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		<title>The Golden Frog of Panama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Golden Frog of Panama.

The cute little Golden Frog was a national symbol of Panama. It fell victim of the chytrid fungus which wiped it out in 2007.
The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History crew
Thankfully Panamanian authorities along with several zoos around the world were able to collect a few specimens to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/12/27/the-golden-frog-of-panama/</link>
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		<title>Is the IEA downplaying peak-oil?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An IEA whistleblower says that the organization is downplaying the peak-oil situation to avoid panic in the markets.

The world is much closer to running out of oil than official estimates admit, according to a whistleblower at the International Energy Agency who claims it has been deliberately underplaying a looming shortage for fear of triggering panic buying.
The senior [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/11/11/is-the-iea-downplaying-peak-oil/</link>
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		<title>Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From The New York Times
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: April 23, 2009
For more than a decade the Global Climate Coalition, a group representing industries with profits tied to fossil fuels, led an aggressive lobbying and public relations campaign against the idea that emissions of heat-trapping gases could lead to global warming.
“The role of greenhouse gases in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/11/11/industry-ignored-its-scientists-on-climate-2/</link>
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		<title>Freakonomics, schmuckonomics&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The good folks over at RealClimate.org wrote a devastating letter to Steve Levitt, author of Freakonomics for his inaccurate and misleading handling of Climate Change.
Well worth reading here.
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/10/30/freakonomics-schmuckonomics/</link>
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		<title>Global Suicide Note</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate change is accelerating and surpassing even the worst-case scenarios predicted by the models. Meanwhile the world&#8217;s nations are bickering over details of inadequate action. Are we committing suicide on an unprecedented scale?
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/09/30/global-suicide-note/</link>
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		<title>Global carbon emissions budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new reality check on the global carbon emissions budget
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/09/03/global-carbon-emissions-budget/</link>
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		<title>Climate Countdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/09/03/climate-countdown/</link>
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		<title>40 Years After the Cuyahoga River Caught Fire&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Discover&#8230;
40 Years After the Cuyahoga Burned, Clevelanders Fish in It.
Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught on fire 40 years ago June 22 when oily garbage floating in it was ignited, probably by sparks from a passing train. In turn, the fire sparked the creation of environmental agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, along with passage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/06/22/40-years-after-the-cuyahoga-river-caught-fire/</link>
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		<title>The Clean Energy Economy is already taking off.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite all the naysayers&#8217; affirmations that switching to clean energy will damage the economy, reality is the complete opposite. The clean energy economy is already booming despite the hard economic times.
From Change.org

The Clean Energy Economy Is Already Booming
Without much attention from policymakers, or funding from the public trough, a low-carbon economy has already taken off [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/06/12/the-clean-energy-economy-is-already-taking-off/</link>
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		<title>The Business Logic of Sustainability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional &#8220;take / make / waste&#8221; industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.
The Business Logic of Sustainability
If an oil-intensive company can do it, anyone can do it&#8230;
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/05/24/the-business-logic-of-sustainability/</link>
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		<title>A Fish-Climate Analogy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a thought provoking analogy, comparing what&#8217;s happening with climate-change denial to what has happened with the cod fisheries in Newfoundland.
The tragedy of climate commons
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/05/09/a-fish-climate-analogy/</link>
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		<title>Industry Ignored Its Scientists on Climate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From The New York Times
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Published: April 23, 2009
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“The role of greenhouse gases in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/04/24/industry-ignored-its-scientists-on-climate/</link>
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		<title>Earth Day: 10 Big, Really Hard Things We Can Do to Save the Planet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earth Day: 10 Big, Really Hard Things We Can Do to Save the Planet
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/04/24/earth-day-10-big-really-hard-things-we-can-do-to-save-the-planet/</link>
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		<title>Today is Earth Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is Earth Day and here is a classic video by Carl Sagan to help put things back in perspective&#8230;

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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/04/22/today-is-earth-day/</link>
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		<title>Consumption or Population? What is the real problem?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an excellent and thought provoking essay from Environment360:
Consumption Dwarfs Population As Main Environmental Threat
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		<link>http://tragicplanet.org/2009/04/12/consumption-or-population-what-is-the-real-problem/</link>
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