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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; Green Living</title>
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	<description>Experiences in living green, healthy and happy</description>
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		<title>Give Old Items New Life: What to Do Before You Recycle</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/give-old-items-new-life-what-to-do-before-you-recycle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/give-old-items-new-life-what-to-do-before-you-recycle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jessielucier</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green kids crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newlife reuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repurposing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tread lighter and reuse goods. Oftentimes goods are recycled before their time.  Reusing and repurposing goods will not only keep them out of landfills, but they'll also forgo the energy, time and money required to recycle.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Cool and Quirky Sources for Eco-Friendly Shoppers</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/cool-and-quirky-sources-for-eco-friendly-shoppers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/cool-and-quirky-sources-for-eco-friendly-shoppers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Harlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fair-trade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green gifs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[natural food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organic products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ditch the mall and find some super-special gifts at these unique online retailers instead.  ]]></description>
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		<title>9 Great Resolutions for 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/9-great-resolutions-for-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/9-great-resolutions-for-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.B. Boyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new year's resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resolutions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=15704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My friends used to laugh at me because, even as a fully grown adult, I’d take Flintstone&#8217;s vitamins instead of those giant horse pills they make for grown-ups. But I’d explain: “One Flintstone inside me does more good than a bottle full of horse pills I never touch.”
The same goes for new year&#8217;s resolutions, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hybrids in the HOV Lane</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hybrids-in-the-hov-lane/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/hybrids-in-the-hov-lane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.B. Boyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have a hybrid? Enjoying riding solo in the carpool lane? Those days could be numbered.
Some in California’s legislature are proposing new rules that would either grant solo driving privileges only to vehicles powered by alternative fuels like electricity and natural gas or would require hybrids to get at least 65 miles per gallon, rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Stillness — From One Who&#8217;s Rarely Still</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/thoughts-on-stillness-%e2%80%94-from-one-whos-rarely-still/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/thoughts-on-stillness-%e2%80%94-from-one-whos-rarely-still/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Garrett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calm the mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enjoy the moment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to slow down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living in the moment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living in the present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quiet time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relaxation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stillness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.gaiam.com/?p=10389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your mind always racing, even when you try to slow down? Leslie Garrett — who was always on-the-go and could never calm her mind — found stillness from an ordinary but surprising place: an everyday chore. ]]></description>
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		<title>Waste Less, Recycle Less</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/waste-less-recycle-less/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/waste-less-recycle-less/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Harlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy bulk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environmentally friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sure, recycling empty containers is a great idea, but, how about using fewer in the first place? ]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of a Smiley Face &#8230; And A Little Peer Pressure</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-power-of-a-smiley-face-and-a-little-peer-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/the-power-of-a-smiley-face-and-a-little-peer-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.B. Boyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[happy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsible consumer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Environmentalists have often acted as if getting people to become more eco-minded was simply a matter of providing more information: Tell someone that their car is contributing to climate change, for example, and the thinking is they’ll be more likely to switch to public transportation.
But some organizations are realizing that good old-fashioned peer pressure might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simpler and Greener: Why It’s Good to Make Life a Little Inconvenient</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/simpler-and-greener-why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-make-life-a-little-inconvenient/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/simpler-and-greener-why-it%e2%80%99s-good-to-make-life-a-little-inconvenient/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Figlar Colón</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buying used clothes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be resourceful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to reduce consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sewing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simple living]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA["Having lived most of my life in metropolitan areas, I had never made anything for myself and almost never bought anything used," writes Ginny Figlar Colón. See how moving to a tiny town in Sweden helped Ginny become more resourceful, limit her consumption and commit to living simpler and greener. ]]></description>
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		<title>How To Green Your School</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-green-your-school/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/how-to-green-your-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.B. Boyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green-power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It’s back to school time for most families, which means it’s a great time to think about how your school is doing on the green front—especially when it comes to the basics, like recycling.
If your school doesn’t already have a recycling program in place, consider starting one. Experts say the general steps to follow are:

 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Green with Others</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/going-green-with-others/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/going-green-with-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.B. Boyd</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neighbors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social greening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utilities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[utility bills]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new website turns carbon-cutting into a fun activity you can do with friends and strangers. ]]></description>
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