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        <title><![CDATA[In Mexico, investment with a social conscience]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY -- Philanthropy, meet venture capital. In Mexico, investments that offer a tangible social benefit are a growing market.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Villagran]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-22T10:00:48Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Survey finds widespread global business corruption]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some staggering statistics on global corporate fraud.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-20T17:33:12Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[5 reasons the financial industry is ripe for disruption]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Technology companies offering financial services are going after markets long ignored by traditional bankers.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-14T22:01:15Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Tom Potter, co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery and the New York Distilling Company]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[With the Brooklyn Brewery, Potter proved America's appetite for craft beverages. With the New York Distilling Company, he's at it again.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Claire Lambrecht]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-14T10:00:15Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Russia to emerging countries: We'll build, operate your nuclear reactors]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/russia-to-emerging-countries-well-build-operate-your-nuclear-reactors/19573]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lease the car and the driver too for 60 years of carbon-free power.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-13T19:28:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Chinese companies buying up Detroit's auto mindshare]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Chinese owned companies are buying up engineering talent in Detroit and may soon ship cars in the United States.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-13T03:33:16Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[In tech industry, CFOs make the big bucks]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/in-tech-industry-cfos-make-the-big-bucks/19383]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finance chiefs in the tech industry are receiving hefty rewards for minimizing taxes and improving profits. In some cases, like over at Apple, the CFO makes considerably more than the CEO.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-09T15:17:56Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Disruptor | Lyndon Rive, SolarCity]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The South African native is challenging the legacy rules of U.S. power generation and financing, seeking to make clean energy as cost-effective as electricity generated by fossil fuels.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-07T10:00:55Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Do customers like Google Fiber?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[So, how is Google's super-fast Internet going over in Kansas City?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-06T20:55:21Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The secret U.S.-Russian nuclear fusion project]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A small California company thinks it knows how to finally harness fusion power, the Holy Grail of energy. Its latest investor is the Russian government.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-06T13:24:22Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Electric car startup Coda files for bankruptcy]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The California-based startup is ditching its electric vehicle business to pursue another related path.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-01T17:45:10Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[For Ivy League grads, tech trumps Wall Street]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Fresh-faced grads and young professionals are bypassing Wall Street for a chance to work at a tech startup.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-29T15:37:44Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Finding the news before it breaks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[One social analytics company is leveraging the sheer scale of Twitter to find the news before it's picked up.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Channtal Fleischfresser]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-26T10:10:06Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Italy fines Ryanair over fare transparency]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/italy-fines-ryanair-over-fare-transparency/18198]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ryanair has fallen foul of Italian watchdogs and been slapped with a fine over complicated online booking procedures.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-23T06:08:05Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[IBM attempts to harness the power of two thousand suns]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/ibm-attempts-to-harness-the-power-of-two-thousand-suns/18089]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Can a new project aimed at concentrating sunlight bring solar power back in fashion?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-22T09:38:37Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Firms aren't interested in mergers and acquisitions, study finds]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/firms-arent-interested-in-mergers-and-acquisitions-study-finds/18087]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Erring on the side of caution seems more important than boosting innovation or research by purchasing firms for many businesses.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlie Osborne]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-22T08:39:20Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Fisker Automotive: an unfolding scandal?]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/fisker-automotive-an-unfolding-scandal/18075]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The automaker repeatedly violated U.S loan terms.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Worthington]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-21T23:57:02Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The next big utility transformation]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Creating a renewably powered grid is easy compared to crafting a new regulatory framework that will make utility investors whole during the transition.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-17T10:00:15Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Why big data needs human insight]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/why-big-data-needs-human-insight/1801]]></link>
        <s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
        <description><![CDATA[What can we accomplish by combining the best of human intellect with the expanding processing capacity of machines?]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/report/why-big-data-needs-human-insight/1801]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mari Silbey]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-04-16T10:00:38Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Social impact bonds gear up for Mozambique]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/global-observer/social-impact-bonds-gear-up-for-mozambique/11117]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A new financial tool called a &quot;social impact bond&quot; promises to change the future of development. Will malaria-prone Mozambique illustrate the benefits of investing over donations?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dave Mayers]]></dc:creator>
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