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	<title>Effie P, Author at The Green Optimistic</title>
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		<title>World’s First Rehabilitation Center for Dolphins Opening in Greece</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dolphin-rehabilitation-center-greece-20190617/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2019 06:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Delphinariums and dolphin shows have been popular attractions around the world. However, increasing concerns have been voiced related to the well-being of dolphins which live in captivity. Dolphins are trained under conditions of constant food deprivation. They undergo invasive operations as tubing, they often develop depression or self-aggressive behaviour, and they suffer poor health and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/dolphin-rehabilitation-center-greece-20190617/">World’s First Rehabilitation Center for Dolphins Opening in Greece</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Coffee to Boost Solar Cell Performance</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coffee-boost-perovskite-performance-20190520/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 19:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[perovskite solar cells]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>You’re a graduate engineer. You’ve been working on perovskite solar panels. Perovskite describes a class of crystalline compounds which are easy and cheap to make, and as a result they are promising candidate materials to form light-harvesting layers on solar panels. However, if the crystals are exposed to atmospheric humidity and oxygen, they degrade rapidly. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coffee-boost-perovskite-performance-20190520/">Coffee to Boost Solar Cell Performance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Criminal Court in Ecuador Halts Oil Exploration in Indigenous Amazonian Lands</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ecuador-halts-oil-exploration-indigenous-amazonian-lands-20190501/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 05:24:08 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil exploration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The indigenous tribe of Waorani, in the province of Pastaza in Ecuador, received court protection against oil exploration planned to take place in 180.000 hectares of ancestral Amazonian lands. The lands are protected by the constitution, even though subsurface resources are legally owned by the state. However, the court ruled that the consultation between the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ecuador-halts-oil-exploration-indigenous-amazonian-lands-20190501/">Criminal Court in Ecuador Halts Oil Exploration in Indigenous Amazonian Lands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Forecast: Coal-based energy production rapidly outpaced by renewables in the US</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coal-energy-production-rapidly-outpaced-by-renewables-in-the-us-20190506/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 13:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coal energy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>April and May set a symbolic milestone in the transition to renewable energy sources in the USA, as the projections of the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFFA) show that renewables are expected to have higher contribution than coal in total energy production. The US Energy Information Administration forecasts that all renewables will [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coal-energy-production-rapidly-outpaced-by-renewables-in-the-us-20190506/">Forecast: Coal-based energy production rapidly outpaced by renewables in the US</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>It Rains Microplastics in Southern France</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microplastics-rain-southern-france-20190420/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microplastics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic rain]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s easy to talk about pollution that’s far away. It doesn’t concern us&#8211;it’s deep in the oceans, in poor underdeveloped countries, with people who are different and maybe indifferent. And it’s also easy to export our garbage to them, because after all, it’s only fair, we pay them something for it (if needed) and we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/microplastics-rain-southern-france-20190420/">It Rains Microplastics in Southern France</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Floating Bins Cleaning Up Marinas Worldwide</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/floating-bins-cleaning-up-marinas-worldwide-20190418/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 19:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Tech]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“If we have rubbish bins on land, then why not in the water?” It was this simple question that led surfers Pete Ceglinski and Andrew Turton to leave their day jobs and design Seabin&#8211; a floating rubbish bin which can extract half a tonne of debris from the sea, including microplastics. The device moves up [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/floating-bins-cleaning-up-marinas-worldwide-20190418/">Floating Bins Cleaning Up Marinas Worldwide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Norway Takes Firm Stance Against Arctic Oil Drilling</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-arctic-oil-drilling-20190417/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arctic oil drilling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[norway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[norway oil drilling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Lofoten islands are a rare refuge of wilderness in the Norwegian sea, above the Arctic circle. They are considered a natural wonder and are in the process of certification as a Sustainable Destination. However, oil prospecting led to estimates that between one and three billion barrels of oil could be drilled off the Archipelago, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-arctic-oil-drilling-20190417/">Norway Takes Firm Stance Against Arctic Oil Drilling</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Indonesia Oil Spill Kills Five People</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/indonesia-oil-spill-kills-20190417/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 07:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indonesia oil spill]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A leak from an underwater pipeline of state-owned oil firm Pertamina, first reported on March 31st in Borneo, led