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		<title>Help Save Sprain Brook Nursery</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2012/08/21/help-save-sprainbrook-nursery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:02:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colton Dirksen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Help us find a worthy home for Sprain Brook, an authentic organic nursery.  Please post or forward to those who may be interested.&#8221; SPRAIN BROOK Nursery is an old-fashioned but beautiful Garden Center that has been in business since 1944. We have gone through a transformation in our approach to gardening moving from chemical to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Investment in Green Companies Tops $2 Trillion</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2011/03/01/private-investment-in-green-companies-tops-2-trillion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colton Dirksen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By SustainableBusiness at Matter Network Private investments in green companies and technologies since 2007 now total more than $2 trillion globally, according to a new report. Ethical Markets Media says the figure is significant because many studies indicate that investing $1 trillion annually until 2020 will accelerate the Green Transition worldwide to the necessary levels. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The US Open&#8217;s Reduced Footprint</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2010/09/09/the-us-opens-reduced-footprint/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colton Dirksen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Dysanovic, Flickr In the USTA&#8217;s quest to green the US Open, great efforts were made in not only popularizing green choices (see yesterday&#8217;s blog), but in reducing the event&#8217;s footprint as well. The green team, comprised of members from the USTA,  EcoEvolutions and the NRDC, worked together to identify goals for recycling, energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The US Open Leading the Way in Event Sustainability</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Colton Dirksen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Credit: Philip Hall / usopen.org The US Open and its players have been influencing America&#8217;s opinions for years.  Think about it&#8230; Who else could popularize jean shorts other than Andre Agassi?  Roger Federer&#8217;s brand is so powerful that Nike simply includes an RF on their clothes and the sales jump.  And John McEnroe&#8217;s famous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Business Networking</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2010/08/25/green-business-networking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ted Nelson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  You are not alone. Sometimes it&#8217;s hard to find them, but there are others living in your area who share your interested in environmentally sustainable business. Whether you&#8217;re feeling out a green career change, starting a new green business venture, are a green business veteran, or just a conscientious consumer there are many opportunities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expo West ‘Greener than Ever’ Hosts 56,000 Attendees</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2010/03/15/expo-west-%e2%80%98greener-than-ever%e2%80%99-hosts-56000-attendees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser, Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural Products Expo West, the largest natural foods show in the country celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Anaheim Convention Center in California where, a record 56,000 attendees sampled the latest in natural, organic, healthy, eco-friendly and fair trade products. Thirty years ago, the size of the natural products industry was estimated to be $2.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a plant in that bottle?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2010/01/18/is-there-a-plant-in-that-bottle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Brown-Kuhn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GEWVCW6TQG8U I think it&#8217;s safe to say that many people who care about the earth, like me, have a beef with plastic soda and water bottles. They&#8217;re made from petroleum derivatives and though they can be recycled, millions are tossed in the garbage daily, headed for landfills. The behemoth Coca-Cola Company has taken steps to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift For SWAG</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2009/11/30/a-gift-for-swag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angelique LeDoux</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  While flying home from GreenBuild 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona,  I found myself thinking—like most parents who attend conventions—about the promotional, freebie, giveaway, “swag” I picked up while walking the exhibit hall at GreenBuild– items I could pawn off on my kid as a gift. Hhmmm… I didn’t score nearly as well as my LEED [...]]]></description>
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		<title>eBay Launches Social Media Campaign: Give. Good. Green.</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2009/09/15/ebay-launches-social-media-campaign-give-good-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Oser, Managing Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eBay, the world&#8217;s leading online marketplace with 88 Million users, has launched a social media initiative campaign designed to inspire eBay buyers and sellers to create positive social change through a variety of eBay activities. The innovative campaign links all five of the company&#8217;s pro-social initiatives: eBay Foundation, eBay Giving Works, MicroPlace, WorldofGood.com by eBay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drink No Evil</title>
		<link>http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/business/2009/08/18/drink-no-evil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Justin O'Neill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I, for one, try to avoid evil at every opportunity.  Perhaps that’s why I was drawn to Adina Beverages, whose slogan is “Drink No Evil,” and specifically their newest line of drinks: Adina Holistics. I’ve been a fan of Vitamin Water for a long time, but I can report that I’ve now found a healthy [...]]]></description>
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