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		<title>I&#8217;m Doing My Inconsequential Part For The Environment</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/05/23/im-doing-my-inconsequential-part-for-the-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 16:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the funniest article I have ever read. I love the onion. By Peter Keim May 10, 2006 &#8220;&#8230;Scientists inform us that the combined effects of fossil-fuel consumption, land clearance, and overfishing the planet&#8217;s seas have already ushered in a period of &#8220;mass global extinction,&#8221; the sixth so far recorded in Earth&#8217;s history, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Action on Industrial Development</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/05/05/youth-action-on-industrial-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 15:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I said this statement this morning at the UN during a discussion about &#8220;Investing in energy and industrial development: challenges and opportunities. &#8220;Youth advocate industrial development that ensures the safety of human health and the ecological integrity of our planet. Industrial Development often contributes to environmental problems, but industries that are aware of their social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church Taking Climate Action!</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/04/02/church-taking-climate-action/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 21:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, speaking with environment correspondent Roger Harrabin of BBC Radio 4&#8242;s Today program, said the public has a moral responsibility to change lifestyles. The consequences if they do not, Williams warned, would be the deaths of billions of people worldwide from the effects of extreme climate change. He said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google accused of bio-piracy</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/04/02/google-accused-of-bio-piracy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an article in Slash Dot Google has been accused of being the biggest threat to biodiversity this year for its plan to create a searchable database of genetic information. From an article in Znet: &#8216;Google was presented with an award as part of the Captain Hook Awards for Biopiracy in Curitiba, Brazil, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Planet</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/03/20/our-planet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A short article I wrote is featured in &#8220;Our Planet&#8220;, the magazine of the United Nations Environmental Programme. Also featured in the magazine are some of my heros including: the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the visionary and revolutionary Amory Lovins, and the General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy Herman Scheer. The magazine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where Did My Genes Go?</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/03/13/where-did-my-genes-go-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week my friend, Juan Pablo Hoffmaister (no, not John Hofmeister the President of Shell Oil), is participating in the 3rd MOP of the Cartagena Protocol in Brazil. The Cartagena protocol is an international agreement on the handling, transfer, and use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). It was negotiated as a supplement to the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Venezuelan Revolution and the World Social Forum</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/02/03/venezuela-and-the-2006-world-social-forum/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 05:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Anderson, a young Canadian, writes about his experience and perceptions at the World Social Forum: &#8220;Here are some more observations from Venezuela and the 2006 World Social Forum (WSF), held in Caracas. I went to Caracas in December, during the National Assembly elections (en route to Cuba, where I was studying the health system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Vote On!</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/01/15/93/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting email that my friend Zoë Caron forwarded all over the place before the elections: &#8220;FACT: in 2004 only 25% of 18-24 year old voted. I&#8217;ve been asking a lot of people if they&#8217;re going to vote Monday &#8211; Peoplec said &#8220;No&#8221; for the following reasons &#8211; and by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Undecided</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2006/01/12/the-undecided/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother Alan Smith and his friend, Pat, made a brilliant online project entitled &#8220;The Undecided&#8221;. The project is designed to help young Canadians choose a political party to vote for this election season. I went through the website and figured out that I&#8217;m 85% NDP. Surprise Surprise.]]></description>
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		<title>Elissa &amp; the WTO</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/12/26/elissa-the-wto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada cannot live in isolation: our trade and security depend on our ability to cooperate, negotiate and interact globally. The economic interdependence of countries worldwide is growing and economic agreements increasingly reach into every part of our lives, yet most Canadians know little about the implications and consequences. There is a common perception that the [...]]]></description>
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