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		<title>Botswana Taps into the World&#8217;s Largest Coal Reserve</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/botswana-taps-into-the-worlds-largest-coal-reserve-20191004/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 09:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burning coal]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>No climate talks can stop Botswana&#8217;s government. The country has allowed mining of the world&#8217;s largest untouched coal reserve. Last month, millions united in the name of saving our planet. People went on the streets and vouched for governments to implement climate-smart policies. The activities that took place in the major cities in the world, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/botswana-taps-into-the-worlds-largest-coal-reserve-20191004/">Botswana Taps into the World&#8217;s Largest Coal Reserve</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Alternative Ways to Take Part in the Climate Strike Today</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-ways-to-take-part-in-the-climate-strike-today-20190920/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[global climate strike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising awareness]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The World&#8217;s biggest climate strike is taking place today ahead of the upcoming United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. Do you want to be part of it? Here are a few ideas of what you can do in case you are unable to join the crowds. I honestly cannot imagine that there are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/alternative-ways-to-take-part-in-the-climate-strike-today-20190920/">Alternative Ways to Take Part in the Climate Strike Today</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New York is Building a Wall to Hold Back the Ocean</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-building-wall-hold-back-ocean-20190626/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matias Prieto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[new york ocean wall]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast in 2012, New York City was devastated. Winds blew in at 80 mph, and storm surges pushed the ocean more than 9 feet above normal levels in Staten Island. Homes were leveled, subways flooded, and coastlines destroyed; 2 million people were left without power. Of the 43 [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/new-york-building-wall-hold-back-ocean-20190626/">New York is Building a Wall to Hold Back the Ocean</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Major Heatwave Breaks Records Over Northern and Western Europe</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/major-heat-wave-breaks-records-over-northern-and-western-europe-20190626/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heat wave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Unprecedented heatwaves across Western and Northern Europe are making history. Or are they? Perhaps this is just the start. Expats in the Netherlands often repeat the saying &#8220;I love summer in the Netherlands. It is my favorite day of the year&#8221;. However, in the last few years this slightly sarcastic joke has started to become [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/major-heat-wave-breaks-records-over-northern-and-western-europe-20190626/">Major Heatwave Breaks Records Over Northern and Western Europe</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Electric Cars Alone Not Enough to Save Us, Study Claims</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-cars-climate-change-study-20190611/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matias Prieto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2019 20:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A team of scientists has written to the Committee of Climate Change warning that if the UK’s 31.5 million cars are replaced by electric vehicles by 2050, as is currently planned by the Government, this will require almost twice the current annual global supply of cobalt. Moreover, as we have already reported, a shortage of this [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-cars-climate-change-study-20190611/">Electric Cars Alone Not Enough to Save Us, Study Claims</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Rise in Methane Emissions Threatens Paris Agreements</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rise-methane-emissions-paris-agreements-20190601/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[methane emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[paris agreement]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The levels of methane in the atmosphere are rising with rapid and unexpected rates. Methane is one of the greenhouse gases that contribute greatly to changes in climate. Although the gas has much shorter life-span than carbon dioxide, methane is much more powerful when it comes to damaging the ozone layer. According to the latest [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/rise-methane-emissions-paris-agreements-20190601/">Rise in Methane Emissions Threatens Paris Agreements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>ESA Living Planet Symposium: Tackling Food Security from Space</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/esa-living-planet-symposium-tackling-food-security-from-space-20190523/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 18:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[applied science]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>From monitoring air quality, through coastal zones and biodiversity, climate and weather patterns, all the way to soils and food security- satellites can see it all.&#160; Last week in Milan, Italy, the European Space Agency (ESA) held the Living Planet Scientific Symposium. Scientists, researchers and environmental professionals from around the globe, gathered to share their [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/esa-living-planet-symposium-tackling-food-security-from-space-20190523/">ESA Living Planet Symposium: Tackling Food Security from Space</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>We Finally Found Out Why Earth&#8217;s North Rotational Pole Moves</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earths-rotational-pole-shifts-climate-change-20190424/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Back in year 2000, scientists noted that the North rotational pole of the Earth is shifting. The phenomenon has been studied extensively since then. Unfortunately, the underlying evidence has never been strong enough to determine the reason behind this. Climate change causes the shift of our planet&#8217;s rotational pole. Two decades of solid research have [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earths-rotational-pole-shifts-climate-change-20190424/">We Finally Found Out Why Earth&#8217;s North Rotational Pole Moves</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Great Green Wall of the African Desert</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/african-desert-great-green-wall-20190411/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matias Prieto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2019 06:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[african desert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re growing a line of trees and plants that will bring life back to the land and transform people&#8217;s lives. We&#8217;re growing food for the millions who get hungry every day. We&#8217;re growing a reason to stay for the families forced to migrate to Europe, growing green jobs, giving real incomes and opportunities&#8221; The Great [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/african-desert-great-green-wall-20190411/">The Great Green Wall of the African Desert</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Researchers Capture Carbon Dioxide and Turn it Back to Coal</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-capture-carbon-dioxide-and-turn-it-back-to-coal-20190307/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon supercapacitors]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide back into coal. Carbon capture as a mean for mitigation of climate change, is quite a hot topic. Discussions have covered all aspects of the technique- theory, practice, viability, implementation, impact.  It even made it into the official IPCC reports as one of the most promising solutions [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/researchers-capture-carbon-dioxide-and-turn-it-back-to-coal-20190307/">Researchers Capture Carbon Dioxide and Turn it Back to Coal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Five Tactics to Use Behavioral Science to Combat Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/five-tactics-to-use-behavioral-science-to-combat-climate-change-20190224/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 06:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[behavioral science]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[meat carbon dioxide]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startegies to mitigate climate change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Environmental and climate scientists are clearly not providing enough evidence to make people adopt climate-smart ways of living. Would then behavioral science help? Here are five ways to make use of it. We all know how to live an eco-conscious life. Switching to renewable energy has to happen faster, eating less meat should be our [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/five-tactics-to-use-behavioral-science-to-combat-climate-change-20190224/">Five Tactics to Use Behavioral Science to Combat Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Vouching Against Juicing In Support of Chewing Fruits</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vouching-against-juicing-in-support-of-chewing-fruits-20190214/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Why do people continuously juice their fruit and vegetables instead of biting into them? A week ago, I was invited to a friend’s house for brunch. Both of us have somewhat healthy and eco-friendly lifestyle. We take care of our nutrition, we eat mostly organic and local produce, we do not eat meat, we exercise [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/vouching-against-juicing-in-support-of-chewing-fruits-20190214/">Vouching Against Juicing In Support of Chewing Fruits</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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></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>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>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>
