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		<title>More than &#8220;renewable&#8221; energy needed: Microsoft</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Efforts should be focused on stopping output of carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas which helps heat the planet, rather than moving to a source that can be regenerated, said Craig Mundie, the man who replaced Bill Gates as the world's largest software maker's futurist.]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/energy-independence/more-than-renewable-energy-needed/</link>
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		<title>Alternative Energy Revitalizes Afghan Hospital</title>
		<description><![CDATA["This is equivalent to a 15-kilowatt generator, based on our assessment of the typical efficiency and amount of wind that we anticipate," Thrun explained. "It will be sufficient to supply lighting power to the hospital. The hospital is still going to require generator use to run heating and cooling, and the cooler for the mortuary."]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/solar-energy/alternative-energy-revitalizes-afghan-hospital/</link>
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		<title>Bush Era Policy on Polar Bears remains</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Obama Administration Maintains Bush-Era Policy on Polar Bears
The Obama Administration has decided to keep a Bush-era policy on polar bears  &#8212; declining to crack down on greenhouse-gas polluters on the grounds that their  emissions are helping shrink the bears&#8217; habitat on Arctic sea ice, officials  announced today.
The reason, officials said: the problem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/eco-news/bush-era-policy-on-polar-bears-remains/</link>
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		<title>Black Warrior River Watershed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Warrior Riverkeeper recently achieved a $150,000 settlement in a lawsuit over sedimentation from storm water runoff, one of the leading causes of impairment in Alabama's streams and rivers.]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/water-wise/black-warrior-river-watershed/</link>
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		<title>Coast Guard Adopts Environmental Initiatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the past, the Coast Guard was more concerned about maintaining compliance with federal regulations. Currently, the Coast Guard continues to shift from compliance to sustainability -- basically 'greening up' the Coast Guard.]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/technology/coast-guard-adopts-environmental-initiatives/</link>
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		<title>US Stimulus Bill Hasn&#8217;t Sparked Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#62; &#62; &#62;WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Despite plowing billions of taxpayer dollars into the ailing U.S. renewable industry, there&#8217;s been little sign of new life in the sector, says the head of one of the largest manufacturers in the business.
And without a federal mandate requiring an increasing percentage of electricity to come from renewable sources such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/energy-independence/us-stimulus-bill-hasnt-sparked-industry/</link>
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		<title>The future of the Electric car</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Effective use of Solar Energy and the future of the Electric car
Lighting buildings via windows and skylights is the most common way we take advantage of solar energy today. Passive solar room heating, solar hot water and pool heating are other common applications of solar “thermal” energy. 
We already know it is possible to harness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/solar-energy/the-future-of-the-electric-car/</link>
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		<title>Water wise landscape design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A feature I like to suggest that uses the natural flow of the terrain is a “dry riverbed” couple this with a few well placed landscape boulders and a nice piece of driftwood and a center piece tree like a Blue or green Palo verde, a small Mesquite, or an awesome Mexican Elderberry and you are will on your way to a water-wise masterpiece.]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/landscaping/water-wise-landscape-design/</link>
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		<title>California&#8217;s Going Green, Are You Ready?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Green Friendly California! If you have been watching the news then you know that the United States is taking a huge step towards Energy Independence and the promotion of Green Alternatives and California is leading the way.]]></description>
		<link>http://greenfriendlycalifornia.com/eco-news/california-going-green/</link>
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