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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>Plastic Bag Tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 13:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Winston Salem&#8217;s Hanesbrands recognized for green programs!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building Green]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to our very on Winston Salem Hanesbrands for being green. Hanesbrands has been named the Energy Star 2010 Partner Agency of the Year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of its energy conservation programs. Beyond that, Hanesbrands announced new goals to increase&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day Month!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m green and I&#8217;m proud of it. I don&#8217;t use plastic bags; nope, won&#8217;t do it.  I carry my own little fold up bags in my purse and my car.  Please read  &#8220;No More Plastic Bags&#8221;! Last year for Earth Day, I bought a spring&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Needed: An Energy Miracle</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you have 27 minutes and 49 seconds, please listen to this TED talk by Bill Gates, the second richest man on the planet. :) Bill tells you his one wish for our world for the next 50 years. He&#8217;s working on a miracle to&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Days may have Shortened due to Chilean Quake</title>
		<link>http://www.karensperspective.com/earth-days-may-have-shortened-due-to-chilean-quake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.karensperspective.com/earth-days-may-have-shortened-due-to-chilean-quake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cool Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother Earth]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you imagine? According to Nasa, the Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day. Not only that, but perhaps even more impressive is that the quake actually shifted the Earth&#8217;s axis and, relatively speaking, by quite&#8230;]]></description>
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