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		<title>Young People Driving Less</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/04/young-people-driving-less.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time since World War II, Americans are driving less&#8212;and young people most of all. In a comparison of the transportation habits of 16-34 year olds in 2009 to those in 2001, a new report by U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group finds that young people in 2009: Traveled 23% fewer &#8220;vehicle miles&#8221;; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walking Quotes by Muir, Thoreau, et. al.</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/04/walking-quotes-muir-thoreau-kierkegaard.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quotes that will resonate with the walker in you &#8212; in graphic form.]]></description>
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		<title>Walking by Henry David Thoreau</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let the title of this great, underread essay by Thoreau deceive you. It is about walking, yes, but walking as a way of being in the world. Within the beautiful, meandering 19th-century language is a breathtakingly radical vision. I wish to speak a word for Nature, for absolute freedom and wildness, as contrasted with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Lunch Box Guide</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/03/green-lunch-box-guide.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/03/green-lunch-box-guide.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bisphenol a]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phthalates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The greenest lunch boxes are made of safe, durable materials that do not expose the user to toxic chemicals and eliminate waste. That also goes for the food packaging, beverage containers, utensils and napkins inside. It has been estimated that a schoolchild who uses such a lunch box will save 67 pounds of trash on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campbell&#8217;s Soup to Phase out BPA, but How and When</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/03/campbells-soup-phasing-out-bpa.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/03/campbells-soup-phasing-out-bpa.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bisphenol a]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endocrine disruptors]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After months of pressure from consumers and public health organizations led by the Breast Cancer Fund, Campbell&#8217;s Soup Company has announced plans to phase out use of the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in its can linings. As the world&#8217;s largest canned soup producer, Campbell&#8217;s can play a major role in reducing exposure to BPA, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magnificent Plastic Bag Mockumentary</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/02/magnificent-plastic-bag-mockumentary.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/02/magnificent-plastic-bag-mockumentary.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oceans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reusable bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wildlife]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This hilarious spoof on public TV-style nature shows, narrated by Jeremy Irons, follows &#8220;one of the most clever and illustrious creatures&#8221;&#8212;the plastic bag&#8212; on its long and perilous migration home to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. To learn more about the garbage patch (it&#8217;s real) and how you, personally, can avoid contributing to it&#8212;besides shopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Burials</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/02/green-burials.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/02/green-burials.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1723</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are the sort of person who strives for a green lifestyle, now is the time to consider how you want to be buried and make your wishes known. Otherwise, your burial will likely be at odds with your values&#8212;and the person you have tried, all your life, to be. Why? Because the typical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Cat Reviews My New Reusable Bag</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/01/my-cat-reviews-my-new-reusable-bag.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2012/01/my-cat-reviews-my-new-reusable-bag.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[green living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reusable bags]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1681</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love my new reusable bag by Flip &#038; Tumble. It&#8217;s attractive, roomy, has a shoulder pad on the strap and rolls up into a small, lightweight ball that fits easily in my purse. I showed it to my cat Boo. He didn&#8217;t think much of it as a ball. I shook it open. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Guide to Reuse &amp; Recycling</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2011/12/holiday-guide-to-reuse-recycling.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2011/12/holiday-guide-to-reuse-recycling.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[green living]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanukkah]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thisgreenblog.com/?p=1644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the holidays, we&#8217;re often left with the problem of what to do with all the waste &#8212; from the platters of uneaten food to the Christmas tree to the old things that the shiny new gifts replaced. The answer: reuse or recycle them. See my new &#8220;Holiday Guide to Reuse &#38; Recycling&#8221; for practical, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BPA Risk from Food and Beverage Cans</title>
		<link>http://thisgreenblog.com/2011/12/bpa-risk-from-food-beverage-cans.html</link>
		<comments>http://thisgreenblog.com/2011/12/bpa-risk-from-food-beverage-cans.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bisphenol a]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[endocrine disruptors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Public health experts have been warning consumers for the last few years about the possible risk of BPA exposure from the epoxy lining in food and beverage cans. Now a November 2011 study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health shows the concern to be well-founded. The Harvard study found highly elevated levels [...]]]></description>
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