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 <title><![CDATA[Bjørn Lomborg: 'Five inches...? I can't even remember that figure' ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite no scientific training Bjørn Lomborg has had a strong influence on the climate change debate, positioning himself against climate deniers and campaigners who say that climate change is a global emergency]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sami reindeer herders struggle against Arctic oil and gas expansion]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Climate change and a rise in oil and gas exploration are bringing a host of problems for the indigenous Sami reindeer herders in the Arctic regions]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/978383/himalayan_glaciers_are_not_just_melting_they_are_dying.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Himalayan glaciers are 'not just melting, they are dying']]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Many glaciers are melting away at a rapid rate. This could have serious consequences for half a billion people who depend on the ‘eternal snows’ to water their crops and for drinking. But as Jonathan Mitchell reports from Nepal, not everyone appears concerned]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Climate change fuels violence as hunger drives cattle poaching in East Africa]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The cattle keepers of Karamoja have raided each others' herds for generations: for prestige, to pay dowries and increase wealth. But the thefts are increasingly driven by hunger caused by a changing climate. Jocelyn T Edwards reports from Uganda <br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/872984/fair_trade_carbon_credits_will_certification_benefit_people_and_planet.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Fair trade carbon credits: will certification benefit people and planet?           ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In Uganda, as in the rest of the world, carbon trading is a controversial topic. But could the concept of fair trade carbon credits revolutionise the sector, or is it just a distraction from the bigger problems with carbon markets? Adam Corner investigates]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/588104/growing_conflicts_over_tanzanias_charismatic_carbon.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Growing conflicts over Tanzania's 'charismatic carbon']]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:08 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The country's forests are at the centre of a new global scramble to 'buy up' carbon, but as Thembi Mutch reports, is the process really going to benefit the environment or people?   ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/547919/suffocating_seas_how_climate_change_is_reducing_ocean_oxygen_levels.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Suffocating seas: how climate change is reducing ocean oxygen levels]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The main impacts of climate change - changing weather patterns, melting glaciers, sea level rise - are well known. But its ability to reduce oxygen levels in the deep ocean is little reported...]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/377428/have_greens_got_it_wrong_about_tar_sands.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Have greens got it wrong about tar sands?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:50 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[For environmentalists, tar sands are a 'climate crime'; for peak oil experts, they can never do the job of ordinary crude. But neither critique tells the full story: that exploiting tar sands may worsen both the climate crisis, and the energy crisis...]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/373012/will_sugar_be_the_oil_of_the_21st_century.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Will sugar be the oil of the 21st century?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/364351/all_carbon_is_not_born_equal.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[All carbon is not born equal]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:52 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Are we risking serious problems if action to tackle deforestation assumes that a tonne of tree carbon is the same as a tonne of fossil carbon?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/332804/how_can_we_tell_which_companies_are_really_green.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How can we tell which companies are really green?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:53 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Green claims are everywhere: surely there must be some simple way of measuring exactly what impact a company is having on the climate?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/293674/the_first_climate_evacuation_what_have_we_learned.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The first climate evacuation: what have we learned?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, journalist Dan Box won recognition from environmentalist George Monbiot for documenting the world's first climate change evacuation, of the Carteret islands in the South Pacific. Now, he returns to his experiences to ask if this is the first evacuation of many, how should we do it in future?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Biochar: can charcoal really stop global warming?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:03 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Biochar - the charcoaled remains of agricultural waste - is being hailed as a huge opportunity to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But is the science sound, and do we have enough waste to go around?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/271135/home_truths_lowcarbon_materials_key_to_greener_dwellings.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Home truths - low-carbon materials key to greener dwellings]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Forget complex, high-end technologies – basic truths and natural, low-carbon materials hold the key to sustainable and truly energy-efficient homes, argues James Hulme]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sustainable cities- rethinking sustainable building]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:59 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sustainability consultant Dr David Strong tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished and rebuilt<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/271037/a_green_building_debate.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[A green building debate]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Two views on form and function in the green building debate that must be sensitive to the local environment and responsive to the local character, cultural diversity and ecology of its place without diluting its uniqueness.<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sustainable cities: the future of the human habitat]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Guest editor Hank Dittmar presents a series of articles on the green cities of tomorrow, and explains why they hold hope for us all]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/270475/reducing_carbon_emissions_from_deforestation.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Reducing carbon emissions from deforestation]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[We can all agree on what the problem is, it’s settling on a solution that’s the difficult part. Mark Anslow explores the complicated world of deforestation]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Sustainable transport - a green roadmap?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Sustainable transport offers not only a golden ticket out of our pollution- and traffic-choked cities, but also a means of improving the health and well-being of travellers and society alike. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/269289/homes_for_climate_change.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Homes for climate change]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Building a more sustainable future is vital if our societies are to survive in a post-fossil-fuel future – but, argues Susan Roaf, the way we build must itself first change]]></description>
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