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			<pubDate>2012-02-24</pubDate>
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			<title>12/16/2011: Top 5 Reasons an EV Makes a Great Holiday Gift</title>
			<description><![CDATA[2011 was the year of the electric vehicle &#8211; the car that&rsquo;s reinvigorating Americans&rsquo; romance with the road. And that&#39;s thanks to copper, the mighty metal that supports EV technology.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Dec_16.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-12-16</pubDate>						
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			<title>10/20/2011: Study Proves New Technology Kills Bacteria that Cause Hospital Infections and Reduces Infection Rates</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The CDC estimates that in the U.S., hospital acquired infections kill 100,000 people and cost $45 billion annually. A recent study proves new technology kills bacteria that cause hospital infections and reduces infection rates.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Oct_20.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-10-20</pubDate>						
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			<title>09/12/2011: Copper Helps Serve and Protect Along Lightning Alley</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Grounding upgrades add dependability and safeguard a sheriff&rsquo;s department.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Sept_12.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-09-12</pubDate>						
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			<title>09/11/2011: North America&rsquo;s Top Apprentices Go Head-to-Head in Ann Arbor</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 24th UA Apprenticeship Competition showcases aptitude for proper joining techniques.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Sept_11.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-09-11</pubDate>						
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			<title>08/30/2011: Copper Alloys Help Memorialize September 11 Victims</title>
			<description><![CDATA[As the world anticipates the opening of the National September 11 Memorial in New York, the $700 million project will serve as a symbolic reminder of the 2,982 adults and children killed on that day or in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_August_30.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-08-30</pubDate>						
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			<title>07/06/2011: Boston&rsquo;s New Data Center Provides Uninterrupted Service</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A data center serves as the memory of any commercial, industrial or government facility so that the reliability of the electric power and the power quality must be exceptionally high.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_July_6.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-07-06</pubDate>						
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			<title>07/01/2011: New Technology Kills Bacteria That Cause Hospital Infections</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Initial study results were presented at the World Health Organization&rsquo;s 1st International Conference on Prevention and Infection Control (ICPIC) in Geneva, Switzerland on July 1, 2011.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_July_1.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-07-01</pubDate>						
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			<title>06/28/2011: Happy Birthday Lady Liberty: Copper Keeps You Standing Tall for 125 Years</title>
			<description><![CDATA[She&rsquo;s been a proud symbol of our nation&rsquo;s freedom and has stood the test of time &#8211; with the help of the 31 tons (62,000 pounds) of copper, the mighty metal that continues to be a sustainable, recyclable material widely used today.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_June_28.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-06-28</pubDate>						
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			<title>05/24/2011: Copper Industry Launches New DIY Architectural and Plumbing Videos</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The &quot;Do It Proper with Copper&quot; video series presents a second installment of DIY how-to videos. The short, instructional videos are designed to illustrate exactly how to use copper in plumbing, architecture and building and construction projects.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_May_24.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-05-24</pubDate>						
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			<title>05/06/2011: Sustainability Leads the Way for 2011 North American Copper in Architecture Awards</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The 2011 copper award program recipients showcase versatility, preservation, with an emphasis on sustainability. Entries were evaluated based upon overall building design, integration of copper, craft of copper installation and excellence in innovation or historic restoration.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_May_6.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-05-06</pubDate>						
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			<title>05/04/2011: Copper Sprinklers Offer Habitat Families Fire Protection</title>
			<description><![CDATA[To add another level of protection, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis chose copper fire sprinklers in new homes for its durability, ease of use and long-term performance.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_May_4.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-05-04</pubDate>						
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			<title>04/22/2011: EPA Approves 73 Additional Copper Alloys as Antimicrobial</title>
			<description><![CDATA[With laboratory testing proving that copper, brass and bronze can kill 99.9% of bacteria within 2 hours of exposure, the EPA has approved an additional 73 copper alloys as antimicrobial.&nbsp; This now brings the total number of EPA-registered antimicrobial copper alloys to 355.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Apr_22.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-04-22</pubDate>						
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			<title>03/28/2011: Witness the Power of Antimicrobial Copper:<br/>You&#39;re Invited to a <em>Live</em> Experiment in a Worldwide Webcast &#8211; 9 a.m. EDST, April 4</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Watch how infection-causing bacteria dies on copper surfaces in a live experiment, 9 a.m. EDST, April 4. You will be able to see through a powerful microscope how MRSA, the bacteria responsible for numerous hospital-acquired infections and one of the world&rsquo;s deadliest microbes, dies on Antimicrobial Copper touch surfaces.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Mar_28.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-03-28</pubDate>						
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			<title>03/08/2011: Program to Train U.S. Military on Reducing Electric Energy Consumption and Lowering Costs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A program funded by the Department of Energy and led by the Copper Development Association (CDA) will assist the U.S. military in Guam with reducing its electric energy consumption for their industrial machinery and equipment and lowering costs.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Mar_8.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-03-08</pubDate>						
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			<title>03/04/2011: <abbr title="Communications Cable and Connectivity Association">CCCA</abbr> and <abbr title="Copper Development Association">CDA</abbr> Warn of Non-compliant Category Cable Made with Copper Clad Aluminum Conductors</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In the ongoing effort to educate the structured cabling industry on non-compliant cable products, the CCCA and CDA are drawing attention to non-compliant cable designs using copper clad aluminum conductors.]]></description>
			<link>http://www.copper.org/about/pressreleases/2011/pr2011_Mar_4.html</link>
			<pubDate>2011-03-04</pubDate>						
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