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		<title>Earth Day turns 40</title>
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Earth Day turns 40:
It&#8217;s official, Earth Day turns 40. The people of American have been celebrating this tribute to our planet for four decades now. Earth day was created by a Wisconsin senator and has gone on to be a major component in the environmentalism movement. It has now gone on to be celebrated in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=191</link>
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		<title>Source reduction basics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Source reduction basics:
What is source reduction? Well, it is reducing the amount of materials or energy in the manufacturing process, distribution, or packaging of a product. Source reduction cuts down on waste from the start, and therefore less possible trash is produced and more resources are conserved. Source reduction is a main goal of EPA [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=186</link>
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		<title>Exciting news!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting News!
You may have noticed that lately there has not been a lot of new activity on UrbanGreenSpot lately. That’s because there has been a lot of planning to make an even better UrbanGreenSpot.
In addition to the planning there has been an expansion Minneapolis, MN. I am excited to announce UrbanGreenSpot’s expansion to include Minneapolis [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=182</link>
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		<title>Earth Hour Is Today!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earth Hour is today at 8:30pm central time. For those of you that don’t know, Earth Hour is a time to help show support for energy conservation and green living changes. During the hour turn of your lights, tvs, and anything else electronic you have. In doing so, you are not only saving energy but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=177</link>
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		<title>Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too</title>
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Huge Garbage Patch Found in Atlantic Too
Article Credit: Richard A. Lovett for National Geographic News
Billions of bits of plastic are accumulating in a massive garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean &#8211; a lesser known cousin to the Texas-size trash vortex in the Pacific, scientists say.
&#8220;Many people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,&#8221; said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Recycling Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fun Recycling Facts:
In order to help people realize the importance of recycling, here are some interesting facts about recycling various materials such as aluminum, glass, and paper. Also be sure to check out the links to some useful websites and resources on recycling.
Aluminum cans:
Used aluminum cans can be recycled and returned to store shelves in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=168</link>
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		<title>The Growing E-Waste Problem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Growing E-Waste Problem
E-Waste(Electronic Waste) is obsolete, broken, or surplus electronics that are discarded in the trash.  E-Waste is the fastest growing component of municipal waste in the world, with between 20 and 50 million tons generated annually and that amount is climbing rapidly every year. One of the largest problems with E-Waste is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Green Tips For Renters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Green Tips For Renters
Going green is possible for renters just as much as it is for homeowners. While renter’s often can not make the large home improvements such as solar water heaters and new energy star appliances, there are so easy things that can be done. I have come up with a short list of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=155</link>
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		<title>Winter Olympic Medals Go Green</title>
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Winter Olympic medals go green
In an exciting historical first, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games will feature medals containing recycled metals from E-Waste or Electronic Waste. The Olympic and Paralympic Games have long held a philosophy of sustainability and this is another opportunity to show it.
A Vancouver company called Teck Resources provided the metals used in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://urbangreenspot.com/?p=150</link>
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		<title>Clean Energy Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clean Energy Week
Feb 1st-5 is clean energy week. In honor of clean energy week organizations nationwide are working together to put clean energy at the front of national policy. These organizations aim to boost policy in the clean energy sector in order to boost the number of green jobs as well as help America become [...]]]></description>
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