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<title><![CDATA[County eyes pollution]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/20/pa-county-eyes-pollution/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Somewhere off the unpaved western end of Chancey Road, near the on-again, off-again stream known as New River, a septic tank is leaking.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama raced clock, confusion for climate deal]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/obama-raced-clock-confusion-climate-deal/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It was almost unthinkable. The president of the United States walked into a meeting of fellow world leaders and there wasn't a chair for him, a sure sign he was not expected, maybe not even wanted.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:11:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Most see climate change as serious]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/19/poll-most-see-climate-change-serious/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ Three of every four Americans view climate change as a serious problem that will harm future generations if not addressed, according to an Associated Press-Stanford University poll.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:59:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A divided UN conference recognizes climate deal ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse Saturday as bitterly divided delegates agreed after all-night talks to recognize a political compromise that President Barack Obama brokered with China and other emerging powers.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama brokers climate deal, but not all happy]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ COPENHAGEN (AP) -- President Barack Obama declared Friday a "meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough" had been reached among the U.S., China and three other countries on a global effort to curb climate change but said much work was still be needed to reach a legally binding treaty.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:03:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Christmas trees showing up with live 'ornaments']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/18/181807/christmas-trees-showing-live-ornaments/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:07:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama, other leaders meet again at climate summit ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/18/181040/chinese-premier-will-honor-climate-commitments/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and world leaders are holding another impromptu meeting in search of a climate deal.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S., China offer no new emissions cuts at summit]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/18/181035/obama-wen-offer-no-new-emissions-cuts-summit/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A diplomatic frenzy enveloped the final day of the U.N. climate conference today, with President Barack Obama meeting privately with China's premier as world leaders pressed to salvage a global warming accord amid deep divisions between rich and poor nations.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:35:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama heads to high-risk, uncertain climate talks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/17/172224/obama-heads-high-risk-uncertain-climate-talks/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[With global climate change talks at a critical juncture, President Barack Obama flew to Copenhagen today to join more than 110 other world leaders looking to push an interim agreement across the finish line.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists watch deep-sea volcano for first time]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/17/scientists-watch-deep-sea-volcano-first-time/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ Scientists have witnessed the eruption of the deepest submarine volcano ever discovered, capturing for the first time video of fiery bubbles of molten lava as they exploded 4,000 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean in what researchers are calling a major geological discovery.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate talks deadlocked as clashes erupt outside]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/160911/climate-talks-deadlocked-clashes-erupt-outside/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Danish police fired pepper spray and beat protesters with batons outside the U.N. climate conference on Wednesday, as disputes inside left major issues unresolved just two days before world leaders hope to sign a historic agreement to fight global warming.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:11:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2 more children with brain tumors in South Florida community]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/16/2-more-children-brain-tumors-south-florida-communi/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two more children from the same Palm Beach County community have been diagnosed with brain tumors.

The news comes as the Florida Department of Health investigates a possible brain cancer cluster in the area. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:05:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. counting on cows to reduce emissions]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/15/us-counting-cows-reduce-emissions/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[ The United States is counting on cows to help save the planet.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:08:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama to pitch energy-saving home remodeling]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/15/150802/obama-pitch-energy-saving-home-remodeling/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is making another pitch Tuesday to save energy and help the economy by encouraging people to make their homes more energy-efficient.

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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:02:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water department denies access to Cone Ranch]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/15/na-water-department-denies-access-to-cone-ranch/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Proving the value of the Cone Ranch property and why Hillsborough County should restore and protect it requires leg work, some say.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in the summertime as early as 2014, Al Gore said Monday at the U.N. climate conference. This new projection, following several years of dramatic retreat by polar sea ice, suggests that the ice cap may nearly vanish in the summer much sooner than the year 2030, as was forecast by a U.S. government agency eight months ago.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:43:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing countries end boycott at U.N. climate talks ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[ Poor countries ended a boycott of U.N. climate talks Monday after getting assurances that rich nations were not conspiring to soften their commitments to cutting greenhouse gases, European officials said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:29:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing countries block U.N. climate talks ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/14/140957/developing-countries-block-un-climate-talks/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[China, India and other developing nations boycotted U.N. climate talks on Monday, bringing negotiations to a halt with their demand that rich countries discuss much deeper cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:57:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[County gets top bond rating]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/12/na-county-gets-top-bond-rating/life-green/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's recently gave Hillsborough County its highest rating for a bond issue the county will use to buy land for conservation.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New climate draft has gaping holes at U.N. talks ]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN - A new draft agreement Friday at the Copenhagen climate talks pulled together the main elements of a global pact but left gaping holes on financing and cutting greenhouse gas emissions for world leaders to fill in next week.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:42:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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