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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>Only 100 companies produce 71% of global emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/companies-global-emissions-20181119/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matias Prieto]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 07:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Just a few fossil fuel producers and their investors can stop climate change. A study named “The Carbon Report” shows how a very small group are responsible of the main greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that more than half of global industrial emissions since 1988 can be traced to just 25 corporate and state-owned [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/companies-global-emissions-20181119/">Only 100 companies produce 71% of global emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Contributing to Evolving Migrant Crisis on US Border</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-contributing-to-evolving-migrant-crisis-on-us-border-20181103/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2018 09:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Things are rough in Central America. The thousands of people who are currently headed north the the USA are fleeing violence and economic hardship, but the reasons for a devolving socioeconomic environment are bigger than many people realize. Climate change isn&#8217;t necessary the sole factor in the migrant crisis that is evolving on the US [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-contributing-to-evolving-migrant-crisis-on-us-border-20181103/">Climate Change Contributing to Evolving Migrant Crisis on US Border</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>US Farmers are Increasingly Terrified by Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-farmers-are-increasingly-terrified-by-climate-change-20181028/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Fiala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2018 19:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research forecasts Iowa corn yields could drop in half within the next half-century thanks to extreme weather – yet it’s not part of the political conversation Farmers are waiting for the next wave of soya beans, but the 12 inches of rainfall over the past few weeks have made it impossible to get into the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/us-farmers-are-increasingly-terrified-by-climate-change-20181028/">US Farmers are Increasingly Terrified by Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Trumps Says Climate Change Not A Hoax, But Denies Lasting Impact</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/trumps-says-climate-change-not-a-hoax-but-denies-lasting-impact-20181017/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Fiala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2018 09:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to Donald Trump (a politician and not a scientist), climate change could “change back again,” and he believes that climate scientists are politically motivated. As a Ph.D. scientist myself, I can assure the public that there are no potential “political motivations”– scientists usually have a high sense of ethics and published research is peer-reviewed [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Climate Change responsible for bigger, wetter storms like Hurricane Florence</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-storms-hurricane-florence-20180913/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Fiala]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 07:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As Hurricane Florence barrels towards the Southeastern United States, coastal communities prepare for imminent high winds and storm surge. However, climate scientists are most concerned about another risk &#8211;  freshwater flooding. According to James Kossin, an atmospheric scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Florence could cause extensive freshwater flooding. Florence is moving [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-storms-hurricane-florence-20180913/">Climate Change responsible for bigger, wetter storms like Hurricane Florence</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wind Energy Production Will Be Affected By Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-energy-production-will-be-affected-by-climate-change-20180811/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Wind Power]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a Karlsruhe Institute of Technology&#8217;s researchers, climate change poses a big challenge for wind energy production in Europe. They have used spatially and temporally highly resolved climate models. The results have shown that stronger seasonal fluctuations and a more frequent occurrence of low wind are expected. However, only a slight change will happen. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/wind-energy-production-will-be-affected-by-climate-change-20180811/">Wind Energy Production Will Be Affected By Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Trump Administration Will Freeze Emission Standards</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/trump-freeze-emission-standards-20180805/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2018 20:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, the Trump administration put forth its proposal to freeze fuel-efficiency and pollutions standards for cars, weakening federal fuel efficiency policies from Obama’s era. Last year, President Donald Trump made a similar decision: to abandon the 2015 Paris Agreement, under which many countries agreed to fight the global warming. The new proposal from the U.S. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/trump-freeze-emission-standards-20180805/">Trump Administration Will Freeze Emission Standards</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Degrading Plastic Emits Methane and Could be Responsible for Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/degrading-plastic-emits-methane-and-could-be-responsible-for-climate-change-20180804/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 06:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Plastic pollution is a huge problem since it negatively impacts marine and human life and the toxins plastic absorbs and releases move up the food chain. However, a group of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) revealed in their latest study yet another potential [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Found Responsible For Europe&#8217;s Heatwave</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-heatwave-europe-20180801/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Temperatures were significantly higher than normal in northern Europe over the last month due to a heatwave. They are regularly over 30 degrees Celcius and have broken several records. Additionally, wildfires occurred in Sweden and the UK. According to a preliminary analysis, the reason for this heatwave in northern Europe is most likely a climate [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-heatwave-europe-20180801/">Climate Change Found Responsible For Europe&#8217;s Heatwave</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Way China Invests Heavily in Concentrated Solar Power</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/concentrated-solar-power-china-20180720/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>China&#8217;s power system operators must invest in renewable energy to meet climate commitments. The cheapest options are wind power and PV, but they deliver power only when it&#8217;s sunny or windy. Their more expensive alternative, Concentrated Solar Power, can store its solar energy relatively inexpensively, also for long durations, and can deliver power regardless of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/concentrated-solar-power-china-20180720/">The Way China Invests Heavily in Concentrated Solar Power</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Renewables Reduced California And UK Carbon Emissions</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewables-reduced-california-and-uk-carbon-emissions-20180720/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 19:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>California has set a goal to reduce its emissions to the 1990 level by 2020. However, according to its latest report from 2016, it has already achieved it. It has followed a declining trend since 2007. The peak of carbon emissions was noticed in 2001 (14.0 metric tons per person). Since then it has been [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewables-reduced-california-and-uk-carbon-emissions-20180720/">Renewables Reduced California And UK Carbon Emissions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Link Between Land Erosion and Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/erosion-rates-global-climate-20180712/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research led by a consortium of European researchers has recently examined the link between global climate and erosion rates. Previous studies have suggested that faster erosion rates can be linked to global climate cycles. However, findings from this new study, published in Nature, question this tenuous link. It has previously been suggested that faster erosion [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/erosion-rates-global-climate-20180712/">The Link Between Land Erosion and Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Why So Many People Died In Japan During Typhoon Maria</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japan-storm-typhoon-maria-20180711/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Western Japan was hit by a severe weather disaster caused by Typhoon Maria just a few days ago. Torrential rains triggered deadly floods and landslides, causing at least 176 deaths and forcing millions of people to evacuate. However, the number is not final since dozens are in a critical condition and even more people are [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japan-storm-typhoon-maria-20180711/">Why So Many People Died In Japan During Typhoon Maria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Climate Targets the UK Won&#8217;t Meet by 2030</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-climate-targets-2030-20180709/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:41:02 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Back in 2008, the UK set a goal to reduce emissions by 80 percent by 2050. After ten years, a report is out and shows that the government is not doing enough. With this amount of effort, the UK will not even achieve its goal of cutting greenhouse emissions in the 2020s and 2030s. According [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/uk-climate-targets-2030-20180709/">The Climate Targets the UK Won&#8217;t Meet by 2030</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Acinetobacter Baumannii: the Climate Change-Stemmed Drug-Resistant Bacteria</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-drug-resistant-bacteria-20180708/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Arsenij Percov]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2018 04:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Tom Patterson is an example of a person who was infected by a bacterium resistant to every antibiotic we know. Its name is Acinetobacter baumannii, and it&#8217;s often deadly. He became ill on his vacation in Egypt. Tom should have died, but he was saved by experimental bacteria-killing viruses known as bacteriophages. The same bacterium [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-drug-resistant-bacteria-20180708/">Acinetobacter Baumannii: the Climate Change-Stemmed Drug-Resistant Bacteria</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Bugs Production Revs Up as Alternative Protein Source for Fish, Chicken, Pets</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bugs-production-revs-up-as-alternative-protein-source-for-fish-chicken-pets-20180524/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 05:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative protein source]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>THE PROBLEM: PROTEIN SOURCE SHORTAGE As people become financially capable, their food preferences shift from more plant-based to more of animal-based. With the world’s booming human population, the middle class is flourishing and hence, meat demand is growing with it – by 40 percent in just the last forty years. The problem is, this increasing [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/bugs-production-revs-up-as-alternative-protein-source-for-fish-chicken-pets-20180524/">Bugs Production Revs Up as Alternative Protein Source for Fish, Chicken, Pets</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Could Severe Winters in the U.S. Be Linked To Increasing Arctic Temperatures?</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/could-severe-winters-increasing-arctic-temperatures-20180319/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>“Five of the past six winters have brought persistent cold to the eastern US and warm, dry conditions to the West, while the Arctic has been off-the-charts warm. Our study suggests that this is no coincidence. Exactly how much the Arctic contributed to the severity or persistence of the pattern is still hard to pin [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/could-severe-winters-increasing-arctic-temperatures-20180319/">Could Severe Winters in the U.S. Be Linked To Increasing Arctic Temperatures?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Antarctica: a Testing Ground for Life Adaptation Amidst Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/antarctica-testing-ground-life-adaptation-amidst-climate-change-20180306/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 20:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[antarctica]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Imagine this: an island in Antarctica so white for it was mostly covered with thick sheets of ice that no earthen colors are visible to the naked eye. Ten years after, this landscape has changed into something unfamiliar: people can now see &#8220;rocks that we weren&#8217;t seeing five or 10 years ago, and that is [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/antarctica-testing-ground-life-adaptation-amidst-climate-change-20180306/">Antarctica: a Testing Ground for Life Adaptation Amidst Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>These RoboBees from Japan Can Legitimately Pollinate the Earth</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/robobees-japan-pollinate-earth-20180301/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With natural bees being reported as dying at an unprecedented rate, researchers have come up with the idea of developing “RoboBees” or bee-like drones that can perform artificial pollination. A team of Japanese researchers from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has recently designed these artificial pollinators using horsehair, drones, and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/robobees-japan-pollinate-earth-20180301/">These RoboBees from Japan Can Legitimately Pollinate the Earth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>0.7-Meter Minimum Global Sea-Level Rise by 2300, Even With Paris Agreement</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/minimum-global-sea-level-rise-2300-20180301/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 22:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Every delay in peaking emissions by five years between 2020 and 2035 could mean additional 20 cm of sea-level rise in the end—which is the same amount the world&#8217;s coasts have experienced since the beginning of the pre-industrial era,&#8221; asserts Matthias Mengel from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). This means that even [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/minimum-global-sea-level-rise-2300-20180301/">0.7-Meter Minimum Global Sea-Level Rise by 2300, Even With Paris Agreement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Besides Climate Change, Here’s Another Factor That Melts Glaciers in Greenland</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/besides-climate-change-heres-another-factor-melts-glaciers-greenland-20180207/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 15:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>While everyone has been alarmed by the consequences of climate change on polar ice caps and glaciers, scientists have confirmed the existence of yet another factor contributing to the melting of ice sheets in Greenland. This time, it is completely a natural phenomenon, not induced by human activities. When a glacier, which has a bedrock [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/besides-climate-change-heres-another-factor-melts-glaciers-greenland-20180207/">Besides Climate Change, Here’s Another Factor That Melts Glaciers in Greenland</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>On the Brighter Side, Climate Change Brings More Flowers</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/brighter-side-climate-change-brings-flowers-20180122/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 19:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>While most scientists are reporting the negative aftermaths of climate change – melting glaciers, increasing water levels, more frequent coral bleaching, etc. – a new study by Florida State University has observed a cunningly unexpected response of tropical forest to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and changing climate: higher flower production. &#8220;It&#8217;s really remarkable. Over [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/brighter-side-climate-change-brings-flowers-20180122/">On the Brighter Side, Climate Change Brings More Flowers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Coral Reefs Threatened by Irreversible Massive Loss Due to Accelerating Coral Bleaching</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coral-reefs-loss-coral-bleaching-20180116/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 14:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>About twenty-five percent of all marine fish species reside in coral reefs, according to The Nature Conservancy; and about 500 million people are estimated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to be dependent on coral reefs for livelihoods. Hence, the death of coral reefs due to coral bleaching would largely affect [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coral-reefs-loss-coral-bleaching-20180116/">Coral Reefs Threatened by Irreversible Massive Loss Due to Accelerating Coral Bleaching</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>20-year Study Observes Climate Change Induces Shift in Soil Ecosystem of Antarctic Dry Valleys</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-soil-ecosystem-antarctic-dry-valleys-20180109/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 09:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Earth Warming Shifts Ecosystems “With climate change, some species are winners, some are losers,” explains Walter Andriuzzi, the lead author of a two-decade-long study led by Colorado State University.  