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		<title>Green Christmas Tips for an Earth-Friendly Holiday Season</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[green holiday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what holiday traditions we enjoy, we can all find room for some green in our celebrations. Making your Christmas more eco-friendly doesn&#8217;t require serving organic granola and tofurkey cooked with solar power&#8211;many of the tips below are not &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/green-christmas-tips-for-an-earth-friendly-holiday-season/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=327&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Islands in the Air: The Spruce-Fir Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acid rain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Appalachian Mountains]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Smoky Mountains]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spruce-fir forest of the southern Appalachians is one of the rarest ecosystems in North America, occurring only at elevations above 4500 feet. Over 70 percent of this ecosystem’s worldwide range exists within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ten &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/11/12/islands-in-the-air-the-spruce-fir-forests-of-the-great-smoky-mountains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=314&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Monarch of Butterflies</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-monarch-of-butterflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home and Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Butterflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If gardeners held a contest to determine the most popular backyard visitor, there might be a tie between hummingbirds and monarch butterflies. Although they are totally different creatures, both brighten our summers with colorful displays, and both are known to &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/09/27/the-monarch-of-butterflies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=287&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hummingbirds: Nature&#8217;s Amazing Aerialists</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/hummingbirds-natures-amazing-aerialists/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bird]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cornell Lab of Ornithology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can&#8217;t miss him when he speeds through the neighborhood.  His green tailored suit and flashy red necktie put my tee shirt and cargo shorts to shame.  He hovers briefly near a pineapple sage bloom, beating his wings fifty-three times &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/08/27/hummingbirds-natures-amazing-aerialists/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=270&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plastiki Update: A Plastic Bottle Ship Crosses the Pacific</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/plastiki-update-a-plastic-bottle-ship-crosses-the-pacific/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage patch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[plastiki]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 20, 2010, a catamaran made from 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles set sail from San Francisco.  The crew, headed by environmentalist David de Rothschild, included adventurers, photographers, scientists, and filmmakers.  Their destination: Sydney Australia, 8,000 nautical miles away.  Their &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/plastiki-update-a-plastic-bottle-ship-crosses-the-pacific/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=257&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manatees aren&#8217;t the mermaids of legend, but they may soon be just as rare.</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/manatees-arent-the-mermaids-of-legend-but-they-may-soon-be-just-as-rare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manatee]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I saw it as I got off the ferry.  A shadow, a few ripples, a gray snout just above the water.  It was just a glimpse, barely visible from the dock on Cumberland Island.  But it was my first sight &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/manatees-arent-the-mermaids-of-legend-but-they-may-soon-be-just-as-rare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=240&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/sea-turtles-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wildlife]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marine life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sea turtles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sea turtles seem to hold a permanent place in our culture, and rightly so.  They have been swimming the seas since the time of the dinosaurs, so the first humans saw essentially the same species that exist today.  A visit &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/sea-turtles-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=219&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bees: Their Importance, Their Problems, and How You Can Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 17:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think about the animals that we try to protect.  Polar bears, seals, whales, elephants, and wolves are some of the creatures that conservation groups promote.  They are all integral members of the ecosystem, and we can’t help but appreciate their &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/bees-their-importance-their-problems-and-how-you-can-help/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=203&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Started in Organic Gardening</title>
		<link>http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/getting-started-in-organic-gardening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[composting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its most basic, organic gardening is simply a set of practices designed to nurture a garden&#8217;s ecosystem while meeting goals for production.  The idea is to cooperate with nature, rather than working against it.  Almost anyone can understand the &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/getting-started-in-organic-gardening/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=172&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spirit Bear of the Canadian Rainforest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David R.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When most people hear the word &#8220;rainforest&#8221; they imagine a steamy jungle filled with exotic plants and animals.  But rainforests can also be found in temperate climates with warm weather and plenty of rainfall. One such place, the Great Bear &#8230; <a href="http://naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/spirit-bear-of-the-canadian-rainforest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=naturenewsandnotes.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11248527&amp;post=125&amp;subd=naturenewsandnotes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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