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The Ecologist]]></title>
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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/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/science_and_technology/1171165/soundscape_ecology_the_new_science_helping_identify_ecosystems_at_risk.html</link>
 <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/science_and_technology/1063080/water_trading_how_the_worlds_most_vital_resource_is_up_for_sale.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Water trading: how the world's most vital resource is up for sale]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:07 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Like carbon trading, REDD and food speculation before it, the buying and selling of water is just the latest example of market principles being applied to natural resources. But just how ethical is it? Debika Ray reports]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/694441/chinesebacked_kenyan_super_port_could_devastate_unesco_island.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Chinese-backed Kenyan 'super port' could devastate UNESCO island ]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:37 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Wide-ranging plans to link up Kenya, Ethiopia and Southern Sudan include the building of a port which threatens the Lamu district's indigenous coastal communities and fragile ecology, reports Tafline Laylin]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/621018/will_renewable_energy_fuel_a_new_generation_of_ecoshipping.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Will renewable energy fuel a new generation of eco-shipping?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston            ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/572344/when_will_we_see_a_green_taxi_industry.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[When will we see a green taxi industry?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:11 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Buses don't go everywhere, and on some routes they might not even be an efficient option. But many taxis are heavy and polluting compared to ordinary cars - when will this change?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/542679/will_the_reprap_machine_bring_a_new_manufacturing_and_the_end_of_consumerism.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Will the RepRap machine bring a new manufacturing and the end of consumerism?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:35 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[3D printing machines such as the 'RepRap' already allow people to design and 'print out' products at home. Could this be the beginning of the end for traditional, capitalist manufacturing?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/477795/could_open_source_technologies_help_us_solve_climate_change.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Could open source technologies help us solve climate change?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:22 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA['Open source' is a familiar concept to many web users, providing free, well-supported software across the internet. But could the same principles be used to rapidly disseminate low-carbon technologies around the world?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/462382/how_deep_sea_aircon_could_cut_the_heat_of_climate_change.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How deep sea aircon could cut the heat of climate change]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:46 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The deep ocean is cold; our cities are growing increasingly warm. What if we could tap those frigid depths to cool down energy-hungry metropolises?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/344936/does_shipping_have_a_green_future.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Does shipping have a green future?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The aviation industry has its climate change plans, car manufacturers are working on 'eco' alternatives, and rail is considered top of the class, but what has the transport mode that delivers 90 per cent of goods to the UK done to improve upon its environmental credentials?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269805/alternate_current_intelligent_current.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Alternate current, intelligent current]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Instead of spikes in demand and coal-fired solutions, fridges and washing machines may soon be available that can regulate their own energy usage. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/268639/why_cant_the_automobile_industry_get_a_handle_on_lowcarbon_cars.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Why can't the automobile industry get a handle on low-carbon cars?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[A hub of invention, why can't the automobile industry get a handle on low-carbon cars? The answer's in the profit margins - which is why the credit crunch offers hope for the future, says Harriet Williams]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269523/growing_concern.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Growing concern]]></title>
 <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Genetically modified food. It’s a big issue. Increasingly, we are handed the notion that GM food is just like any other food, only better, because of its almost magical power to solve our most immediate crises of poverty, hunger, fossil-fuel depletion and climate change.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The language of the GM technology debate]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The great GM debate is a complex one. Professor Guy Cook examines the ways in which the issue is often tackled - verbally that is.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269463/space_race.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Space Race]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The Brazilian Space Agency and Britain’s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory are planning to boldly go into new realms of space-based rainforest protection.]]></description>
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 <title><![CDATA[The great GM miracle?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The man on the phone said he was from the BBC. They were interested in interviewing me about my alleged involvement in crimes against humanity. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269146/its_electrifying.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[It's electrifying...]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Once you get over the fact that not even tinted windows, a subwoofer, and Snoop Dogg riding shotgun would make the Maranello IV electric car ‘cool’, you can begin to think about driving and car ownership in a whole new way. ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269179/playing_god.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Playing God]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Scientists are on the brink of creating the world’s first artificial life form – a living  organism never before found in nature. They  promise solutions to everything from malaria to  climate change. Salvation? Or a step too far? ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/science_and_technology/269088/the_next_genetic_revolution.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The next genetic revolution?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report]]></description>
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