The study has found that starting 2001, when a strange warm weather event occurred in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, the most common species in this desert [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-soil-ecosystem-antarctic-dry-valleys-20180109/">20-year Study Observes Climate Change Induces Shift in Soil Ecosystem of Antarctic Dry Valleys</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Eco-friendly Businesses Growing Fast in Asia</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eco-friendly-businesses-growing-fast-asia-20171206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Small private businesses that aim to fight climate change and prevent more environmental destructions are flourishing rapidly in Asia. Globally, the current worth of these environment-friendly businesses has reached over $1 trillion, according to a report by the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corp (IFC). This suggests that there are a lot of opportunities in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/eco-friendly-businesses-growing-fast-asia-20171206/">Eco-friendly Businesses Growing Fast in Asia</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Green Roofs Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Says Study</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-mitigate-climate-change-20171114/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2017 12:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Green roofs, which are gardens installed on top of building structures, offer insulation that allows energy saving and protection from heat. In addition, these green roofs contribute to pollution reduction. With sufficient quantity of these roofs, the quality of environmental conditions in an area can be improved. &#8220;To mitigate the effects of climate change, we [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/green-roofs-mitigate-climate-change-20171114/">Green Roofs Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Says Study</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>2°C Rise In Global Temperature Could Turn Summer Into One Long Heatwave</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2c-rise-global-temperature-turn-summer-one-long-heatwave-20171003/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Research has shown that is the global temperature rises with only 2°C, some regions of the planet will experience Summer as one continuous heatwave. Furthermore, some areas may become unlivable if the temperature increases by 5°C. The research project divides the globe into 26 regions, in order to better analyze the effects of temperature increases [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2c-rise-global-temperature-turn-summer-one-long-heatwave-20171003/">2°C Rise In Global Temperature Could Turn Summer Into One Long Heatwave</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Andrew Gilkson, ANU: Earth May Become a Radioactive, Warmer Environment</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/andrew-gilkson-earth-radioactive-20170929/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 04:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and the dangerous man-made technologies – nuclear weapons, industrial revolution – that are destroying our world may lead to a more hostile era than we are currently experiencing, according to Andrew Gilkson, an earth and paleoclimate scientist from the Australian National University. In this new era, the earth [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/andrew-gilkson-earth-radioactive-20170929/">Andrew Gilkson, ANU: Earth May Become a Radioactive, Warmer Environment</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cut in Emissions Generated by Buildings Required to Fight Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cut-emissions-generated-buildings-required-fight-climate-change-20170928/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In order to protect the environment, people must learn to reduce pollution in a variety of ways. Simply replacing diesel cars with electric ones will stave off the dangerous effects of the climate change, however, we also need to learn how to reduce the use of fossil fuel in buildings, in order to stop destroying [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cut-emissions-generated-buildings-required-fight-climate-change-20170928/">Cut in Emissions Generated by Buildings Required to Fight Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>NYC Plans to Increase Its Buildings’ Energy Efficiency</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nyc-buildings-energy-efficiency-20170916/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 23:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Despite US President Donald Trumps’s refutation of the Paris Climate Agreement and doubts on climate change, Mayor Bill de Blasio drives New York City to lead the fight against this global crisis. “We’re not waiting on President Trump and his cabinet of deniers to address this crisis. It is a sad statement that the actions [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nyc-buildings-energy-efficiency-20170916/">NYC Plans to Increase Its Buildings’ Energy Efficiency</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pentagon Defies Trump Orders by Continuing the 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pentagon-climate-change-adaptation-roadmap-20170916/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 23:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The fact that the US Department of Defense considers climate change to be a serious national security threat is not something new. However, the agency apparently decided to ignore President Trump&#8217;s orders and to continue its projects meant to prepare the military for whatever consequences global warming may have. The independent publication Military Times has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pentagon-climate-change-adaptation-roadmap-20170916/">Pentagon Defies Trump Orders by Continuing the 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hurricane Jose may threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hurricane-jose-bahamas-bermuda-20170915/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2017 07:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>On the 13th of September, 10:35 AM AST/EDT, Hurricane Jose was analyzed by the Global Precipitation Measurement mission(GPM), with the help of its core observatory satellite. The study has determined that the hurricane still contains several tall, powerful thunderstorms, regardless of the fact that it is constantly hit by wind shear as it travels between [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hurricane-jose-bahamas-bermuda-20170915/">Hurricane Jose may threaten the Bahamas and Bermuda</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change: Lack of Action Costs Up to 10x More Than Adaptation</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-lack-action-costs-10x-higher-adaptation-20170915/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 15:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A study supported by Sao Paulo Research Foundation forecasts that by 2100, the sea level at coastal city Santos, where Latin America’s biggest harbor is found, may become 45 cm higher, resulting to more frequent storm surges. Moreover, its tides will have greater peaks, implying a higher probability of floods and erosion. a separate study [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-lack-action-costs-10x-higher-adaptation-20170915/">Climate Change: Lack of Action Costs Up to 10x More Than Adaptation</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate-Driven Local Extinction Threatens Earth’s Oldest Trees</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-driven-local-extinction-threatens-earths-oldest-trees-20170914/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Bristlecone pine trees, the Earth’s oldest trees, can live beyond 5,000 years, while limber pine trees can live not more than 2,000 years. The growth behavior of these two ancient Great Basin species in response to climate change was studied by researchers from the University of California, Davis. The team found out that for the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-driven-local-extinction-threatens-earths-oldest-trees-20170914/">Climate-Driven Local Extinction Threatens Earth’s Oldest Trees</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Massive Glacier Melt Will Hit Asia by 2100</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/glacier-melt-asia-2100-20170914/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 11:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>One-third of Asia’s glacier is expected to melt down by the end of this century, on the condition that the goal of keeping earth’s warming at or below 1.5 degrees Celsius is met. Otherwise, as huge as two-thirds of the glacier is anticipated to melt. These are based on a study conducted by scientists from [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/glacier-melt-asia-2100-20170914/">Massive Glacier Melt Will Hit Asia by 2100</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Recent Hurricanes to Stir Up Island Nations’ Seek for Damages from Large Countries</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recent-hurricanes-stir-island-nations-seek-damages-large-countries-20170912/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Addressing