the Indonesian government to declare a state of emergency for days. The spill spread out from Balikpapan bay covering an area of 130 square kilometres, while the attempts to contain the spill by burning it off [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/indonesia-oil-spill-kills-20190417/">Indonesia Oil Spill Kills Five People</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Flying Homing Pigeons to Sample Urban Climates</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/homing-pigeons-sample-urban-microclimates-20190411/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homing pigeons]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Homing pigeons are being bred and trained as messengers for centuries, due to their remarkable ability to navigate. As far back as in ancient Greece, they were used to announce events like the Olympic Games. More recently, homing pigeons delivered messages during World War I and II, known as “war pigeons” and saving lives. Their [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/homing-pigeons-sample-urban-microclimates-20190411/">Flying Homing Pigeons to Sample Urban Climates</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Clothes made of orange peel and pineapple</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/clothes-made-of-orange-peel-and-pineapple-20190405/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Food]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If the words “Pinatex” and “Orange Fiber” remind you of cocktails or fruit salads, you may want to reconsider. Pinatex is a company that produces alternative textiles to substitute leather using pineapple leaves. Orange fiber similarly substitutes silk from orange peels, and BLOOM foam turns algae into foam for shoe soles. The companies are partnering [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/clothes-made-of-orange-peel-and-pineapple-20190405/">Clothes made of orange peel and pineapple</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Remote Sensing and Spectroscopy in the race against deadly olive tree disease</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/remote-sensing-and-spectroscopy-in-the-race-against-deadly-olive-tree-disease-20190401/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 16:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Xylella fastidiosa is a bacterium, considered by the European Commission as one of the most dangerous plant pathogens in the world. Native to the Americas, it was known for causing devastating infestations on vineyards and citrus trees. The bacterium is transported among trees by bugs which suck plant juices. Once the bacteria enter the tree, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Bacteria that feed on pollutants to produce electricity</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bacteria-that-feed-on-pollutants-to-produce-electricity-20190315/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water Purifiers]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists of the Washington State University fished multiple communities of extremophile bacteria from the alkaline hot springs of the Heart Lake Geyser Basin area, in Yellowstone National Park. The bacteria, that thrive in environments with temperatures between 40-90 degrees Celsius, feed on pollutants and dump the electrons produced during the metabolic processes on metal surfaces-essentially, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bacteria-that-feed-on-pollutants-to-produce-electricity-20190315/">Bacteria that feed on pollutants to produce electricity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>An App to Help Citizen-Based Environmental Monitoring</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-help-citizen-based-environmental-monitoring-20190313/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Tech]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It’s becoming more and more normal to live half your life in your phone, checking in and rating places. Ironically, this is an app that encourages you to “look, hear and breathe”: be present, and evaluate the quality of the environment around you. Don’t just rate what you buy, but also the quality of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-help-citizen-based-environmental-monitoring-20190313/">An App to Help Citizen-Based Environmental Monitoring</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-capture-20190310/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon sequestration]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The need to transition to clean energy production free from fossil fuels, is becoming more and more pressing as climate change is impacting our chances of survival on the planet. At the same time research efforts are also invested in removing from the atmosphere the tonnes of CO2 that we have already released. Current practices, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-capture-20190310/">Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 into Coal Flakes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Urban farming: growing vegetables on the rooftop of a car park</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/urban-farming-growing-vegetables-on-the-rooftop-of-a-car-park-20190306/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Singapore is a small country in South-East Asia&#8211;practically a city state, where the urban centre dominates most of the island. Land is a scarce resource and agriculture is limited, contributing less than 1% of the country’s GDP. Understandably, the country has turned to technology to support its local production. A new 1800m2 rooftop farm has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/urban-farming-growing-vegetables-on-the-rooftop-of-a-car-park-20190306/">Urban farming: growing vegetables on the rooftop of a car park</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solomon Islands&#8217; Coral Ecosystems Threatened by Oil Spill and Extensive Flooding</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solomon-islands-coral-ecosystem-20190304/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2019 07:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The world&#8217;s largest raised coral atoll, in Solomon islands, is faced with an ecological disaster since February 4th, when the ship MV Solomon Trader got wedged on a reef due to a cyclone on its way to collect a load of bauxite. The eastern half of Rennell Island is the first natural reserve to be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solomon-islands-coral-ecosystem-20190304/">Solomon Islands&#8217; Coral Ecosystems Threatened by Oil Spill and Extensive Flooding</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hydrogen&#8217;s Recent Ascension as Fuel for Future Electric Cars</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogens-recent-ascension-as-fuel-for-future-electric-cars-20190227/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 13:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hydrogen Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hydrogen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Fuel cells produce electrical energy directly from the chemical potential energy that is stored in H2 and O2 molecules. Using a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM), the unit needs only to be supplied with pressurized H2. Fuel cells are inherently more efficient and reliable than combustion engines, and their only by-product is water. These advantages make [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hydrogens-recent-ascension-as-fuel-for-future-electric-cars-20190227/">Hydrogen&#8217;s Recent Ascension as Fuel for Future Electric Cars</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Chinese boost in the Electric Vehicle market</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-chinese-boost-in-the-electric-vehicle-market-20190224/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 08:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Others]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to BBC, China is aggressively supporting the Electric Vehicle market- and so far, their policies work. In the country where the largest numbers of cars in the world are being sold and manufactured, car industry is in decline (with a recent 18% decrease reported by Bloomberg). So-called New Energy Vehicles (NEV), however, saw a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-chinese-boost-in-the-electric-vehicle-market-20190224/">A Chinese boost in the Electric Vehicle market</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>How everyone can combat climate change: all it takes is planting a tree</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-everyone-can-combat-climate-change-all-it-takes-is-planting-a-tree-20190224/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 06:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Project Drawdown is a group of researchers, policy makers, activists and business stakeholders who work on mapping, measuring, and communicating the most impactful solutions to stop global warming. The top of their list for emission-cutting techniques includes management of refrigerants, onshore wind power, and food waste avoidance—with a potential for reducing emissions by more than [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/how-everyone-can-combat-climate-change-all-it-takes-is-planting-a-tree-20190224/">How everyone can combat climate change: all it takes is planting a tree</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>“Green” medals at the Olympic games of Tokyo</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-medals-at-the-olympic-games-of-tokyo-20190218/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Can you imagine that gold, silver and bronze parts of the old mobile phone you recently recycled, could end up in the hands of a proud Olympic or Paralympic medal winner? Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers announced that the medals for the winners of the sports events will be made from e-waste including [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-medals-at-the-olympic-games-of-tokyo-20190218/">“Green” medals at the Olympic games of Tokyo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>A concerning lack of bugs</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-concerning-lack-of-bugs-20190218/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A couple of years ago, an article in the Science magazine reported the alarming cleanliness of car windshields—cleanliness not as in lack of dust or mud, but in lack of insects. The author, wondering ‘where have all the insects gone’, reported the concerning findings of the Krefeld Entomological Society in Germany, who had been monitoring [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/a-concerning-lack-of-bugs-20190218/">A concerning lack of bugs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>From plastic bottles to life-saving materials</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/from-plastic-bottles-to-life-saving-materials-20190214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With plastic waste piling up, efforts are concentrated to reduce use of plastics and ban single use items. At the same time, new developments appear in the front of recycling existing waste. Researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology have developed a procedure to convert polyethylene terephthalate (PET) [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/from-plastic-bottles-to-life-saving-materials-20190214/">From plastic bottles to life-saving materials</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solar Empowerment of Nomads in Rural Mongolia</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-empowerment-of-nomads-in-rural-mongolia-20190214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mongolia]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Solar power is not only an environmentally friendly alternative, but in many cases the only available source of energy. One third of the Mongolian population is living a nomadic life. They sustain livestock and move seasonally across the vast Mongolian grasslands, bringing with them their Ger— foldable traditional homes made of felt and yak’s wool. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-empowerment-of-nomads-in-rural-mongolia-20190214/">Solar Empowerment of Nomads in Rural Mongolia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Mobile app tracking down toxic additives in food and cosmetics</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mobile-app-tracking-down-toxic-additives-in-food-and-cosmetics-20190214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 07:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Tech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food additives]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No matter how meticulously you may be reading product labels at the supermarket, can you be sure that you are updated on complicated code names of chemicals and on the potential health effects of each of the listed ingredients? Ingredio is a mobile app designed to help customers make informed choices. It uses a verified [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/mobile-app-tracking-down-toxic-additives-in-food-and-cosmetics-20190214/">Mobile app tracking down toxic additives in food and cosmetics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Greener cement for buildings and coastal structures</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/greener-cement-for-buildings-and-coastal-structures-20190212/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Buildings]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Concrete