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	<title><![CDATA[Pedal power: Sanyo's sun-fueled bike racks]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tokyo bikers get a solar push as Sanyo unveils two parking lots that charge hybrid electric bicycles. by Melissa Mahony]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Melissa Mahony</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[LED lighting could save U.S. homes $120 billion, DOE report says]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Americans could save a collective $120 billion if they ditched fluorescent and incandescent lights for those using light-emitting diode, or LED,...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:56:09 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Betacup Challenge offers $20K for a better disposable coffee cup]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Think you can design a better disposable coffee cup? In the Starbucks-sponsored Betacup Challenge, $20,000 awaits those who think they have the...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:30:00 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Find out how your corporate sustainability programs map into your compliance responsibilities]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/find-out-how-your-corporate-sustainability-programs-map-into-your-compliance-responsibilities/5580/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Figure out what's next in sustainability compliance with this auditor's guidebook. by Heather Clancy]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Heather Clancy</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:51:36 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[GE: By 2015, we will make every home net-zero energy]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/ge-by-2015-we-will-make-every-home-net-zero-energy/5174/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[General Electric said it is "doubling down" its efforts to accomplish its goal of transforming every home into net-zero energy by 2015. by Andrew...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:30:22 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Intel: We want to bring Moore's Law to the smart grid]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/intel-we-want-to-bring-moores-law-to-the-smart-grid/5168/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Intel's Lorie Wigle says the company known best for its computer microprocessors is actually a top five player in the smart grid. by Andrew Nusca]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:27 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[GM cooks up next-gen windshield display]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/gm-cooks-up-next-gen-windshield-display/5183/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[General Motors, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Southern California have cooked up next-generation windshield technology that will...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:47:03 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Residential solar power in the U.S.: Why is it more expensive than Europe?]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/residential-solar-power-in-the-us-why-is-it-more-expensive-than-europe/5163/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Solar power in residential areas is growing somewhat, but has hardly become the norm in the U.S. Why has residential solar power in Europe gained...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:42 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Kids can sure give us an education about energy behavior]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/kids-can-sure-give-us-an-education-about-energy-behavior/5573/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A New York school turned a push to cut energy consumption into a hands-on learning project. by Heather Clancy]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Heather Clancy</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:59:49 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Renewable energy in America's wastelands]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/intelligent-energy/energizing-superfund-sites/370/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[A government project hopes to install wind, solar and small hydro projects in some of the country's most toxic places. A windmill in every...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Melissa Mahony</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:33:22 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Let there be less light: Start-up applies smart grid concepts to saving energy in warehouses]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/business-brains/let-there-be-less-light-start-up-applies-smart-grid-concepts-to-saving-energy-in-warehouses/5568/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, being in the dark is a good thing. by Heather Clancy]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Heather Clancy</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:54:21 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to cool the simmering caldron of anti-IT sentiment]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[One commentator explains why 'decades if business-IT acrimony' came to a head during the recent economic slowdown. by Joe McKendrick]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Joe McKendrick</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:33:22 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[NASA's manned space program needs a goal, destination and timetable, experts say]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[In light of President Obama's recent elimination of NASA's planned moon missions, the agency's manned space program needs a goal, destination and...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:44:31 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[First Solar joins Desertec; Solar players landing deals]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/first-solar-joins-desertec-solar-players-landing-deals/5142/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[First Solar joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative, a solar power project that aims to supply 15 percent of Europe's power by 2050. Other solar...]]></description>
	<guid>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/first-solar-joins-desertec-solar-players-landing-deals/5142/</guid>
	<dc:creator>Larry Dignan</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:59:02 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Top 20 time-saving cities in the United States]]></title>
	<link>http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/top-20-time-saving-cities-in-the-united-states/5110/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[How easy is it to live in your city? Find a doctor? Get through traffic? Discover a Wi-Fi hotspot? A new survey cites the top 20 most convenient...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Andrew Nusca</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:00:09 PDT</pubDate>
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