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	<title>Karen&#039;s Perspective&#187; Mother Earth</title>
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	<description>Wish I’d known this before…</description>
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		<title>What to do With Your Christmas Tree after the Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.) Make a feeder for birds and squirrels! First, remove all ornaments and lights. Take the bare tree and move it out to your yard still in the stand. String it with popcorn and cranberries, sprinkle with birdseed or hang bird feeders from the boughs.&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazing Human Planet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy this 3 minute video of the most amazing species on Earth.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s all take this day to be grateful to Mother Earth &#8211; the source of everything we eat, wear, buy, drink, breathe.  Really, we count on her for everything. Mother Earth has had a rough year &#8211; the Gulf oil spill, the millions of tons&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Landscaping &#8211; Reap Huge Rewards!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caring for Your Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s money in your yard! Did you know that you can actually increase the value of your home by improving the landscaping?  A Money Magazine survey found that good landscaping can add 7%-14% to the value of your home. That’s Huge! A survey by Husqvarna&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic Bag Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government Regulations and Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Washington Post, Washington DC&#8217;s 5 cent tax on plastic bags, instated in January, has already dropped the number of plastic bags handed out by food stores from an average of 22.5 million per month in 2009 to just 3 million in January! &#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Arbor Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How are you recognizing the day?  Planting a tree?  Pruning and protecting the ones you already have? Arbor Day is recognized Nationally as the day when individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees.  It&#8217;s celebrated in a number of countries and,&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Saving Water, the Water Pebble</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s April, &#8220;Earth Day Month&#8221;. For me, that creates even more awareness everyday that we need to be taking steps to preserve and protect our planet, our real estate. My big passion is water. I&#8217;ve written a number of posts about it. Here, again, is&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Support the Earth, won&#8217;t you? Your support enables Earth Day Network to power the environmental movement and ensure a healthy and sustainable planet for all of us. Your contributions and purchases help mobilize communities, implement environmental education programs and support Earth Day events and actions&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Global Days of Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global Days of Service sponsored by Earth Day are April 17 &#38; 18. The Global Days of Service will feature Volunteer Actions by tens of thousands of global participants, from April 17 – 18, 2010. These projects in parks, beaches, schools and forests will focus&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Day at Center City Park in Greensboro</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earth Day @ Center City &#8211; April 22, 2010 from 4:30 to 7:30 Make plans now to attend this free event with your friends and family! 2010 will mark the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day in 1970.  I remember it!  All of us&#8230;]]></description>
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