is the most commonly used building material in the world, and can be found in almost any structure: from buildings to bridges to waterfronts. It is made from a mix of cement, coarse and fine aggregates like gravel and sand, and water. However, it has considerable environmental impacts through all its life-cycle. Its manufacture [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/greener-cement-for-buildings-and-coastal-structures-20190212/">Greener cement for buildings and coastal structures</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Novel coating to keep buildings cool without air-conditioning</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novel-coating-to-keep-buildings-cool-without-air-conditioning-20190205/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Designs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air conditioning]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Air-conditioning can account for more than 40% of the domestic energy consumption, and contributes to greenhouse emissions by making use of chemical refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons and halogenated chlorofluorocarbons. Global temperatures, however, keep rising, and the situation becomes more unbearable in the presence of humidity. At 80% relative humidity, temperatures of 32C can be perceived [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novel-coating-to-keep-buildings-cool-without-air-conditioning-20190205/">Novel coating to keep buildings cool without air-conditioning</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Loop product delivery in refillable containers, at your door&#8211;backed by 25 major brands</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/loop-product-delivery-in-refillable-containers-at-your-door-backed-by-25-major-brands-20190203/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>TerraCycle is a waste management company that partnered up with 25 international brands to provide a system for delivering common consumer products in refillable containers. Customers place their orders via a website and receive them at their door, within a reusable tote. When the cereals, detergent or ice-cream has been used up, the customer just [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/loop-product-delivery-in-refillable-containers-at-your-door-backed-by-25-major-brands-20190203/">Loop product delivery in refillable containers, at your door&#8211;backed by 25 major brands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>App to Support More Eco-Friendly Medicines</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-support-environmental-friendly-medicines-20190130/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemicals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-friendly medicines]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Chemical synthesis has its by-products, and the waste is not easy to handle. To assist chemists in finding less wasteful synthetic procedures, a group of members of the American Chemical Society’s Green Chemistry Institute have developed a web app called &#8220;PMI Prediction Calculator&#8220;. PMI stands for Process Mass Intensity (the ratio of the mass of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/app-support-environmental-friendly-medicines-20190130/">App to Support More Eco-Friendly Medicines</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Stopping the desert</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/stopping-the-desert-20190131/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to the UN, 24% of land globally is degrading and threatened with desrtification. Trends are only getting worse, considering climate change and mismanagement. The ancient farming technique of zaï is applied to improve degraded bare soils exposed to drought. The farmers dig pits approximately 20 cm across and 15 cm deep in the ground, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/stopping-the-desert-20190131/">Stopping the desert</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/life-without-single-use-plastics-the-case-of-san-pedro-la-laguna-20190125/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2019 07:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“You don’t need a straw for beer, so why use one for soda?” argues Victor Tuch Gonzales, municipal planning director in the Guatemalan town of San Pedro La Laguna. By 2016, the town, and the nearby lake of Lake Atitlan, were drowning in plastic. The waste disposal plant that had been built to handle ten [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/life-without-single-use-plastics-the-case-of-san-pedro-la-laguna-20190125/">Life without single-use plastics: the case of San Pedro La Laguna</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Electric Cars on the Market in 2019</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2019-new-electric-cars-on-market-20190123/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 07:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>An increasing number of Electric Vehicles are entering the market, while existing models are getting updated and cheaper. The Hyundai Kia Niro EV is claimed to offer an 100kW charge rate with fast acceleration and a range that can top more than 230 miles with a single charge, depending on the version. Kia Soul 2nd [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2019-new-electric-cars-on-market-20190123/">New Electric Cars on the Market in 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novel-bio-inspired-materials-to-substitute-plastics-20190111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) developed a novel approach to manufacture biodegradable substitutes for plastic. The team make use of the two most prevalent organic compounds on the planet: cellulose and chitin. They combine the two by mimicking the wall of the fungus-like oomycetes, that is, by introducing small amounts [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/novel-bio-inspired-materials-to-substitute-plastics-20190111/">Novel bio-inspired materials to substitute plastics</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Converted Hydrogen trains to breeze through UK railroads</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/converted-hydrogen-trains-to-breeze-through-uk-railroads-20190111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Alstom and Eversholt Rail announced their plans to convert existing Class 321 trains to a Hydrogen Multiple Unit (HMU) codenamed “Breeze”. According to the press release, the new train should be operational as early as 2022. This development follows Alstom’s announcement of the first hydrogen fuel cell train (Coradia iLint) entering service in Germany last [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/converted-hydrogen-trains-to-breeze-through-uk-railroads-20190111/">Converted Hydrogen trains to breeze