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	<title>Intelligent Energy | SmartPlanet</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Intelligent Energy brings you the latest news on alternative fuels and renewable power, highlighting the major players, legislation, technology and design involved in making our infrastructure more efficient.]]></description>
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    <lastBuildDate>2012-05-26T02:21:45-07:00</lastBuildDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Living off the grid, Brooklyn style]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/living-off-the-grid-brooklyn-style/16337]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Developer Voltaic Solaire has spent $1 million rehabilitating a century-old brownstone so it generates as much energy as it uses.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Developer Voltaic Solaire has spent $1 million rehabilitating a century-old brownstone so it generates as much energy as it uses.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/living-off-the-grid-brooklyn-style/16337]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T20:14:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Grumpy Old Woman's energy tips]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/grumpy-old-womans-energy-tips/16315]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Pay attention to the wagging finger. And for goodness sake, use the clothesline. The sun is your friend. And another thing....]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Pay attention to the wagging finger. And for goodness sake, use the clothesline. The sun is your friend. And another thing....]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/grumpy-old-womans-energy-tips/16315]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T10:49:27Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Infographic: American support for renewables dropping]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/infographic-american-support-for-renewables-dropping/16311]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ More Americans think that a good energy policy is to drill, baby, drill the nation's way out of rising gas prices, and fewer are supporting clean energy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ More Americans think that a good energy policy is to drill, baby, drill the nation's way out of rising gas prices, and fewer are supporting clean energy.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/infographic-american-support-for-renewables-dropping/16311]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T03:21:16Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Liquid Metal Battery lands another high-profile investor]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/liquid-metal-battery-lands-another-high-profile-investor/16302]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The startup's secret sauce technology -- high-temperature batteries with liquid components that settle into distinct layers -- has attracted backers Bill Gates, Total and now Khosla Ventures.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The startup's secret sauce technology -- high-temperature batteries with liquid components that settle into distinct layers -- has attracted backers Bill Gates, Total and now Khosla Ventures.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/liquid-metal-battery-lands-another-high-profile-investor/16302]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T18:04:13Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[LEDs to dance at European Championship soccer]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/leds-to-dance-at-european-championship-soccer/16271]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Euro 2012 soccer kicks off soon in Poland and Ukraine, pitting 16 nations in huge tournament. You'll know it when you see it, not just from the round ball and men in shorts. Let's go to the video!]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Euro 2012 soccer kicks off soon in Poland and Ukraine, pitting 16 nations in huge tournament. You'll know it when you see it, not just from the round ball and men in shorts. Let's go to the video!]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/leds-to-dance-at-european-championship-soccer/16271]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T11:15:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How stiffer pavement could save millions of barrels of oil]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/how-stiffer-pavement-could-save-millions-of-barrels-of-oil/16240]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Want to save fuel? A recent study by MIT says roads made with stiffer pavement could do the trick.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Want to save fuel? A recent study by MIT says roads made with stiffer pavement could do the trick.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/how-stiffer-pavement-could-save-millions-of-barrels-of-oil/16240]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T10:02:42Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Parachutes are for sissies: Stuntman descends 2400 feet in wingsuit, lands in cardboard boxes]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/parachutes-are-for-sissies-stuntman-descends-2400-feet-in-wingsuit-lands-in-cardboard-boxes/16241]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ He walks away smiling. Watch the latest in carbon free aviation from the British countryside.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ He walks away smiling. Watch the latest in carbon free aviation from the British countryside.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/parachutes-are-for-sissies-stuntman-descends-2400-feet-in-wingsuit-lands-in-cardboard-boxes/16241]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T00:38:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cogenra Solar's Next Big Move: Solar Cooling]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cogenra-solars-next-big-move-solar-cooling/16164]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The Khosla Ventures-backed California startup developed a solar system that produces electricity and hot water. Now, it's added solar cooling to the list.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Khosla Ventures-backed California startup developed a solar system that produces electricity and hot water. Now, it's added solar cooling to the list.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cogenra-solars-next-big-move-solar-cooling/16164]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T15:53:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Beijing limits flies in public restrooms to 2]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/beijing-limits-flies-in-public-restrooms-to-2/16216]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Fact is stranger than fiction. Fly trading scheme next, similar to carbon credits? Could Great Wall men's room sell its allocation to Forbidden City?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fact is stranger than fiction. Fly trading scheme next, similar to carbon credits? Could Great Wall men's room sell its allocation to Forbidden City?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/beijing-limits-flies-in-public-restrooms-to-2/16216]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T15:18:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[How a U.S. company is railroading solar in China]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/how-a-us-company-is-railroading-solar-in-china/16183]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ This is the way to do it. All aboard the Solar Express. Keep an eye out for the saucy girl.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is the way to do it. All aboard the Solar Express. Keep an eye out for the saucy girl.