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		<title>More than one year later&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging has challenged me. Between facebook, twitter, and many other social media tools I use on a regular basis, blogging fell by the wayside. So, why am I back? Tomorrow&#8217;s Earth Day. It&#8217;s more important than ever to celebrate this day everyday, but tomorrow&#8217;s a great reminder for the small steps we can take to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=16&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Fast Company &#8211; Another Inconvenient Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Roberts&#8217; article on greenwashing in the March issue of Fast Company provides a fresh perspective on living green. Sure, we can buy eco-friendly, organically grown, green products all day long,  but that&#8217;s not the point, as Roberts argues. Maybe it just comes down to assessing our culture of consumerism and asking the question, &#8220;do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=15&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch one of the leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, John Doerr, present his lessons learned as it relates to the climate crisis. Doerr makes a compelling and personal call-to-action for businesses, governments and individuals to get serious about going green. from www.ted.com posted with vodpod<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=14&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Less than 20 percent</title>
		<link>http://verdeliving.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/less-than-20-percent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog post from the Austin American-Statesman, journalist Andrea Lorenz reports that less than 20 percent of the residents in Round Rock, Texas currently participate in the city&#8217;s curbside recycling program. Wow. Even with the amazing amount of attention &#8220;green&#8221; is getting these days, we have yet to hit a tipping point in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=12&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five Ways I Want To Green My Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I stated in my first posting on Verde Living, this blog is here to document topics, tips, and personal anecdotes on making a little less of an impact on our planet. This includes things we&#8217;ve done in our family&#8217;s quest to live a little greener. Here are five things on my wish list to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=11&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great John Muir Quote</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;When one tugs at a single thing in nature, one finds it attached to the rest of the world.&#8221; &#8211; John Muir. I think that effectively sums up my posting on tradeoffs. View it here. Next time you are in the San Francisco area, be sure to visit Muir Woods. It&#8217;s amazing.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=10&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Four Easy Ways to Reduce Your Trash</title>
		<link>http://verdeliving.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/four-easy-ways-to-reduce-your-trash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept of recycling is still a novel idea for many. It&#8217;s probably the easiest step to take to reduce the amount of waste sent to local landfills. In our community, trash is picked up twice a week. It means that over 100 times a year a garbage truck (which probably doesn&#8217;t get the greatest [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=9&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tradeoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to tackling the huge challenge of identifying viable options for renewable energy resources, there are hidden costs in most of the options currently being proposed. With large government subsidies helping to seed investment in ethanol, farmers in Iowa may be some happy campers. But for the dairy farmers or cattle ranchers who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=6&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Ways to Go Organic For Your Yard</title>
		<link>http://verdeliving.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/top-10-ways-to-go-organic-for-your-yard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s still pretty cold around most of the U.S., but I figured it&#8217;s never too late to be thinking about the spring. For us in Texas, it&#8217;s really only six or eight weeks away. I figured I would share the top ten ways that I&#8217;ve been able to go green on the green stuff [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=4&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Not made in China.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, they may or may not be made in China, but plastic bags aren&#8217;t allowed anymore. This is progress..who knew it would come from China? Does it take the government to invoke this change or will companies just follow the responsible lead of Whole Foods? Those .99 cent grocery bags are handy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=verdeliving.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2494872&amp;post=3&amp;subd=verdeliving&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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