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		<title>Big Green Home Show Promotes Eco-Renovation and Self-Builds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Self Build &#38; Renovation Centre in Swindon will be hosting the Big Green Home Show this weekend, 23rd-25th October. The green event will be the second Big Green Home Show held at the venue and will feature a wide range of activities including seminars, live building demonstrations and a large number of experts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brixton Pound Moves Town Closer To &#8216;Transition Town&#8217; Status</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brixton will be taking a step in the direction of market towns Stroud, Totnes and Lewes with the launch of the Brixton Pound on Thursday 17th September. As the economy is still in the throes of recession, the concept of transition towns is being looked at as a model that could help ease the economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age Of Stupid Premiere In Australia And New Zealand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Climate change film &#8216;The Age of Stupid&#8217; will see Pete Postlethwaite posing the question of why we didn&#8217;t do something to save ourselves to Australia and New Zealand at tomorrow&#8217;s premiere. The premiere will be the follow on from the low carbon example set by the UK premiere in March which set a Guiness world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Allotment Week Encourages People To Grow Their Own</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Briggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s National Allotment Week and across the UK different events have been taking place to spread the word about growing your own. From open days at allotment gardens across the UK to a scarecrow competition launched by an Elvis impersonating scarecrow at the Eden Project in Cornwall, and plenty more to come before the week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Festivals And Refund Options Available To Big Green Gathering Ticket Holders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week the shocking news that the threat of an injunction against the Big Green Gathering 2009 forced directors to cancel the event 3 days before it was due to begin shocked the green community. All is not lost however, as ticket holders have a number of options available following the cancellation. A number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Green Gathering 2009 Cancelled After Council Injunction Threat</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flagship green event, The Big Green Gathering was threatened with High Court injunction proceedings if they were unable to satisfy a number of concerns that Mendip District Council had. In a statement released today, Directors of The Big Green Gathering have been forced to cancel the 2009 festival, surrendering their license for the event. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Mili-band&#8217; In Kingsnorth Calls On Government To Act Against Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://thegreenvillage.co.uk/news/mili-band-in-kingsnorth-calls-on-government-to-act-against-climate-change-748/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an event organised by nine organisations looking to make people&#8217;s feelings about the importance of acting against climate change known, more than 1000 people joined hands to make a &#8216;Mili-band&#8217; around Kingsnorth power station. Organisations responsible for making the event a success include Oxfam, RSPB, NUS, People and Plant and Greenpeace, and it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compassion In World Farming Encourage Home Cooks To Bake With Compassion</title>
		<link>http://thegreenvillage.co.uk/news/compassion-in-world-farming-encourage-home-cooks-to-bake-with-compassion-730/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming have organised the Bake With Compassion week to promote baking with free range eggs and help campaign against caged and battery production. The weeklong campaign will take place between 6th and 12th July and aims to raise money through fundraising events to help promote the chickens&#8217; cause. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There Aren&#8217;t Plenty More Fish In The Sea According To &#8216;The End Of The Line&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://thegreenvillage.co.uk/news/there-arent-plenty-more-fish-in-the-sea-according-to-the-end-of-the-line-625/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been many stories over the last couple of decades warning of fish stock depletion due to over fishing of the world&#8217;s oceans, especially with cod. But the reality is that if current practices continue to be used, and at the rate presently seen, one day there will be no fish left in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RSPB Encourages Wildlife Lovers To &#8216;Make Your Nature Count&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Howe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week, 8th-14th June, is the RSPB&#8217;s &#8216;Make Your Nature Count&#8217; week, where nature lovers up and down the UK are being asked to monitor the wildlife visiting their garden over a one hour period during the week. The week-long survey is a follow up to the &#8216;Big Garden Bird Watch&#8217; that takes place in [...]]]></description>
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