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/how-a-us-company-is-railroading-solar-in-china/16183]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T11:35:34Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Solar power helps college cope with budget cuts]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/solar-power-helps-college-cope-with-budget-cuts/16168]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A New Jersey community college is reclaiming nearly US$1 million annually in budget cuts by meeting most of its energy needs with solar power. Funding will go to student activities and services.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A New Jersey community college is reclaiming nearly US$1 million annually in budget cuts by meeting most of its energy needs with solar power. Funding will go to student activities and services.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/solar-power-helps-college-cope-with-budget-cuts/16168]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T23:16:11Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[CleanStar's plan to use ethanol to clean up cooking]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cleanstars-plan-to-use-ethanol-to-clean-up-cooking/16106]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A startup aims to tackle environmental, economic and public health problems in Mozambique's capital by changing what fuel people use to cook food.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A startup aims to tackle environmental, economic and public health problems in Mozambique's capital by changing what fuel people use to cook food.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cleanstars-plan-to-use-ethanol-to-clean-up-cooking/16106]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T10:00:11Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[UK wants consumers to fund nuclear through higher utility bills]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/uk-wants-consumers-to-fund-nuclear-through-higher-utility-bills/16133]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Ratepayers would spend more at first, but energy costs would decline in long term, Energy Secretary says. Would this be enough to draw investors to build new plants? Maybe not.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Ratepayers would spend more at first, but energy costs would decline in long term, Energy Secretary says. Would this be enough to draw investors to build new plants? Maybe not.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/uk-wants-consumers-to-fund-nuclear-through-higher-utility-bills/16133]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T09:37:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Navy turns to online gaming to solve energy woes]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-navy-turns-to-online-gaming-to-solve-energy-woes/16115]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The US Navy is running a massive online game to crowd source ideas from the public on how it can increase its operational efficiency through a smarter energy policy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The US Navy is running a massive online game to crowd source ideas from the public on how it can increase its operational efficiency through a smarter energy policy.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-navy-turns-to-online-gaming-to-solve-energy-woes/16115]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T02:10:28Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Cut PC energy use by 99%: Use a memristor]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cut-pc-energy-use-by-99-use-a-memristor/16083]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ We're all guilty. Gadgets, screens and computers are spewing CO2 by the second. A new twist on a long postulated idea could come to the rescue.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ We're all guilty. Gadgets, screens and computers are spewing CO2 by the second. A new twist on a long postulated idea could come to the rescue.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/cut-pc-energy-use-by-99-use-a-memristor/16083]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-21T10:38:16Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Beaming solar power back to earth]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/beaming-solar-power-back-to-earth/16021]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Scientists are working on a space-based solar power station that would capture sunlight and then use microwaves or lasers to beam the energy back to earth.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Scientists are working on a space-based solar power station that would capture sunlight and then use microwaves or lasers to beam the energy back to earth.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/beaming-solar-power-back-to-earth/16021]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T16:03:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Safe nuclear: UK eyes thorium]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/safe-nuclear-uk-eyes-thorium/15983]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ British government mulls the nuclear alternative to hazardous uranium. Mark Halper's latest report along the thorium trail comes from his day in Parliament.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ British government mulls the nuclear alternative to hazardous uranium. Mark Halper's latest report along the thorium trail comes from his day in Parliament.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/safe-nuclear-uk-eyes-thorium/15983]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T10:08:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. slaps hefty duties onto Chinese solar panels]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-slaps-hefty-duties-onto-chinese-solar-panels/16053]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. government is imposed hefty tariffs on Chinese solar panels in retaliation for China's dumping of goods into the U.S. market. Chinese firms have asked the U.S. to reconsider to avoid a...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The U.S. government is imposed hefty tariffs on Chinese solar panels in retaliation for China's dumping of goods into the U.S. market. Chinese firms have asked the U.S. to reconsider to avoid a...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-slaps-hefty-duties-onto-chinese-solar-panels/16053]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T02:10:10Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. nuclear disaster preparedness relaxed with minimal disclosure]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-nuclear-disaster-preparedness-relaxed-with-minimal-disclosure/16044]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ More Americans live nearby a nuclear reactor than ever. Despite this fact, the government believes that emergency preparedness can be weakened. New rules were issued under the radar during the...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ More Americans live nearby a nuclear reactor than ever. Despite this fact, the government believes that emergency preparedness can be weakened. New rules were issued under the radar during the...]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/us-nuclear-disaster-preparedness-relaxed-with-minimal-disclosure/16044]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-17T19:43:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[India's Prime Minister: Nuclear power? Yes please!]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/indias-prime-minister-nuclear-power-yes-please/16022]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ We need it, PM Manmohan Singh tells Parliament.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ We need it, PM Manmohan Singh tells Parliament.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/indias-prime-minister-nuclear-power-yes-please/16022]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-17T17:26:49Z</pubDate>
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