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	<description>Your Future Green MP in Newmarket-Aurora</description>
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		<title>My Plumber and Politics</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/07/14/my-plumber-and-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was up in Barrie this morning having a leaky pipe replaced and my plumber (who is fabulous!) and we got to talking about politics &#8211; specifically the HST and the effect it will have on Ontario&#8217;s economy (he didn&#8217;t think it would be good). I let slip that I was the nominated GPC candidate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Downsizing Detroit &#8211; Anyone want a farm?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/04/12/downsizing-detroit-anyone-want-a-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/04/12/downsizing-detroit-anyone-want-a-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Green, if a company wants to deliver value to me, then it had better be thinking, not just about the jingle of money in my piggy bank, but also the long-term health and well-being of me, my children and my community. I care about the sustainability of my investments, I want to know that it is a good idea not just for me, but for my kids and their grand-kids.]]></description>
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		<title>The Family is Where We Need to Focus</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/25/the-family-is-where-we-need-to-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/25/the-family-is-where-we-need-to-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vision]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Telling people that there are massive planetary changes underway that will slightly increase the earth's temperature and have catastrophic consequences leads to, 'Woah! My brain shut down halfway through what you said and I'm now thinking about my shiny new car."]]></description>
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		<title>BWM: Bottled water is *good* for the environment</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/24/bwm-bottled-water-is-good-for-the-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/24/bwm-bottled-water-is-good-for-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annie Leonard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tapped]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether it is the soft-ball questions and acquiescent head nodding served up in a style that, unfortunately, reminds me of the recent Google PM interview, or the assertions that plastic bottles can be recycled into medical equipment, beverage containers, or... plastic water bottles this video delivers beautiful nature scenes and enough sweetness to make one gag.]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Hyperlocavore</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/23/becoming-a-hyperlocavore/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/23/becoming-a-hyperlocavore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so impressed by Liz McLellan&#8217;s efforts to build a community of yard-sharers and her website Hyperlocavore. The general idea is that if a locavore focuses on food grown within 100 miles than a hyperlocavore focuses on food grown with 100 yards. I just had to make sure I preserved this link where I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annie Leonard&#8217;s New Water Video</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/annie-leonards-new-water-video/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/annie-leonards-new-water-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Treehugger for posting the new Annie Leonard video in honour of World Water Day 2010 &#8211; The Story of Bottled Water. Well worth the watching, it lays out the product cycle for water bottles and the idea of Manufactured Demand. Of course, the site seems to be down right now (could it have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy World Water Day &#8211; Water Bottle-Free!</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/happy-world-water-day-water-bottle-free/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/22/happy-world-water-day-water-bottle-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[March 22nd is World Water Day and it seems like an excellent time to muse over the current state of our water resources. Canada is so truly blessed with abundant fresh water and some of the healthiest tap water in the world and perhaps that is why we have been able to keep our per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clean, Green Energy &#8211; want a share?</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/16/clean-green-energy-want-a-share/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/16/clean-green-energy-want-a-share/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Carter for sharing this link with me. Tyler Hamilton at CleanBreak.ca discusses a couple of solar co-ops that are popping up around southern Ontario. One is Countryside, partnering with ARISE Technologies to start photovoltaic (PV) projects on commercial/industrial rooftops. People who are interested in participating in PV but do not have adequate sites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Energy Sector? I don&#8217;t think so.</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/11/green-energy-sector-i-dont-think-so/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2010/03/11/green-energy-sector-i-dont-think-so/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vanessalong.ca/?p=180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to thank Elizabeth May for pointing this out last Friday at the Green Party of Canada Economic Summit in Toronto. Please turn to page 102 of your copy of Budget 2010. You do have one, right? If by some oversight your copy hasn&#8217;t arrived yet, you can download it here. Read with me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada&#8217;s Woeful Performance in Bali</title>
		<link>http://vanessalong.ca/2007/12/11/canadas-woeful-performance-in-bali/</link>
		<comments>http://vanessalong.ca/2007/12/11/canadas-woeful-performance-in-bali/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada has twice been awarded the daily Fossil award by the Climate Action Network this week in Bali. Understandable. Our government has embarrassed us in front of the world with their false concern about climate change. From one side they speak of Canada&#8217;s commitments while from the other they work to sabotage the attempts by [...]]]></description>
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