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	<title>Healthy and Green Living &#187; Shades of Green</title>
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		<title>Release the Bugs! Or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 18:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hilary Stamper</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Garden &amp; Nature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Pest Control]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nature &amp; Wildlife]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that it&#8217;s Spring, one of our favorite activities in the garden is a ladybug release. The girls will watch for hours as ladybugs crawl over the plants. They&#8217;re enthralled by the tiny bright bodies and  paper-thin wings. And they simply love the tickly feeling of ladybugs pattering across their skin.
We purchase a box [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holy Cow! Bovine Gas Used to Power Milk Trucks</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/holy-cow-bovine-gas-used-to-power-milk-trucks.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/holy-cow-bovine-gas-used-to-power-milk-trucks.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[alternative fuels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bovine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In one of my previous lives, when I was working as a small-town newspaper reporter in my early 20s, I lived in Tulare County&#8211;where the cows outnumber the people. Whenever I&#8217;d be driving home after a weekend away, which was quite often, I always knew I was getting close by the smell.
I had some good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give Unsafe Lipstick the Kiss-Off!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/give-unsafe-lipstick-the-kiss-off.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Make-Up]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cosmetics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FDA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lead]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lip balm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lip gloss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lipstick]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that during a recession, lipstick sales rise? Apparently it&#8217;s a small luxury that acts as the perfect pick-me-up during trying times. Unfortunately, that little boost might just be toxic.
On Friday, Canada declared two chemicals, known as D4 and D5 siloxanes, toxic to people and the environment. I applaud Canada for making sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When to Spend Green, and When to Save</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/when-to-spend-green-and-when-to-save.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Natural Pantry]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Non-Toxic Cleaning]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[advice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you just love it when doing the right thing also happens to save you money? And when it comes to being green, this is so often the case. Unfortunately, it isn&#8217;t always&#8211;and that&#8217;s where a penny-pinching (or fiscally responsible, if you prefer) greenie can run into some trouble. 
The plain truth is that sometimes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Solar or Going for Broke?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/going-solar-or-going-for-broke.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[electricity]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[expense]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[light]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[renewable]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[solar panels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sources]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sun]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some girls dream of diamonds. I have always dreamt of solar panels. When I was a child in the &#8217;70s, I remember hearing about solar energy and thinking that someday it would be everywhere&#8212;a solar energy farm on every roof. What happened?
Last weekend, my husband and I took a field trip to Real Goods in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Say No to &#8220;Convenience&#8221; Food</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/just-say-no-to-convenience-food.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Green Kitchen Tips]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[lettuce]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[minerals]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[packaging]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[salad]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[supermarket]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vitamins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m here to tell you the inconvenient truth about &#8220;convenience&#8221; food: It is not very convenient at all. 
The definition of convenient is &#8220;not troublesome.&#8221; But if you ask me, there&#8217;s something very troubling about all the packaging, all that extra plastic and cardboard to be disposed of. And there are also some troubling facts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Samaritans, Be Wary?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/good-samaritans-be-wary.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I was walking through the Costco parking lot when I saw an elderly and somewhat frail couple trying to load two gigantic bags of pet food into the back of their car. They were clearly having trouble, so I headed over and helped them out. What&#8217;s remarkable about this is their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 12 Days of Green Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-12-days-of-green-christmas.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 19:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduce, Recycle &amp; Reuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On the first day of green Christmas (or non-denominational winter holiday of your choosing),
my true love e-mailed to me
An eco-friendly Christmas tree.
On the second day of green Christmas (or non-denominational winter holiday of your choosing),
my true love e-mailed to me
Two reusable shopping bags,
And an eco-friendly Christmas tree. 
On the third day of green Christmas (or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Frugal and Green Gift Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/a-frugal-and-green-gift-guide.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/a-frugal-and-green-gift-guide.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Green Gifts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Kitchen Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shades of Green]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[baking soda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fair trade]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fair trade chocolate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fair trade coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[green cleaning]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reusable bags]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[water saving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This year, even more so than before, it seems crucial that holiday giving be done in a cost-efficient manner and with a nod towards the practical. In other words, we don&#8217;t have a lot of money to spend and nobody wants to waste what money we do have on things that will get tossed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Turn Black Friday Into Green Friday!</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/lets-turn-black-friday-into-green-friday.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/lets-turn-black-friday-into-green-friday.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jana Ballinger</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[News &amp; Issues]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[eco-gifts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Things are bleak all around. It seems like every other day there&#8217;s news, either in the news or from someone I know, about more layoffs. The housing market, the stock market&#8211;it&#8217;s all going down, down, down. The only question remains: How low can it go? 
So it&#8217;s no surprise that the U.S. retail sector is [...]]]></description>
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