurist Chris Nelder presents a model of oil prices, and shows why unconventional oil from fracked shales will reinforce, not relieve, the pain of high oil prices.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy futurist Chris Nelder presents a model of oil prices, and shows why unconventional oil from fracked shales will reinforce, not relieve, the pain of high oil prices.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-29T13:00:41Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Energy independence, or impending oil shocks?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/energy-independence-or-impending-oil-shocks/375]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Bring back the good old days of U.S. oil production? Think again. Columnist Chris Nelder skewers recent proposals for energy independence with cold, hard data.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bring back the good old days of U.S. oil production? Think again. Columnist Chris Nelder skewers recent proposals for energy independence with cold, hard data.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-22T12:03:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[What EROI tells us about ROI]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/what-eroi-tells-us-about-roi/361]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Energy futurist Chris Nelder explains why you can run from EROI, but you can't hide, and why savvy energy investors should use it as a guide instead of ROI.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Energy futurist Chris Nelder explains why you can run from EROI, but you can't hide, and why savvy energy investors should use it as a guide instead of ROI.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-15T13:00:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Everything you know about shale gas is wrong]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/energy-futurist/everything-you-know-about-shale-gas-is-wrong/341]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Is the shale gas gold rush over? Energy futurist Chris Nelder reviews new data showing that U.S. gas production is actually declining in major areas, and that the outlook for shale gas is...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Is the shale gas gold rush over? Energy futurist Chris Nelder reviews new data showing that U.S. gas production is actually declining in major areas, and that the outlook for shale gas is...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T13:00:41Z</pubDate>
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