through UK railroads</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Taking games seriously: Games for Sustainability</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taking-games-seriously-games-for-sustainability-20190111/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 09:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Say you are a mayor in a small, messy city somewhere on this planet. You want your city to be efficient, you want a healthy environment for your voters, you want good financial prospects for the industry funding your campaign. And you believe you can have it all by implementing sustainability in your policies. Where [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/taking-games-seriously-games-for-sustainability-20190111/">Taking games seriously: Games for Sustainability</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Year, New Energy</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-year-new-energy-20190108/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nuclear Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Solar energy production facilities find their way in unconventional locations, to replace fossil fuels and bring new energy to degraded coal mines and nuclear sites worldwide. The installation of solar panels on degraded areas, where there are no competing uses (agriculture, wildlife refuges) is very appealing. As coal mining industries are exiting the industry, solar [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-year-new-energy-20190108/">New Year, New Energy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-bans-biofuel-from-palm-oil-to-fight-deforestation-20190101/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2019 15:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Palm oil is used in virtually anything, from food to make-up industry, and the rapid expansion of palm plantations comes at the expense of tropical ecosystems, native populations, land degradation and carbon emissions. Tropical forests are annually burned down to be replaced by palm farms in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, which produce more than [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/norway-bans-biofuel-from-palm-oil-to-fight-deforestation-20190101/">Norway bans biofuel from palm oil to fight deforestation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Solar power production getting cheaper than conventional power</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-production-getting-cheaper-than-conventional-power-20181231/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 12:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Large-scale solar power projects are continuously coming to life, while new ones are being announced. In China, two 500MW solar power plants were connected to the grid on the 29th of December and will be managed by the National Energy Administration (NEA). More importantly, the plants will sell the energy they produce cheaper than the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-power-production-getting-cheaper-than-conventional-power-20181231/">Solar power production getting cheaper than conventional power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Food for thought, not for waste</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/food-for-thought-not-for-waste-20181230/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 21:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Food]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Agriculture is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, contributing to global heating and climate extremes that directly impact food security. The FAO reports that more than 80 percent of the total damage and losses in agriculture are caused by drought. The same report shows an increase in world hunger since 2015, bringing us back [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/food-for-thought-not-for-waste-20181230/">Food for thought, not for waste</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Monks apply space technology to make beer-brewing more sustainable</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/monks-apply-space-technology-to-make-beer-brewing-more-sustainable-20181224/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 11:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The monks of La Trappe Abbey brewery in the Netherlands decided to renovate their factory and achieve more sustainable use of water in the beer-brewing process. In their quest for optimal measures, they turned to the suite of techniques developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). Their project secured funding from the European Union’s Horizon [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Sugarcane-Based LEGO Christmas Trees</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-based-lego-christmas-trees-20181221/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:52:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>36,000 LEGO bricks are molded every minute. That’s a lot of plastic. But earlier this year, LEGO announced they start producing blocks made of plant-based plastic instead of oil-based acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. In their efforts towards more sustainable production, they created LEGO elements made of polyethylene, a soft, durable and flexible plastic sourced from sugarcane. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sugarcane-based-lego-christmas-trees-20181221/">Sugarcane-Based LEGO Christmas Trees</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Eagle monitoring technology to be deployed in Tasmanian wind farm</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eagle-monitoring-technology-to-be-deployed-in-tasmanian-wind-farm-20181218/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 19:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One of the main environmental impacts of wind farms is that birds get killed when they collide with turbine rotors. This becomes even more serious when the wind farms are located within the distribution range of bird species already endangered or threatened with extinction. This is the case, for example, of the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eagle-monitoring-technology-to-be-deployed-in-tasmanian-wind-farm-20181218/">Eagle monitoring technology to be deployed in Tasmanian wind farm</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Artificial Islands to Host Wildlife in the Middle of the Netherlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 14:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If the Dutch can engineer their country out of the expanse of the sea, they can also build islands to host wildlife. And so an artificial archipelago appeared in the lake of Markermeer, with islands to create breeding grounds for seabirds and to improve the water ecology of the