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        <title><![CDATA[Small-town mayors: the cutting edge of climate action]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How two mayors of small towns in right-wing America are showing the way to energy and climate progress: through local action.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-05-01T10:00:17Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[New York Times recognizes thorium and other alternative nuclear power]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As SmartPlanet has long noted, there are better, safer ways to harness atoms than how the nuclear industry has gone about it for decades. Must be true, because now the paper of record says so.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-18T13:14:05Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Walgreens plans first net-zero retail store in U.S.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The first net-zero retail store is coming to the United States.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-07T18:53:24Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The carbon way below - We've only skimmed the surface]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Where has all of Earth's carbon gone? A study says 90 percent is missing, and probably resides in the planet's deepest regions. We might be able to tap it. Uh-oh?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-04T17:00:28Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Q&amp;A: Matt Rogers, Nest co-founder, on good ideas]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/q-a-matt-rogers-nest-co-founder-on-good-ideas/9586]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Apple veteran has Jobsian ambitions and no apparent competitors in the energy space.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel James]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-03-01T11:15:27Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Want a cheap hydrogen fuel cell? Wash out the platinum]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/want-a-cheap-hydrogen-fuel-cell-wash-out-the-platinum/13250]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A British company says it has slashed the cost of fuel cells for cars by replacing expensive metal with a catalyst from detergents.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/want-a-cheap-hydrogen-fuel-cell-wash-out-the-platinum/13250]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-20T13:25:27Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Nuclear: Less CO2 than solar, hydro, biomass]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/nuclear-less-co2-than-solar-hydro-biomass/13074]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[A simple chart from a Nobel prize winning physicist summarizes why nuclear power belongs in a low carbon economy.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/nuclear-less-co2-than-solar-hydro-biomass/13074]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-19T14:31:28Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Believe it or not: Icelandic geothermal to power European cars]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/believe-it-or-not-icelandic-geothermal-to-power-european-cars/12652]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Think &quot;byproduct&quot; and &quot;methanol.&quot; A Reykjavik group strikes a deal with a Dutch oil company.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/believe-it-or-not-icelandic-geothermal-to-power-european-cars/12652]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-13T13:16:07Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The challenge of solar in Saudi Arabia]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-challenge-of-solar-in-saudi-arabia/12089]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia has completed its biggest ground-mounted photovoltaic solar plant, an installation that presented some unconventional challenges.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-05T23:42:07Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[How a giant subwoofer could prevent deadly disasters]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/how-a-giant-subwoofer-could-prevent-deadly-disasters/11929]]></link>
        <s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
        <description><![CDATA[A New Zealand innovation company says that &quot;infrasound&quot; can avert avalanches, scare birds from airplanes, and detect volcanoes and earthquakes.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/how-a-giant-subwoofer-could-prevent-deadly-disasters/11929]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-02-04T13:16:32Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[The secret to longevity: Wine and radioactivity]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/the-secret-to-longevity-wine-and-radioactivity/9560]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[People on the Mediterranean island of Ikaria live a decade longer than other westerners. Ninety-year-olds are sexually active there. Opa! Is it the water or the wine for these ancient Greeks?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-01-07T12:44:57Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Buffett's MidAmerican buys world's largest permitted solar project]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/buffetts-midamerican-buys-worlds-largest-permitted-solar-project/9361]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Just a year ago, MidAmerican Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, created a new business to handle its renewable energy interests. It kicked off the new year with a major purchase.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/buffetts-midamerican-buys-worlds-largest-permitted-solar-project/9361]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2013-01-03T17:44:28Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Meet Google's energy innovation czar]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/meet-googles-energy-innovation-czar/8312]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The former chief of the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency has been hired by Google to drive energy initiatives at its philanthropic arm Google.org.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/meet-googles-energy-innovation-czar/8312]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-12-17T21:37:02Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Coming soon: 100% renewable power]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/coming-soon-100-renewable-power/296]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[The 100% renewably powered grid is coming sooner than you think. The only question is whether grid operators will be ready for it in time.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/coming-soon-100-renewable-power/296]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-12-12T11:00:49Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Why wind turbine blades could one day be made of vegetables]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-wind-turbine-blades-could-one-day-be-made-of-vegetables/5649]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wind turbines have a big recycling problem -- which is why plant-based turbines are the new focus.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/why-wind-turbine-blades-could-one-day-be-made-of-vegetables/5649]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Shin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-11-15T05:12:31Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Beyond carbon policy: A national feed-in tariff]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/beyond-carbon-policy-a-national-feed-in-tariff/231]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Carbon policy has failed to meaningfully cut emissions. It's time to try a new approach that uses carrots, not sticks. A national feed-in tariff could do the trick.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/beyond-carbon-policy-a-national-feed-in-tariff/231]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Nelder]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-11-14T11:00:51Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[After Sandy, rebuild Staten Island with art and power]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/after-sandy-rebuild-staten-island-with-art-and-power/212]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ready-to-build ideas for Staten Island, New York's hurricane-battered borough.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/take/after-sandy-rebuild-staten-island-with-art-and-power/212]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Sullivan]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-11-07T11:52:57Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Good idea: Heated bike lanes for icy streets]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/good-idea-heated-bike-lanes-for-icy-streets/3713]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Dutch towns want to make sure their bike lanes are always clear by heating them with geothermal energy.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/good-idea-heated-bike-lanes-for-icy-streets/3713]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tyler Falk]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-24T21:21:21Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Solar, wind energy lead in U.S. in September]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/solar-wind-energy-lead-in-us-in-september/3647]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Wind and solar had a heck of a September, adding more new power generation to the grid than all fossil fuels combined.]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/solar-wind-energy-lead-in-us-in-september/3647]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kirsten Korosec]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-24T17:22:24Z</pubDate>
                                
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        <title><![CDATA[Wreck the environment - drive an electric car]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/wreck-the-environment-drive-an-electric-car/2498]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[EVs can spew more CO2 than conventional cars. And then there's the toxic process of manufacturing them. Green comes in many shades!]]></description>
        <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/wreck-the-environment-drive-an-electric-car/2498]]></guid>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Halper]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>2012-10-15T22:01:29Z</pubDate>
                                
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