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	<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Time to Hit the Slopes: Top Eco-Friendly Ski Areas</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/29/top-eco-friendly-ski-areas-in-the-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the world warms, those of us who love the snow worry about what will happen to the ski season. I recently saw one of the films touring around the US as part of Patagonia&#8217;s Wild &#38; Scenic Environmental Film Festival called Weather We Change. It’s a documentary featuring skiers who are committed to learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Gore&#8217;s The Climate Project gifts One Day of carbon neutrality</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/19/al-gores-the-climate-project-gifts-one-day-of-carbon-neutrality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[
The Climate Project will be offsetting all US-based presenters for a day with Brighter Planet’s One Day campaign.  TCP was started in 2006 by Al Gore to mobilize people in the fight against climate change.  Two years later, 2,500 dedicated TCP volunteers, personally trained by Mr. Gore, have reached over 4 million people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Earth and climate change</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/16/618/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I think it’s safe to say everyone loves Google Earth.  But Google Earth is not just cool and useful, it can provide visuals to illuminate problems we hear about but rarely see. The other day, Rich told me how shocked he was to look at aerial images of the Amazon rainforest so I decided [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Youth Climate Movement: “Survival is Not Negotiable”</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/12/international-youth-climate-movement-focus-on-survival/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/12/international-youth-climate-movement-focus-on-survival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Youth Delegation, a group of nearly five hundred young activists from all over the world, attended the UN Climate Conference in Poznan, Poland this week. Members report that the proposed measures are insufficient to guarantee universal national survival in the face of climate change.
The youth delegates have been asking delegates from all countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green business advice from our CEO</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/10/green-business-advice-from-our-ceo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brighter Planet Community]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conservation Tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patti, our CEO, wrote articles for two of our favorite online sustainability publications, Environmental Leader and Climate Biz.
Patti explains that even in a recession, green businesses leaders can still make their goals happen: do well for the environment, provide valuable services, and make a profit for their shareholders.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/11/17/an-eco-stimulus-package-for-our-economy/
This article offers tips for businesses to trim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America&#8217;s environmental commitments</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/08/bank-of-americas-environmental-commitments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re glad to see that Bank of America, our partner for the Brighter Planet Visa, has taken some significant steps to become even more environmentally responsible.
They&#8217;ve recently announced that they will:
1) phase out loans to companies that do mountaintop removal for coal production. (BoA Coal Policy)
2) give $1 million to the Harvard Center for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 12 conservation tips for the holiday season</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/03/top-12-conservation-tips-for-the-holidays/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/03/top-12-conservation-tips-for-the-holidays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Our count-down of holiday conservation tips will help you save money and carbon this winter. The tips are centered around the theme of one day&#8217;s worth of carbon dioxide emissions for the average American, or 136 lbs. of CO2.

12. Recycle.

Most people know recycling is good for the planet, but they don&#8217;t connect it to climate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An update on our projects</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/01/an-update-on-our-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/01/an-update-on-our-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Our Carbon Offset Projects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, we received the following message on our Facebook page from a Brighter Planet customer:

Where&#8217;s the wind??!!
After browsing the newly designed NativeEnergy.com, it appears they&#8217;ve replaced wind projects with trucking efficiency. If this is true, I&#8217;m more than a little disappointed. Given that the nature of the carbon offset market is inherently prone to greenwashing/inefficiencies, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Offsets for Agents of Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/01/carbon-offsets-for-agents-of-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/12/01/carbon-offsets-for-agents-of-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.brighterplanet.com/?p=450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is an important day as almost 11,000 participants gather in Poznań, Poland to talk about climate change. The UN Climate Change Conference will go on through December 12th. These high-level talks are part of the ongoing negotiations to further enhance Kyoto Protocol agreements and to develop a post-Kyoto climate regime. The hope is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inspiration 101: the Planet Earth DVD</title>
		<link>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/11/20/inspiration-101-the-planet-earth-dvd/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.brighterplanet.com/2008/11/20/inspiration-101-the-planet-earth-dvd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>carolyn</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.brighterplanet.com/?p=413</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re excited to share the inspiration of Planet Earth with you.  Seeing the natural world in an up-close and celebratory light is a great way to stay motivated to fight global warming.  Afterall, it can be hard to remember the big picture, especially during the busy holiday season.  
The BBC’s Planet Earth [...]]]></description>
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