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        <title><![CDATA[Great suggestion!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83355]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Not something we've considered before, but it's great to know there's some demand for it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:18:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Smart Planet Store-]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83318]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Many of your stories detail products that will come to market in the future....please do follow up stories when these products are actually for sale, and then SELL them on your website, please!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[zachary2001]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:25:10 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That the head of FEMA ...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83154]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[... needs to be someone with emergency management experience?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[riverat1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:29:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[lol]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83133]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Always good to see (read) a little humor now and then.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jmoore@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:48:41 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[&quot;Fire away!&quot;]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83125]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[None, I understand that perfectly. Thanks for asking!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jmoore@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:46:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Question: More Access Doors Or Not - 1 of 2]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To answer your question, I have to look at the bigger picture. In a web site, should I say any websites, the goal is to offer as many access doors possible without having readers be switched to a &quot;tilt&quot; mode!SITUATIONRegarding SmartPlanet, as it is now, you have:1) the classic search form2) one main front door - the nav-bar on the top of the site3) a second small back door - the &quot; Related &quot; section you have at the end of each article. QUESTION:Is there room to offer readers a few more access doors without them being overwhelmed? I think so!FIRST SUGGESTION:Using geo-tags for all your articles would offer a new access door to your readers. Would I use a geo-tag for Costa Rica (where I am living now) if I would see one...probably!  At the very least, I would have the choice to open that door or not. As it is, that choice is not available at this point.SECOND SUGGESTIONNow we can push a little bit more the tags feature. Yes! You could use tags as it is used nowadays. Not a revolution here but it will give another access door to the readers. Let's take a fresh example. I love wine! Anything that talk about wines, is an automatic click on that topic. No question asked! As it is now I could:1) type wine in the search form = hoping2) have a peek at the &quot;Food&quot; section = guessing3) or look at a Tags cloud (not the geo-tags) somewhere on the welcome page - no hoping, no guessing, no stumblingTHIRD SUGGESTIONI think there is a little room to add a little bit more sub-topics under the nav-bar. Not too many more but .... Let's take the Transportation category. Right now I see articles about:1) cars2) railway3) bykesThese could become sub-topics of Transportation.Bottom line, there are no perfect solutions for readers to get this &quot;planetwise&quot; feeling and experience. This said, combining these 1/2/3 suggestions would probably help SmartPlanet to get closer to this wonderful goal: blurring the virtual fronteers!Roger Pilon, EditorThe Planet Fixer DigestNOTE: there will be another feedback about this topic - 2 of 2 coming. Just need 24 hours to brainstorm it!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[theplanetfixer]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:36:06 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83120]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[We appreciate the praise very much. As I mentioned somewhere else in this thread, we don't usually hear from the happy readers, so we tend to get a negatively skewed view of how we're doing. So thanks!As for the Kickstarter thing -- an interesting idea! I'll pass it along to our Product team, which handles the site-side stuff. (They architect all the parts of the site.) I agree -- you're all a smart bunch. I'd like to see you all contribute more, too.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:16:54 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's a good subject for a story]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83122]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[...that we haven't yet written. Noted!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:14:15 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I don't, but columnist Chris Nelder might.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83119]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Search for his name using the appropriate field in our header, then use his contact link to send him an e-mail directly. He's much more in tune to the specifics than I am.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:13:56 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoy this website]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just giving a thank you, I discovered this website a few months ago and enjoy reading a few article before work every morning.  I am not sure if it already exists, but I believe a kick-starter style segment of the website would be great where innovative people with smart ideas in all areas can post videos and business plans to like minded individuals for endorsement and support.  Just the general crowd this website attracts I believe there must be a few of us that have some ideas worth sharing that could help the planet for the better.  Cheers,Ryan]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[greenerfuture]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:11:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[re: What can FEMA learn ---]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83099]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Question; What did FEMA learn from KATRINA etc?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[P L]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:38:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[CLEAN TECH Economics are there SOMEWHERE!]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83117]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I have yet to see a comparison of the TOTAL COSTS of clean tech energy along side all hydrocarbon based and nuclear generated energy, including U.S. subsidies. I do know that break through PV solar roof tiles are around the corner and will be installed at less that $1 per watt soon. This is significantly less than natural gas on total cost basis.  Do you know of any university or think tank that has or is studying this total cost economics question?Randomotion]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 10:09:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Good ideas, both.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83106]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Hopefully someone better qualified to address them is lurking in our comments section.(If they're not, share SmartPlanet with your friends! That's how we get more intelligent people in our community.)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:19:39 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[We just wrote about this.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83115]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Albeit briefly:http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-you-cant-vote-online-in-the-us-election/4682]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:16:22 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Great suggestion.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We've been struggling on how to actually *show* this worldliness to you readers. Listing out locations is certainly one idea. I'm not sure how useful you folks would find it -- do you actually come to the site looking for articles about Vietnam, or do you just want to see a more diverse group of articles period? -- but point taken.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:14:45 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[My pleasure.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Really, it's helpful to clear things up, I think. (Plus, you guys are fun.)]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:12:42 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Done.]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/forum/discussions/1-12411-83096]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[More relevant links is not a problem. Thanks for the feedback.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[andrew.nusca]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:12:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Closed Greywater Systems]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[HI.I'd like for someone to design a good, cheap, closed greywater system for the home-a planter automatcally watered by sink and shower water, then a pipe to divert the rest of the water to the city systems. If there was a good design people could easily install self watering planters and grow their own food on apartment balconies, or add them to buildings as windowboxes or little interior greenhouses by the windows, or have them on the roof. anyhow, I think it would be a good idea.Also, I'd like it if one could be dessicated (freeze dried) upon one's death (much more sustainable than cremation) and have one's remains mixed into concrete to make beach cones (LSU designed them, they build up coastlines). That would be great. If you can pass these ideas along to someone who could do them, thanks.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Jumel]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:11:57 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Appreciated]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Andrew, much appreciated.- It is also appreciated, that you stuck your head up over the wall for pot-shots galore in your direction. Many would not have the kahuna's for this ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[neil.postlethwaite@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:46:25 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Suggestion - Using tags to &quot;tag&quot; countries]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot; ...but lately we've tried to address the &quot;global&quot; and &quot;business&quot; parts a bit more. &quot;That would be nice to use country tags in this global mission of the SmartPlanet. If an article is about Vietnam for example, a &quot;Vietnam&quot; tag could be used. Having country tags displayed would enable readers to pick-up specific country articles!It would certainly help mapping this ocean of articles to a more human footprint!Roger Pilon, EditorThe Planet Fixer Digest]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[theplanetfixer]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:45:10 -0800</pubDate>
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