lake. Markermeer lake is a shallow, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/artificial-islands-host-wildlife-middle-netherlands-20181216/">Artificial Islands to Host Wildlife in the Middle of the Netherlands</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Protests and controversy as political games unravel in COP24</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“We strongly believe that no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability,” said US president’s adviser Wells Griffith, in a panel discussion he held on the side of COP24 to promote fossil fuels and kindle polarization. The panel marketed dependence on fossil fuel industry as the highway [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protests-and-controversy-as-political-games-unravel-in-cop24-20181212/">Protests and controversy as political games unravel in COP24</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>World’s first industrial facility to recycle diapers and sanitary napkins in Italy</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/worlds-first-industrial-facility-to-recycle-diapers-and-sanitary-napkins-in-italy-20181209/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2018 11:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Diapers and sanitary napkins are widely used, take half a million years to decompose and, at least until now, they end up in landfill. For example, each baby uses an average of 6000 diapers in their lifetime, and 1.3 million tonnes of feminine hygiene products per year are disposed only in North America. In Italy [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Cost of Carbon Capture Just Got Lower Thanks to New Tech</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-cost-lower-20181208/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In view of the alarming rates of global warming, ongoing discussions in Katowice are evaluating measures of decarbonizing the economy. With the energy sector responsible for the largest contributions to greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), the most sustainable course is undoubtedly to decouple energy production from fossil fuels. However, we still need to do something to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-cost-lower-20181208/">Cost of Carbon Capture Just Got Lower Thanks to New Tech</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Big Data Helps Mitigate Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/big-data-climate-change-20181208/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 20:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the past decade, the increasing availability of data and computational resources led to the merger of traditional statistics, computer science and visualization under the broad umbrella of data science. New algorithms are emerging, new intelligent systems, and with them, new applications. Past the hype of digital marketing, data scientists today apply their tools to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/big-data-climate-change-20181208/">How Big Data Helps Mitigate Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Singapore Students Invent Chewable, Recyclable Straw</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 07:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Three Singaporean industrial design students designed the first chewable, reusable straw. It can be reassembled and stored in a pocket-size case, which you can use to spin dry your straw and carry it around. CHEW Inc founders Tommy Cheong, Kevin Yeo and Lim Jing Jie noticed that many people unconsciously chew on their straw- and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chewable-straw-20181130/">Singapore Students Invent Chewable, Recyclable Straw</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Conference in Katowice: Countdown for action and costs for inaction</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-conference-katowice-20181202/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>December 2nd, 2018 sees the opening of the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). COP24, which takes place until the 14th of December in Katowice, Poland, is the supreme body of the Convention and aims to ensure the implementation of the guidelines of the Paris [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-conference-katowice-20181202/">Climate Change Conference in Katowice: Countdown for action and costs for inaction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>World&#8217;s Newest Ocean Plastic Waste Recycling Initiatives</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-plastic-waste-recycling-20181130/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2018 16:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The oceans are choking with plastic. Plastic waste enters in the food chain, settles on the ocean floor, gets washed off the beaches, or gets stuck floating due to ocean circulation. A whooping estimate of 79,000 metric tons of plastic floating only in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, covering an area three times the spatial [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/ocean-plastic-waste-recycling-20181130/">World&#8217;s Newest Ocean Plastic Waste Recycling Initiatives</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Zerowaste Getting Around Packaging Waste</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 15:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Zerowaste Netherlands recently released a video to demand different packaging policies from supermarkets. Indeed, even fruit and vegetables which come in their natural packaging, are for sale tightly wrapped in plastic films and foam containers- allegedly to protect products from bruising and to prolong their lifetime on the shelves. Zerowaste activists went shopping, removed all [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/zerowaste-packaging-waste-20181130/">Zerowaste Getting Around Packaging Waste</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Tesla&#8217;s Home Solar System Price Drops</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/teslas-home-solar-system-price-drops-20181201/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Effie P]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Reuters report a cut in the prices of residential solar systems of Tesla Inc in the range of 15-25 percent, effective last Thursday. This translates to a price drop between $3.000-$5.000 depending on the system’s size and location. Tesla’s senior vice president of energy operations, Sanjay Shah, announced that the reduction in price can be [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/teslas-home-solar-system-price-drops-20181201/">Tesla&#8217;s Home Solar System Price Drops</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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