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 <title><![CDATA[Campaigning: The basics - case studies and advice show you how to make your local community more green and sustainable  -
The Ecologist]]></title>
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 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION: Urge your MP to vote for 10:10's climate-friendly Daylight Saving Bill]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Adding an extra hour of daylight would decrease carbon emissions, promote outdoor activities and make travel safer. Make sure your MP supports the Daylight Saving Bill in today's vote ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1175218/take_action_save_orangutans_with_football_star_puyol.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Take Action: Save orangutans with football star Puyol  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Act Now for Orangutans is a new campaign fronted by World Cup winner and Barcelona skipper Puyol aimed at the conservation of orangutans <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1167151/urge_brazilian_president_dilma_rousseff_to_save_the_amazon_rainforest.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Urge Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to save the Amazon rainforest  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:04 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The new Brazilian Forest Code proposes to relax land regulation in the Amazon rainforest which will increase logging, cattle ranching and other destructive activities. Tell President Dilma to veto the decision before it is too late]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1154320/petition_to_stop_dow_chemical_partnering_with_2012_london_olympics.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Petition to stop Dow Chemical partnering with 2012 London Olympics]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Responsible for one of the worst industrial accidents in the world, Dow Chemical's toxic legacy threatens the reputation of the London Olympics]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1130732/take_action_dont_let_the_government_backtrack_on_uk_marine_protected_areas.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION: Don't let the government back-track on UK marine protected areas]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:17 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1119139/take_action_pledge_action_not_money_with_donation.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION: Pledge action, not money, with DoNation]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[If money's tight, but you still want to 'do something' why not join DoNation's growing army of action volunteers to help create a low-carbon society]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1115617/take_action_five_campaigns_to_make_fashion_more_fair.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION: Five campaigns to make fashion more fair]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[From supporting garment workers' rights, to ending harmful denim sandblasting, there are many campaigns to improve high street clothing retail practices. Take action and add your voice to the call to make fashion fair]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1114605/targeting_the_whale_hunters_on_patrol_with_sea_shepherd.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Targeting the whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin ship during recent operations targeting bluefin tuna fishing and pilot whale hunting argues the organisations' activities are vital for preventing slaughter on the high seas]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1105825/john_pilger_and_noam_chomsky_debate_future_of_radical_media.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[John Pilger and Noam Chomsky debate future of radical media]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:26 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sarah Bentley reports on the UK radical media conference asking what's next for the non-corporate press]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1097080/campaign_hero_vandana_shiva_antigm_activist_and_head_of_navdanya.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[CAMPAIGN HERO: Vandana Shiva, anti-GM activist and head of Navdanya]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:27 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Vandana Shiva explains to the Ecologist how the global anti-GM food movement resonates with the Occupy Wall Street protests ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1079138/a_day_in_the_life_ofnicola_peel_amazon_activist_and_filmmaker.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[A day in the life of...Nicola Peel, Amazon activist and filmmaker]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:33 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Nicola Peel's new film Blood of the Amazon tells the story of the world's largest environmental lawsuit and investigates how the oil industry threatens a fragile rainforest environment. By Jan Goodey]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1074925/campaign_hero_khushi_kabir_empowering_bangladeshs_most_vulnerable.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[CAMPAIGN HERO: Khushi Kabir, empowering Bangladesh's most vulnerable]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:23 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Khushi Kabir was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 for her work at Nijera Kori, which has helped organise over 175,000 landless people in Bangladesh's rural areas since 1980 ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1027642/the_young_activists_guide_to_building_a_green_movement.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The young activist’s guide to building a green movement]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sharon J. Smith’s book acts as an inspirational guide for the youth of today to taking environmental matters into their own hands<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/1018489/can_positive_money_help_fix_a_fatally_flawed_banking_system.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Can Positive Money help fix a fatally flawed banking system? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A new campaign group is trying to push through reforms that would give customers a choice in investments and make banks more socially useful. But can it break through the banking bottleneck?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/988474/schnews_how_road_protesters_ravers_and_gm_activists_fought_back_with_direct_action_tabloid.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[SchNEWS: how road protesters, ravers and GM activists fought back with direct action tabloid    ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Established in 1994 in response to Michael Howards' draconian Criminal Justice Act targeting activists, the Brighton-based SchNEWS has become integral to the UK - and global - protest movement, say Richard Purssell & Jan Goodey ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/962681/tools_of_resistance_the_insiders_guide_to_grassroots_direct_action.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Tools of resistance: the insiders guide to grassroots direct action]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Molly James & Dan Glass outline the most powerful tools in the grassroots action toolbox - plus information on how you can get involved<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/962680/just_do_it_the_story_of_modernday_outlaws.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Just Do It: the story of modern-day outlaws]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A new film launching on July 15th gives an in-depth look inside the clandestine world of environmental direct action ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/949173/if_a_tree_falls_the_story_behind_the_making_of_an_american_eco_terrorist_group.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[If a tree falls: the story behind the making of an American 'eco terrorist' group ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Earth Liberation Front targeted dozens of businesses they accused of destroying the environment. As a new film charting its rise and fall premieres in the US, Matilda Lee speaks to director Marshall Curry about the fine line between activism and terrorism]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/904478/take_action_to_ban_killer_jeans.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION to ban 'killer jeans']]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 13:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action from 30th May to 5th June to lobby brands to ban the technique of sandblasting denim ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/how_to_make_a_difference/campaigning_the_basics/873065/take_action_for_a_living_wage_with_justpay.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[TAKE ACTION for a living wage with JustPay!  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 13:19 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The new JustPay! campaign is asking investors and individuals alike to activate their money and demand that support staff, such as cleaners, at the UK's top corporations are ensured a Living Wage]]></description>
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