the aftermaths of climate change, the controversial “loss and damage mechanism” was approved by UN governments in 2013 and re-approved in 2015 Paris agreement. How much it would cost, who would pay, and what it would cover were not stated clearly, though. The recent hurricanes, Irma and Harvey, which caused damages in billions of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/recent-hurricanes-stir-island-nations-seek-damages-large-countries-20170912/">Recent Hurricanes to Stir Up Island Nations’ Seek for Damages from Large Countries</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Team Gathers Most Comprehensive Atmospheric Organic Chemistry</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/team-gathers-comprehensive-atmospheric-organic-chemistry-20170906/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate change is driven by the alterations in atmospheric chemistry and composition, scientists say, and understanding these changes aid in the preparation of adaptive or mitigating responses. However, there are still some gaps in the current available chemistry data and models. A research project funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) conducted the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/team-gathers-comprehensive-atmospheric-organic-chemistry-20170906/">Team Gathers Most Comprehensive Atmospheric Organic Chemistry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Electric Cars and Renewables Insufficient to Meet Paris Climate Agreement</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/evs-renewables-insufficient-to-meet-paris-climate-agreement-20170906/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Janina Lazo-Cruz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2017 11:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In five years, electric vehicles are expected to become cheaper, as low as those operating on combustions engines. Consequently, it can be projected that by 2015, half of all the vehicles sold around the world will be electric, claims the top energy consultancy, DNV GL. However, DNV GL expresses that even with this increasing trend [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/evs-renewables-insufficient-to-meet-paris-climate-agreement-20170906/">Electric Cars and Renewables Insufficient to Meet Paris Climate Agreement</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hurricane Harvey Drives Home The Importance of Immediate Climate Action</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hurricane-harvey-climate-action-20170905/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Let me begin by saying how much I sympathize with the victims of Hurricane Harvey, and hope that they all land on their feet. This piece isn&#8217;t a celebration of “being right”, no, it is a warning, and one that likely comes far too late. It is Almost Universally Agreed That Climate Change: 1. Has [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/hurricane-harvey-climate-action-20170905/">Hurricane Harvey Drives Home The Importance of Immediate Climate Action</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Earth&#8217;s Rotational Poles are Shifting South, and We&#8217;re to Blame</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earth-rotational-poles-climate-change-20170816/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 08:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In the past decade, we&#8217;ve been hearing news of all sorts (official or not) about the Earth changing its North rotational pole. Now, NASA&#8217;s JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) researchers have found that the move actually changed its direction, and that we (ahem)&#8230; we may be the cause. Planets, Earth included, aren&#8217;t perfect spheres &#8211; they [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earth-rotational-poles-climate-change-20170816/">Earth&#8217;s Rotational Poles are Shifting South, and We&#8217;re to Blame</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Earth Overshoot Day 2017:  Our Share of Earth&#8217;s Resources This Year are Gone.</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earth-overshoot-day-20170803/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday was Earth Overshoot Day. Earth&#8217;s resources are all we have right now when it comes to food, construction materials, a large part of the energy extracted, air and water. Yesterday, we&#8217;ve just depleted our consumption ratio for this year. What this means is that Earth can&#8217;t regenerate what we&#8217;ve consumed so far this year [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/earth-overshoot-day-20170803/">Earth Overshoot Day 2017:  Our Share of Earth&#8217;s Resources This Year are Gone.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Deniers, Munch on This: Planes In US Southwest Unable to Fly Due to Extreme Heat</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/planes-southwest-unable-fly-extreme-heat-20170621/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It is no secret that the summer of 2017 is a hot one. In fact, depending on how the next month goes, it may set some new records for heat. My Father who lives in Flint, Michigan was recently telling me about how he had to constantly water his eco-friendly garden, or else it would [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/planes-southwest-unable-fly-extreme-heat-20170621/">Climate Deniers, Munch on This: Planes In US Southwest Unable to Fly Due to Extreme Heat</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Post Paris-Exit, World Looks to China for Climate Leadership</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/post-paris-exit-world-looks-china-climate-leadership-20170603/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 19:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The exit of the United States from the Paris Climate Accords has created quite a stir in the international community. While the amount of environmental damage this action will create is unknown, the world is already looking to China to pick up the slack. China is an emerging power, and unlike the United States they [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/post-paris-exit-world-looks-china-climate-leadership-20170603/">Post Paris-Exit, World Looks to China for Climate Leadership</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Emmanuel Macron to All Scientists: Let&#8217;s Make Our Planet Great Again</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/make-planet-great-again-macron-20170206/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The newly appointed President of France, Emmanuel Macron, sent a message today to all bright minds in the US: engineers, scientists who believe climate change is real and they can do something about it. He said that France is their second homeland and that the country welcomes anyone who wishes to embrace the goal of [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/make-planet-great-again-macron-20170206/">Emmanuel Macron to All Scientists: Let&#8217;s Make Our Planet Great Again</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Message to Donald Trump on Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arnold-schwarzeneggers-message-donald-trump-climate-change-20170602/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ovidiu Sandru]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger is one man who&#8217;s done it all: from Terminator to Governor of California, from immigrant to lawmaker. He clearly sees value in the Paris agreement and sends a message to Donald Trump to stop this madness he&#8217;s in. Watch the video and share it forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTE502ebNkw</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arnold-schwarzeneggers-message-donald-trump-climate-change-20170602/">Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s Message to Donald Trump on Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Plant Litter Decay Affected by Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-litter-decay-climate-change-20170331/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Due to the global warming, certain insects, bacteria, and fungi may not be increasing in terms of population as expected. Turns out temperature changes affected these little inhabitants drastically. Normally, certain insects, bacteria, and fungi that consume plant litter inhabit in rivers and streams. These are good kinds of litters as they help remove toxins [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/plant-litter-decay-climate-change-20170331/">Plant Litter Decay Affected by Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>China Blames Climate Change For Rising Sea Levels</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-blames-climate-change-rising-sea-levels-20170325/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 20:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Chinese government is dealing with rising sea levels across its coastline, and it has pointed a finger at climate change as the culprit. China&#8217;s State Oceanic Administration cites climate change as well as El Nino and La Nina as factors that contributed to the record high sea levels recorded in 2016. The average sea [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/china-blames-climate-change-rising-sea-levels-20170325/">China Blames Climate Change For Rising Sea Levels</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Humans not the Only Reason Arctic Ice is Melting, New Study Reports</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-ice-melting-reasons-20170316/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 19:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[arctic ice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arctic ice melting]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The