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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>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>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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		<title>Report from the UN Climate Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/12/15/report-from-the-un-climate-negotiations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of young people from all around the world attended the UN Conference on Climate Change in Montreal. ENvironment JEUneusse, the Sierra Youth Coalition and the Youth Environmental Network organized the“Beyond Kyoto &#8211; International Youth Summit” on climate change, bringing 100 youth together, 75 of which were not Canadian. The young people shared their experiences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Getting Hot in Here</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/11/28/its-getting-hot-in-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My amazing friends at energyaction.net set up a blog &#8220;It&#8217;s Getting Hot In Here&#8221; to serve as an outlet for the youth perspective in Montreal for the first Meeting of the Parties of the Kyoto Protocol. This round of UN climate negotiations is a historic event that will shape the course of human history and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father Christmas Plea on Climate Change</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/11/28/father-christmas-plea-on-climate-change/</link>
		<comments>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/11/28/father-christmas-plea-on-climate-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father Christmas just sent me a letter that he wanted me to put on my personal website. &#8220;Dear Children, As many of you know, this time of year is very busy for me: reading all your letters, seeing who has been naughty and nice, and finding out what you have asked for from me for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rolling Stone</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/11/07/rolling-stone/</link>
		<comments>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/11/07/rolling-stone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Billy Parish, a fellow youth climate activist in the states, is in the latest edition of the Rolling Stones! Finally some respect!]]></description>
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		<title>Ode to Youth Organizations</title>
		<link>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/10/26/ode-to-youth-organizations/</link>
		<comments>http://elissasmith.ca/archives/2005/10/26/ode-to-youth-organizations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elissa Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Youth Environmental Network, the Sierra Youth Coalition and Energy Action Network are my favourite organizations ever! I have so much respect for them and I have learnt all I know from them- they rock my world! This youth movement is testing grounds for future leaders. I have messed up so many times that I [...]]]></description>
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