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 <title><![CDATA[Beijing's blue skies...or little white lies?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Fed up with fudged statistics Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware population has forced its Government to come clean about air pollution in the city. ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Where next for the Greens? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 12:20 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[After some of the biggest breakthroughs in their history, the Green Party now faces a leadership election so what happens now? Are the Greens ready to take the next big leap forward, asks Bibi van der Zee]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[How rhino horn poaching fuels criminal gangs in UK and Europe]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 10:09 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Rhino poaching hits record high as criminal gangs target museums and exhibitions in UK and Europe to cash in on lucrative trade]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1367651/the_global_cost_of_chinas_destruction_of_the_roof_of_the_world.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The global cost of China's destruction of the 'roof of the world']]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[China's least talked about crime against Tibet is the damage to the Tibetan plateau: dams, deforestation, mining, poaching and the dumping of nuclear waste. And it is impacting on all of us]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[India’s 'Napa Valley': Sula vineyard pioneers eco-friendly wine in an emerging market]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 08:30 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A unique winery in Western Maharashtra is utilising water recycling, solar power and waste reduction in an effort to avoid the environmental damage linked to wine production in California ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Activists return to defend Tasmania's forests as logging resumes]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:32 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[An agreement that would end 30 years of verbal, and often physical, confrontation over the future of the forests in the Australian state of Tasmania is teetering on the edge of collapse. Ollie Milman reports]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Pillage theory: a blueprint for prosecuting corporations trading in conflict resources]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Timber, diamonds, gold and oil have long been recognised as drivers of war. But companies involved in trading commodities from conflict zones are seldom prosecuted. Isn't it time they were held to account? Matilda Lee reports]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Pharmaceutical industry 'rejoices' at demise of pioneering EPD allergy treatment ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:21 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Enzyme Potentiated Desensitisation is a groundbreaking treatment for allergy sufferers. But the recent closure of a firm championing EPD leaves its future in doubt. Drug companies and mainstream doctors are unlikely to be mourning, says Charlotte Davis<br/>]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Big brother gone green: using technology to tackle the eco-crisis  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:42 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The revolution in remote monitoring should help solve environmental problems, but might it also increase our distance from the natural world? ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/waste_and_recycling/1303558/love_food_hate_waste_could_you_live_without_throwing_food_away.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Love Food Hate Waste: could you live without throwing food away? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Madeleine Cuff challenged herself to spend a week reducing her food and packaging waste. Did it work, and will other consumers and supermarkets take note? ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/1293144/the_rise_of_nutraceuticals_how_the_placebodriven_industry_has_got_us_hooked.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry has got us hooked]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Big companies, from PepsiCo to Kellogg’s, are cashing in on our interest in health food ‘quick fixes’ while continuing to sell us high fat, sugary foods ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/energy/1285207/controversial_el_quimbo_dam_risks_becoming_colombias_belo_monte.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Controversial El Quimbo dam risks becoming 'Colombia’s Belo Monte' ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A growing movement of fishing communities, miners and farmers are stepping up their campaign against the dam - one of dozens of hydroelectric projects looming across Colombia - despite violent repression of some protests   ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Oil deal 'threatens Ugandan biodiversity']]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:55 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The discovery of oil in Uganda was a blessing to the impoverished East African country. But before the oil has even started pumping, disputes over tax, accusations of corruption and fears for the environment plague the sector. Alice Klein reports from Hoima]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Agroforestry comes of age, but will UK farmers embrace it? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:44 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The practical evidence suggests agroforestry in the UK has got something to offer both commercial farmers and smallholders alike. The challenge now, says Ed Hamer, is how to encourage sceptical farmers that planting trees across farmland is a good idea ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:51 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The wind farms debate rages on as the need for renewable energy grows. But is the UK in danger of putting aesthetics before the need to cut carbon emissions and adopt greener technologies?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:58 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/politics_and_economics/1240082/mayan_people_battle_oil_giants_as_belizes_rainforests_threatened.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Mayan people battle oil giants as Belize's rainforests threatened  ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Forest communities are fighting increasing incursions onto their land by US oil companies. Now the Belizean government is seeking to reverse a court ruling preventing them allowing oil exploration, logging or mining. Robin Llewellyn reports from Belize<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/climate_change/1230996/bjrn_lomborg_five_inches_i_cant_even_remember_that_figure.html</link>
 <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[HS2: can the UK fast-track a better rail system?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Are the UK's new high speed rail plans part of a sustainable future for public transport in the UK or a big statement that only benefits a minority?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/energy/1212115/retrofits_is_it_possible_to_make_greening_your_home_sexy.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Retrofits: is it possible to make 'greening your home' sexy?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:01 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Green refurbishments save money and reduce CO2 emissions, helping combat climate change. The challenge is getting people to do them]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/food_and_farming/1202909/super_vegetable_garden_enables_mauritanian_refugees_to_run_agribusinesses.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA['Super vegetable garden' enables Mauritanian refugees to run agribusinesses]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[An innovative gardening project along the river basin in Northern Senegal is helping hundreds of Mauritanian refugees address issues of food and economic insecurity and allowing them to integrate into Senegalese society]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/1193593/europes_empty_houses_drive_new_wave_of_squatting_activism.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Europe's empty houses drive new wave of squatting activism ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:06 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As the recession continues, squatting across Europe has enjoyed a renaissance. Although controversial, occupying vacant buildings has become a form of activism, promoting alternative lifestyles and challenging the mainstream ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1184638/cetaceans_under_siege_as_manmade_perils_blight_the_oceans.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Cetaceans under siege as man-made perils blight the oceans]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Whales, dolphins and porpoises have no respite from oil and chemicals, fishing nets, shipping, noise pollution and a host of other dangers brought about by man's unrelenting destruction of the oceans, says Anthony Wall ]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Supermarket food waste to power renewable energy instead of tackling food poverty]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:31 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Food aid charities argue supermarket food waste could help prevent hunger in vulnerable people. Yet supermarkets' anaerobic digestion plans may eclipse food redistribution says Matilda Lee]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA['Soundscape ecology': the new science helping identify ecosystems at risk]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:02 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[As industrial development and human encroachment intensifies globally, academics believe the study of natural soundscapes could teach us much about how ecosystems function - and how they are under threat]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1162609/how_ecologging_and_livestock_grazing_can_protect_uks_natural_landscape.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How eco-logging and livestock grazing can protect UK's natural landscape]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:14 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A web of environmental, economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness has slowed encroachment on natural areas, but serious threats persist. Is it time for a fresh approach?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Is there room for wildlife as Africa grapples with development?    ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How poaching for the illegal wildlife trade, intensive farming, climate change and population growth all threaten Africa's unique wildlife     ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/politics_and_economics/1141084/could_politicians_be_charged_with_ecocide_if_they_approve_tar_sands_pipeline.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Could politicians be charged with 'ecocide' if they approve tar sands pipeline?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:49 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A law of ecocide could potentially see politicians who approve environmentally-damaging projects, like the tar sands pipeline between the US and Canada, face a court trial]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/natural_world/1139355/the_conservation_quandary_can_wildlife_ngos_save_africas_animals.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The conservation quandary: can wildlife NGOs save Africa's animals? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:57 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working?]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[Where will our milk come from: 'battery' farms or free range cows? ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:50 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The recent axing of the Nocton 'super-dairy' renewed interest in how our milk and cheese is produced. The Ecologist visited two dairy farms - an indoor, intensive unit and a year-round outdoor operation - to assess their very different approaches]]></description>
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