arctic ice cap is getting smaller all the time, but humans may not be the only reason that it is shrinking. On Monday a group of US scientists announced research that suggests that a natural melt cycle could be responsible for as much as half of the ice-melt that we are observing. The study [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-ice-melting-reasons-20170316/">Humans not the Only Reason Arctic Ice is Melting, New Study Reports</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Scientists Fantasizing How to Refreeze the Arctic Ice Cap</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/refreeze-arctic-ice-cap-20170226/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Inventions]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A scientist from Arizona State University has a bold plan to refreeze the arctic ice cap. Steven Desch is an astrophysicist, and he wants to build 10 million wind-powered pumps that would blast water onto the surface of the arctic ice. It sounds crazy and he knows it,&#8221;It&#8217;s ambitions and a little bit crazy in [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/refreeze-arctic-ice-cap-20170226/">Scientists Fantasizing How to Refreeze the Arctic Ice Cap</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>NIST Looks for New Refrigerants and Comes Up Short</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-new-refrigerants-20170226/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 15:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The need for refrigeration is expanding, and it is expected to grow steadily for most of this century. This issue is well-known, and we don&#8217;t have a solution. In fact, we aren&#8217;t even close to one. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just tested 138 of the most promising substances we have identified [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-new-refrigerants-20170226/">NIST Looks for New Refrigerants and Comes Up Short</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Climate Change Model Could Change Policies Worldwide</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-model-policies-20170225/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 10:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The climate change models have many different properties from predicting the rising carbon dioxide levels to changing governmental policies accordingly. Yet, sometimes these models fail to operate due to lack of various perspectives in the calculations. A paper, written by scientists at the University of Maryland, addresses this issue as the climate change models do [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-model-policies-20170225/">New Climate Change Model Could Change Policies Worldwide</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Wyoming Starts its Largest Climate Change Supercomputer, Cheyenne</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cheyenne-climate-change-supercomputer-20170222/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>In Cheyenne, Wyoming, a supercomputer started extensive climate-change research notwithstanding the ones doubting the global warming. Now, there is a concern among scientists that the research might be cut from funding with Trump&#8217;s administration. The supercomputer is worth $30 million and is federally founded. The supercomputer just started to operate a few weeks ago, modeling [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cheyenne-climate-change-supercomputer-20170222/">Wyoming Starts its Largest Climate Change Supercomputer, Cheyenne</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>NOAA Climate Study Challenged and Defended, Again</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/noaa-climate-study-challenged-20170213/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 21:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It would appear that once again NOAA climate data is being looked at, and the entire idea of climate change is being called into question. The alleged mishandling of data by NOAA is being scandalized. A recent blog post by a former NOAA scientist has ignited this round of chicanery, and it shows no signs [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/noaa-climate-study-challenged-20170213/">NOAA Climate Study Challenged and Defended, Again</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Arctic Ice Hit New Low in 2016</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-ice-2016/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 20:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>2016 was a much different year than all the rest for the North Pole. Only before December, 19,000 square miles of ice melt away in the ocean. There haven&#8217;t been such a great loss of ice in the past. Not only that, but at the end of December, the temperatures could only reach near the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/arctic-ice-2016/">Arctic Ice Hit New Low in 2016</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Imaging Technology Could Lead To Low-Cost Methane Detection</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/low-cost-methane-detection-20170207/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Experiments]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>It turns out that a single pixel can make a big difference when it comes to detecting gases that would otherwise go unnoticed to the naked eye. &#8220;Despite methane gas being invisible to the eye, we have developed a method of color-coding this gas information and overlaying it onto a conventional camera image,&#8221; commented Dr. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/low-cost-methane-detection-20170207/">New Imaging Technology Could Lead To Low-Cost Methane Detection</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Pollution Found To Speed Arctic Melting In New Way</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pollution-found-speed-arctic-melting-new-way-20170202/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; In a recent study conducted by an international team dust from an active coal mine was found to speed the melting of arctic snow by as much as 84%. The site of the study was a mine near Svalbard, Norway and a team of scientists led by Alia Khan, a post-doctoral researcher at Colorado [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/pollution-found-speed-arctic-melting-new-way-20170202/">Pollution Found To Speed Arctic Melting In New Way</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Scientists Could Be Forced to Deny Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deny-scientists-20170201/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Today&#8217;s energy policy is going to be much more different than previous years. President Donald Trump, stated in his tweet from 2012 that global warming is a hoax created by China. Also his pick for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is Scott Pruitt, who denies the global warming. Another big change in the new cabinet [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-deny-scientists-20170201/">Climate Scientists Could Be Forced to Deny Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Collared Flycatcher&#8217;s Evolution Influenced by Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/collared-flycatcher-climate-change-20170127/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Researchers at Uppsala University found evidence about climate change changing the face characteristics of the collared flycatchers, affecting the ornament traits. In the annual fitness selection, the forehead patch size was found to change compared to last year. This change was accounted to the rising spring temperatures in the collared flycatchers&#8217; breeding site. In the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/collared-flycatcher-climate-change-20170127/">Collared Flycatcher&#8217;s Evolution Influenced by Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change May Cause Huge Migration of Refugees, Scientists Say</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-migration-refugees-20170126/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 13:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Many senior military officials from around the globe have warned that as climate change continues to affect our planet the impact that it may have on human migration could be amazing in its scale. One of the largest factors that will continue to contribute to the flood of refugees from poorer nations is the rising [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-migration-refugees-20170126/">Climate Change May Cause Huge Migration of Refugees, Scientists Say</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Research Shows Clear Connection Between Warmer Temperatures and Extreme Weather</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/warmer-temperatures-extreme-weather-20170125/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2017 05:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A recent study of the Lorenz cycle has shed light on the complex interactions within the earth&#8217;s atmosphere. The research has shown the based on a study of the last 35 years of climatic data, more potential energy is being converted to kinetic energy, and this is why the violence of storms has been rising. