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The Ecologist]]></title>
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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/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/society/1001526/sustainability_and_football_why_the_beautiful_game_is_getting_a_green_makeover.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Sustainability and football: why the beautiful game is getting a green makeover]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[In the second part of our sport and environment mini-series, Ruth Styles reports on the efforts some football clubs are making to turn the sport into an eco-friendly one, although there's still plenty to do ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/950761/how_one_man_could_inspire_a_new_generation_of_horse_drawn_travellers.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[How one man could inspire a new generation of horse drawn travellers]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Jean Vranic meets Pete Delaney, the remarkable traveller challenging stereotypes and proving that - even in modern Britain - alternative, sustainable lifestyles are still possible ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/812270/london_2012_olympics_whats_the_hidden_cost_to_green_spaces_and_wildlife_habitats.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[London 2012 Olympics: what's the hidden cost to green spaces and wildlife habitats?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:10 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Already hit by rows over radioactive waste and airport expansion, the London 2012 Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. Tom Antebi reports ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/734150/bexhill_bypass_puts_road_building_back_in_the_spotlight.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Bexhill bypass puts road building back in the spotlight]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:40 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Opponents say the controversial bypass will damage ancient woodlands, disturb wetland birds and impact on protected areas - and it's just one of 22 similar schemes currently awaiting approval. Jan Goodey investigates <br/>  ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/701642/activist_families_the_parents_and_children_protesting_against_climate_change.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Activist families: the parents and children protesting against climate change]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:25 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Can families play a frontline role in the fight against climate change? The Ecologist meets the parent-child activists who believe they can]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/524267/putting_communities_back_in_charge_of_their_forests.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Putting communities back in charge of their forests]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[What can western countries learn from their less industrialised counterparts about returning woodlands and forests to productive, profitable, local control?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/507516/las_gaviotas_proving_sustainable_living_possible_where_it_shouldnt_be.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Las Gaviotas: proving sustainable living possible where it shouldn't be]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:29 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How one Colombian community put wind turbines where they shouldn't have turned, water pumps where they shouldn't have worked, and planted a forest in soils thought long dead]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/492224/what_will_the_coalition_government_do_about_planning_law.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[What will the coalition Government do about planning law?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 12:16 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Planning - a dull subject that has a direct impact on some of the most important areas of our lives. One proposal to speed up planning has just been scrapped by the new Government. What will replace it, asks Bibi Van Der Zee]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/452382/dont_buy_it_hire_it_the_real_green_consumer.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Don't buy it - hire it: the real green consumer]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:05 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[It's an unfashionable idea, but would a return to hiring products and services rather than buying them help us reduce our ecological footprint and turn businesses green?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/431864/the_human_cost_of_superclean_sugar_ethanol.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The human cost of 'super-clean' sugar ethanol]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:13 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Brazil is hailed as a biofuels success story - producing and using ethanol from high yielding crops within the country. But those indigenous families who have been displaced by sugar cane cultivation see things differently]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/383729/learning_from_remote_sustainable_communities.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Learning from remote, sustainable communities]]></title>
 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:34 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Being off the beaten track need not require lashings of fossil fuels to provide a comfortable lifestyle. James Morrison tells the remarkable story of the inhabitants of Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/315791/greening_the_church_a_reluctant_sacrifice_or_a_new_lease_of_life.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Greening the church: a reluctant sacrifice or a new lease of life?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 09:41 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Taking responsibility for our actions, fighting for justice and living in harmony with the rest of creation are among the founding principles of every religion. So why is there is no interfaith, or even inter-Christian statement on climate change? ]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/312289/the_leisure_economy_can_we_save_the_planet_by_working_less.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The leisure economy: can we save the planet by working less?]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:43 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The idea of a 'leisure economy' has been predicted for decades, but never realised. Despite this, research shows that our working habits continue to put a strain on the planet's resources. Could tackling climate change be as simple as working less?]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/272001/change_your_inner_life_and_change_the_world.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Change your inner life and change the world]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:36 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[How we communicate with others affects how the environmental community is perceived. Self-confidence, a positive outlook and ‘being the change’ is the way to go.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/271918/the_visionaries.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[The Visionaries]]></title>
 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:24 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better world.<br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/270484/time_to_abandon_hope_and_propose_a_new_approach_to_environmental_change.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Time to abandon hope and propose a new approach to environmental change]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[If we hope really hard maybe things will get better – or maybe it’s time to consider a new plan of action. Michael Nelson and John Vucetich propose a virtuous approach to environmental change.<br/><br/>]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/270433/visionaries_duane_elgin.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[Visionaries: Duane Elgin]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[Duane Elgin is a self-described ‘evolutionary activist’ who, since the 1960s, has explored the practical and philosophical meaning of simplicity.]]></description>
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 <link>http://www.theecologist.org/investigations/society/269781/ukregistered_companies_connected_to_controversial_canadian_seal_cull.html</link>
 <title><![CDATA[UK-registered companies connected to controversial Canadian seal cull]]></title>
 <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00 +0000</pubDate>
 <description><![CDATA[The first blows may be struck on Canadian ice, but it's at the checkout that the coup de grace is delivered. Andrew Wasley explores the UK companies profiting from the trade in seal fur]]></description>
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