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    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/extreme-weather-makes-us-pay-attention-to-climate">        <title>Extreme weather makes us pay attention to climate</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/v4c7-NBniFs/extreme-weather-makes-us-pay-attention-to-climate</link>        <description>But some will have trouble adapting&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/v4c7-NBniFs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-08-31T22:35:15Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/extreme-weather-makes-us-pay-attention-to-climate</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/killer-compost">        <title>Killer compost</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/rHWUMmdHRgo/killer-compost</link>        <description>A new worry for manure-users: pesticide residues&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/rHWUMmdHRgo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-08-16T23:30:54Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/killer-compost</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/industry-boosts-pro-fracking-pr">        <title>Industry boosts pro-fracking PR</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/VlS-fbwBlZA/industry-boosts-pro-fracking-pr</link>        <description>Denial of risks is an environmental injustice&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/VlS-fbwBlZA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-07-29T22:30:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/industry-boosts-pro-fracking-pr</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/reflecting-on-nuclear-crises-doesnt-leave-clear-answers">        <title>Reflecting on nuclear crises doesn't leave clear answers</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/FQcH20-2Y08/reflecting-on-nuclear-crises-doesnt-leave-clear-answers</link>        <description>It sometimes seems we can't live without uranium&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/FQcH20-2Y08" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-07-15T22:54:40Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/reflecting-on-nuclear-crises-doesnt-leave-clear-answers</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/paving-over-an-ancient-burial-ground">        <title>Paving over an ancient burial ground</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/LFfPJp6YiZk/paving-over-an-ancient-burial-ground</link>        <description>Native Americans at California's Glen Cove fight for preservation&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/LFfPJp6YiZk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Marc Dadigan</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-06-10T14:19:52Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/paving-over-an-ancient-burial-ground</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/why-dont-we-teach-environmental-justice-in-the-rural-west">        <title>Why don't we teach environmental justice in the rural West?</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/0_MnHF0ruXI/why-dont-we-teach-environmental-justice-in-the-rural-west</link>        <description>EJ is a key part of resource extraction, yet often ignored&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/0_MnHF0ruXI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Michael Harris</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-06-03T22:20:36Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/why-dont-we-teach-environmental-justice-in-the-rural-west</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/freedom-ride-west-toxic-reality">        <title>Freedom Ride West: Toxic Reality</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/uuOA9A7mKTM/freedom-ride-west-toxic-reality</link>        <description>EJ advocate Hilton Kelley delivered a message of urban renewal at Telluride Mountain Film&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/uuOA9A7mKTM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>James Mills</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-06-03T17:25:16Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/freedom-ride-west-toxic-reality</feedburner:origLink></item>
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    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/the-mixed-blessings-of-extra-water">        <title>The mixed blessings of extra water</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/UCloyYic5yU/the-mixed-blessings-of-extra-water</link>        <description>More H2O may also mean more people in Payson, Ariz.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/UCloyYic5yU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-05-26T22:28:51Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/the-mixed-blessings-of-extra-water</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/freedom-ride-west">        <title>Freedom Ride West</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/Kw_6cfjDX0E/freedom-ride-west</link>        <description>Why do so few African-Americans travel to national parks of the West today?&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/Kw_6cfjDX0E" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>James Mills</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-05-24T16:44:43Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/freedom-ride-west</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/biomass-energy-production-in-the-interior-west">        <title>Biomass energy production in the Interior West </title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/fzUScylvkN0/biomass-energy-production-in-the-interior-west</link>        <description>Politicians’ push development; citizens and economists are not so sure&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/fzUScylvkN0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Felice Pace</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-05-18T17:03:35Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/biomass-energy-production-in-the-interior-west</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/new-urbanism-irks-even-green-westerners">        <title>New Urbanism irks even green Westerners</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/dRA37Bad2ic/new-urbanism-irks-even-green-westerners</link>        <description>Many of us still long for wide open spaces&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/dRA37Bad2ic" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-05-13T18:14:32Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/new-urbanism-irks-even-green-westerners</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/welcome-to-shingle-mountain-colorado">        <title>Welcome to Shingle Mountain, Colorado</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/Sxk5JHviGjg/welcome-to-shingle-mountain-colorado</link>        <description>Local recycling effort has neighbors concerned about their health and the environment&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/Sxk5JHviGjg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Michael Harris</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-05-11T00:30:11Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/welcome-to-shingle-mountain-colorado</feedburner:origLink></item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/ej-activist-ed-abbey">        <title>EJ activist Ed Abbey?</title>        <link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~3/N_-nuixlo9U/ej-activist-ed-abbey</link>        <description>Justice advocate or not, he's still a great read&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hcn/a-just-west/~4/N_-nuixlo9U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>Jackie Wheeler</dc:creator>        <dc:rights />                <dc:date>2011-04-28T20:29:36Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>Blog Post</dc:type>    <feedburner:origLink>http://www.hcn.org/greenjustice/blog/ej-activist-ed-abbey</feedburner:origLink></item>




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