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/warmer-temperatures-extreme-weather-20170125/">New Research Shows Clear Connection Between Warmer Temperatures and Extreme Weather</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Extinction of Australian Megafauna due to Humans, not Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/australian-megafauna-extinction-humans-20170125/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The organic waste of an astonishing creature from Australia that was extinct 45,000 years ago, revealed the extinction&#8217;s primary reason as humans and not the climate change. This creature belongs to the Australian megafauna collection, which collects traces of animals that once existed 50,000 years ago. The creature takes its place along with 25-foot lizards, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/australian-megafauna-extinction-humans-20170125/">Extinction of Australian Megafauna due to Humans, not Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>California Adopts New Laws to Fight Climate Change, Despite New Government Policy</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-climate-change-20170121/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ece Polat]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2017 20:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Against all odds, California keeps fighting for a green future. Thirty seven minutes after Trump got sworn into the U.S. Presidency, California released new measures to take action against climate change. The measures will aim towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent of 1990 levels by 2030. Being the world&#8217;s sixth largest [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/california-climate-change-20170121/">California Adopts New Laws to Fight Climate Change, Despite New Government Policy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Obama Slaps Trump With $500mln Donation to Green Climate Fund</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-green-climate-fund-donation-20170120/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicholas Say]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 19:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>With less than a day in office now-former President Obama has done a stunning thing. Knowing that incoming President Trump has a highly antagonistic view towards the environment, Mr. Obama has made sure that the Green Climate Fund will have ample funding for the near future. This is a very welcome move from a man who [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/obama-green-climate-fund-donation-20170120/">Obama Slaps Trump With $500mln Donation to Green Climate Fund</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Japan’s Emissions Slightly Rise, But Not From Nuclear Shutdown</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japans-emissions-slightly-rise-not-nuclear-shutdown-20160926/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 08:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The earthquake that terrorized Japan in 2011 led to the shutdown of nuclear energy. There was an increase in CO2 emissions by 11.8 percent from 2010 to 2014. Could the reported increase be caused by the shutdown after the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant disaster? Sources claim the rise in emissions wasn’t much of a rise at [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/japans-emissions-slightly-rise-not-nuclear-shutdown-20160926/">Japan’s Emissions Slightly Rise, But Not From Nuclear Shutdown</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>OPEC States It Doesn&#8217;t Give a Jack About Electric Vehicles</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-electric-vehicles-20160904/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2016 19:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), a significant world oil contributor, recently displayed overconfidence in its presence and future influence despite the rise in electric vehicles. While car companies are looking to produce more electric vehicles, OPEC expects to continue providing oil for the car industry. OPEC’s members seem entirely ignorant of the world’s [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/opec-electric-vehicles-20160904/">OPEC States It Doesn&#8217;t Give a Jack About Electric Vehicles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>July 2016, The Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Proves Climate Change Yet Again</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/july-hottest-month-climate-change-20160821/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Satya Sivani]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 06:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>NASA&#8217;s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) Scientists say that July 2016 turned out as the hottest month ever recorded in the 136 years of Global temperature record-keeping history. The announcement also says that July was the 10th consecutive month of record warmth, which means 2016 would be the hottest year ever recorded. Gavin Schmidt, who [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/july-hottest-month-climate-change-20160821/">July 2016, The Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Proves Climate Change Yet Again</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Heat Destroys British Warships</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-heat-destroys-british-warships-20160614/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 06:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The ocean temperature in the body of water called the Persian Gulf has recently skyrocketed to the point of causing the breakdown of six Type 45 British warships. Unbelievably, the ships are prone to losing power from the drastic changes. Although the water temperatures in the Persian Gulf typically range from 75 to 90 degrees [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-heat-destroys-british-warships-20160614/">Climate Change Heat Destroys British Warships</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Drone Cameras Capture Dryland Ecosystems Throughout Time</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/drone-cameras-capture-dryland-ecosystems-throughout-time-20160609/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 07:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; Drones aren’t just for the government. Research by the University of Exeter shows there are environmental applications for drones too. Now, with ‘point and shoot’ basic cameras, drones can improve understanding of dryland ecosystems at a reduced cost. The drylands are a critical provider of food, water, and biofuel with [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/drone-cameras-capture-dryland-ecosystems-throughout-time-20160609/">Drone Cameras Capture Dryland Ecosystems Throughout Time</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>British Gas Co. Creates Carbon Emissions Calculator</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-gas-co-creates-carbon-emissions-calculator-20160602/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtney Lepping]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 07:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If only there was a way for the average individual to keep track of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, as well as how the emissions are being reduced in nations and continents around the globe. Now there is. “Carbon Emissions Around The World” is a calculator that displays emissions specific to each country. It’s a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/british-gas-co-creates-carbon-emissions-calculator-20160602/">British Gas Co. Creates Carbon Emissions Calculator</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>World Bank Invests in Climate Change Mitigation Technologies</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/world-bank-climate-change-mitigation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate Change is now a top priority for the World Bank. Last week, one of the major global investors, the World Bank, announced that they will be making a &#8220;fundamental shift&#8221; in their investment strategy. Their new plan is to put money towards developing new technologies and encouraging practices for tackling climate change in the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/world-bank-climate-change-mitigation/">World Bank Invests in Climate Change Mitigation Technologies</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change and Accelerating Carbon Loss in the Arctic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Rush]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Changing weather patterns are causing Arctic soil to lose carbon at a rapid pace, leading to an outcome that further reinforces global temperature increases and climate change. Research can be found in the scientific journal Climate Change Responses. For what seems like an eternity, shrubs, grasses and other plant species have taken carbon out of the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-arctic-carbon-loss/">Climate Change and Accelerating Carbon Loss in the Arctic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Satellites Help Scientists Measure Pollutants Causing Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/satellites-measure-pollution-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2016 06:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists from University of Jerusalem developed a new method using satellite data to measure levels of pollutants in the atmosphere, which have direct influence on climate change. Data derived from earth orbiting satellites are becoming increasingly popular in monitoring the environment. On one hand, the large spatial coverage that these data provide, make it much easier [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/satellites-measure-pollution-climate-change/">Satellites Help Scientists Measure Pollutants Causing Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>2016 Packs More Extreme Weather than 2015</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2016-extreme-weather-forecast/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2016 11:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NASA and the UK MET have confirmed that the World Broke the Heat Record with extreme weather for 2015. This was the hottest year for global temperatures ever recorded. Temperatures for 2015 were 1.62 F / .C . Two degrees on average above the normal surface temperature. 