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		<title>Shades of Green: A Case for Conservative Conservationism Overstates the Link Between the Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Julian Baggini from Financial Times Review of Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously About the Planet, by Roger Scruton, Atlantic, RRP£22, 464 pages Not so long ago, environmentalism was assumed to be a leftwing cause: anti-capitalist, pro-social justice and on the side of the underdog. It is only recently that the idea that green [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/02/01/shades-of-green-a-case-for-conservative-conservationism-overstates-the-link-between-the-two/</link>
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		<title>The Impact of Human Activities On a Selection of Lakes in Tanzania</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From ScienceDaily An increase in human activity is posing a threat to natural aquatic ecosystems in Tanzania and contributing to environmental damage and ecological changes. Doctoral research carried out by Hezron Emmanuel Nonga shows that agriculture and livestock farming leads to eutrophication in lakes and the proliferation of cyanobacteria which produce microcystins. New information about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/01/23/the-impact-of-human-activities-on-a-selection-of-lakes-in-tanzania/</link>
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		<title>Recently Published: Sustainability Journal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of  The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability includes: Sustainable Tourism Development: Iranian Oasis Settlement by Asgharmohammad Moradi, GH Hossein Memarian, N. Dehghan and Hojjatollah Abdi Ardekani. Sustainable Metropolitan Development: Towards an Operational Model for Semarang Metropolitan Region by Agung Sugiri, Imam Buchori and Sugiono Soetomo. Sustainable Mass Tourism: Fantasy or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/01/19/recently-published-sustainability-journal-8/</link>
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		<title>The End of the Nuclear Renaissance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By John Quiggin from The National Interest In political terms, the issues of climate change and energy took a back seat for most of 2011. There was some modest progress at the Durban conference in December. Moreover, having given up on the idea of cap-and-trade legislation, the Obama administration took some significant regulatory measures including [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/01/15/the-end-of-the-nuclear-renaissance/</link>
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		<title>Latest Sustainability Journal papers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest issue of The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability includes: Engineered Biomaterials for Construction: A Cradle-to-Cradle Design Methodology for Green Material Development by Wil V. Srubar III, Aaron T. Michel, Craig S. Criddle, Curtis W. Frank and Sarah L. Billington. Cultural Sustainability and International Dialogue by Robert Zack. Factors for Transition towards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Agriculture May Be Outgrowing Its Ideals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Elisabeth Rosenthal from The New York Times Clamshell containers on supermarket shelves in the United States may depict verdant fields, tangles of vines and ruby red tomatoes. But at this time of year, the tomatoes, peppers and basil certified as organic by the Agriculture Department often hail from the Mexican desert, and are nurtured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/01/05/organic-agriculture-may-be-outgrowing-its-ideals/</link>
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		<title>Sustainability Journal, Volume 7, Issue 5 now available</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fifth issue of Volume 7 of The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability is now available. Volume 7, Issue 5 contains: Responses to Labour Constraint on the Singapore Economy: A CGE Modelling Approach by Xianming Meng and Mahinda Siriwardana. The Effectiveness of Environmental Matching Agreements among Asymmetric Countries by Toshiyuki Fujita. The Benefits of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2012/01/05/sustainability-journal-volume-7-issue-5-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Current Developments: Innovative Ideas on How to Make Electric Cars Cost-Efficient Take Shape</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Larry Greenemeir from Scientific America It&#8217;s easy to knock electric vehicles (EVs): It takes too long to recharge the batteries and there are too few places to do it. And besides, who will pay for all the new recharging stations that would be needed if the cars catch on? The International Energy Agency’s most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2011/12/31/current-developments-innovative-ideas-on-how-to-make-electric-cars-cost-efficient-take-shape/</link>
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		<title>Wood Biofuel Could Be a Competitive Industry by 2020</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From ScienceDaily Fuel made from wood could become a competitive commercial alternative to fuel made from corn by 2020 if the wood biofuel industry is supported, according to a new University of British Columbia study. Corn ethanol is currently blended with gasoline to satisfy government-mandated targets to include renewable content in transportation fuel. Compared to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2011/12/26/wood-biofuel-could-be-a-competitive-industry-by-2020-2/</link>
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		<title>Why Firms Go Green</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the Economist SHORTLY before the 2009 UN climate summit in Copenhagen, many companies got into green. The summit was expected to lead to new regulations restricting greenhouse-gas emissions. Dozens of chief executives came to see history being made and to be seen on the right side of it. But Copenhagen was a flop. Most [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://onsustainability.com/2011/12/19/why-firms-go-green/</link>
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