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	<title>Gaiam Blog &#187; optimism</title>
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	<description>Experiences in living green, healthy and happy</description>
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		<title>How Can You Be Optimistic About the Environment?</title>
		<link>http://blog.gaiam.com/blog/faith-hopeand-clarity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Garrett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had dinner with a friend who teaches environmental science at our local college. “I feel like the voice of doom,” he confided. “Everything I tell them is depressing. I just wish I could find something to give them some hope.” He asked how I keep myself hopeful in the midst of so much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism Is Infectious, and It&#8217;s Out There</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cheryl Terrace</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t watch regular TV news because I am not desensitized to the hype and hysteria of the ‘if it bleeds it leads’ mentality. However, with a new administration taking office (yay!) there seems to be an air of optimism everywhere, even in the news. I flipped on my set to watch my favorite news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 stages of green (and how to get to the best one)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leslie Garrett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do I remain upbeat, knowing what I do about our planet’s peril? The secret to getting through the stages to a place of optimism and hope.]]></description>
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