2015 was the warmest year [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2016-extreme-weather-forecast/">2016 Packs More Extreme Weather than 2015</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Australian Wine Industry Devastated by Climate Change</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/australia-wine-industry-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Guest Contributor]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2016 22:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Australia is experiencing climate extremes in the Eastern and Western agricultural regions making vineyard owners very nervous. Eastern Australia, one of the countries longstanding regions for producing grapes is experiencing torrential rains. Rainfall is way above average in the region. Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia had its highest rainfall levels on record greatly affecting the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/australia-wine-industry-climate-change/">Australian Wine Industry Devastated by Climate Change</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change Action Possible Through Chemicals</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chemicals-climate-change/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Joe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2015 07:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Climate change and the chemical industry don’t seem to go hand in hand. However, developments in and knowledge from the industry play a critical role in creating solutions in fighting the issues at hand. Climate change action is possible through chemical research and development. One key alternative energy supply is solar power. Solar panels would [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/chemicals-climate-change/">Climate Change Action Possible Through Chemicals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Clean Energy Won&#8217;t Need Battery for Storage, Say Stanford Scientists</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/clean-energy-technology-no-battery-storage</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2015 15:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Stanford scientists recently revealed a study supporting the idea that the United States could generate all of its power using clean energy technology. Not only is it possible to run the country off electricity, battery storage will not even be necessary to compensate for the intermittency fo energy sources like wind and solar. The scientists [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/clean-energy-technology-no-battery-storage">Clean Energy Won&#8217;t Need Battery for Storage, Say Stanford Scientists</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>COP21: India and France to Lead International Solar Alliance</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-alliance-france-india-cop21/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The COP21 UN summit on climate change, located in Paris this year, hadn&#8217;t even completed the first day of proceedings before it was announced that France and India will head an International Solar Alliance. Their goal is to provide solar access around the world. It was also revealed that nineteen emissions-heavy countries have pledged to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/solar-alliance-france-india-cop21/">COP21: India and France to Lead International Solar Alliance</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Leading Tech Giants Form Breakthrough Energy Coalition</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tech-giants-energy-coalition/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are about to join forces with other world leading companies to fight climate change by funding innovations in the clean energy sector. If yesterday the common thing between Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Virgin, HP, Linkedin, Alibaba (and a few others) was that they are all lead companies, today it goes much further. A day [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/tech-giants-energy-coalition/">Leading Tech Giants Form Breakthrough Energy Coalition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>UK Renewable Energy Companies Given Less Access to Government</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The UK government prioritizes relationships with fossil fuel companies, rather than those that generate renewable energy, according to a new analysis by The Guardian. Ministers have held 112 meetings with executives from Shell while BP has enjoyed 79 meetings with government officials. While there were a total of 119 with renewable energy executives, they were split [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-energy-uk-government/">UK Renewable Energy Companies Given Less Access to Government</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Electric Cars are Saving the Earth, After All</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric Vehicles]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This summer, researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research reported on a study they conducted which found that electric vehicles actually emit more harmful greenhouse gasses than traditional vehicles. Now, in a rebuttal, the Union of Concerned Scientists have released their annual report, known as the State of Charge report on electric cars. They [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/electric-cars-save-earth/">Electric Cars are Saving the Earth, After All</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s How World&#8217;s Biggest Cities Will Look Like If Temperature Goes 2 Degrees Higher</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cities-temperature-rise-flood/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mila Luleva]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2015 15:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Study shows that with 2 degrees rise in global temperatures, the world&#8217;s megacities might find themselves under water. Scientists from Climate Central, Princeton, and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, modeled the effect of 2 and 4 degrees increase in temperatures, and the resulting sea level rise. They found that the homes of 280 million people will [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cities-temperature-rise-flood/">Here&#8217;s How World&#8217;s Biggest Cities Will Look Like If Temperature Goes 2 Degrees Higher</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Carbon Capture Is In The Air with CCS Production Taking Over</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-ccs-production/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Lutz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Every day, in every corner of our globe, there are toxic greenhouse gases spewed into the air. The International Energy Agency (IEA) of France states that, the world, must capture 4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions to keep global warming under control. The carbon dioxide emissions are the product of our production. Carbon [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/carbon-capture-ccs-production/">Carbon Capture Is In The Air with CCS Production Taking Over</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Future Effect of Climate Change on Life in the Middle East</title>
		<link>https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-middle-east-effect/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2015 14:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Scientists have been examining how climate change will effect southwest Asia and the results are alarming. The Middle East could quickly become inhospitable for all practical intents and purposes. Published in Nature: Climate Change, the studies examined both how the climate in southwest Asia will respond to varying levels of carbon dioxide emissions and at exactly what [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-middle-east-effect/">The Future Effect of Climate Change on Life in the Middle East</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Climate Change – Bill Nye Explains Why It’s a Problem</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Benji Jerew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 20:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Aside from our disagreements on some things, Bill Nye “The Science Guy” has an exceptionally valid point when it comes to why this climate change is different from those other climate changes. Here’s the thing: Some people look at climate change history, particularly carbon dioxide levels, and point out at least two correlations with modern [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/climate-change-bill-nye/">Climate Change – Bill Nye Explains Why It’s a Problem</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Food Companies Demand Climate Agreement from Congress</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annika Tostengard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 04:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Ten global food companies urged both the United States and world leaders to design an international agreement to address climate change in a joint letter. Released on October 1, the letter was coordinated by Ceres and signed by the CEOs of ten major companies including Nestlé and General Mills. Mindy Lubber, president of Ceres, expressed [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com/food-companies-climate-agreement/">Food Companies Demand Climate Agreement from Congress</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.greenoptimistic.com">The Green Optimistic</a>.</p>
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