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         <title><![CDATA[California Legislature passes long-awaited water reforms]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Applause erupted in the Senate chamber just before 6 a.m., when lawmakers gave final approval to the last in a series of bipartisan bills that supporters hope will one day rebuild aging water infrastructure and deliver the state from chronic water shortages.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Denis C. Theriault dtheriault@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:43:52 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Good for more than the environment]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_13660914?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sustainable Contra Costa's first six award winners help people, communities]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer K. Rumple&lt;br&gt;Correspondent</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:45:45 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sweeping cuts imposed on more than half of California state parks]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Closed campgrounds, cancelled school field trips, reduced hours announced Tuesday as a budget cutting measure instead of full closures as Gov. Schwarzenegger had considered earlier]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Paul Rogers progers@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:44:25 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Goal is more environmental friendliness]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sustainable Contra Costa members work to lead by example]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer K. Rumple</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:20:57 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Biden announces federal solar program similar to Berkeley plan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The federal plan to bring renewable energy retrofits within the reach of middle-class homes, announced Monday by Vice President Joe Biden, gave a jolt to local pilot programs with the same goal.
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         <dc:creator>By Sean Maher&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:21:25 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Flu shots and free trees up for grabs in Richmond]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Members of Kaiser Permanente can get a flu shot plus a free redwood or maple tree Saturday.

<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="health/ci_13548171">Seasonal flu shots hard to find </a> </strong> 

<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/health">More Health news </a> | <a href="/swine-flu">More Swine Flu news</a> </strong> ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Katherine Tam&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:08:50 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Political Blotter: Study says California saves by fighting global warming]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[And, Harmer bypassed ballot statement in CD10]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:06:07 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pleasant Hill offering 'green' grants]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Money is available for nonprofit groups to promote community recycling, composting ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Lisa P. White&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:00:30 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Garden helps Moraga students grow]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Built last spring and now in its first full year, the garden provides a focal point around which teachers at the Moraga school can center all parts of the state's teaching standards.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jonathan Morales&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 Oct 2009 06:58:26 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scientists study fish decline, flooding problem in Pescadero]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PESCADERO &mdash; Ask a Pescadero resident what they blame for the problems in the town's watershed, and you'll get a different answer every time. But everyone agrees on one thing: It's time for action.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 Oct 2009 20:11:54 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Berkeley High School to open yet another academy -- for green energy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, Berkeley is about to become greener.
<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;More: <a href="/green-living">Green living </a><br />]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Katy Murphy&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 Oct 2009 06:58:46 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pacifica looks to cut emissions with Climate Action Plan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[n Council expected to take first steps in creating Climate Action Plan]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:22:15 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger, Whitman skirmish over climate-change goals]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_13413719?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger dismissed gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's proposal to freeze the state's anti-global-warming goals as little more than campaign rhetoric, but Whitman soon replied it's anything but.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Josh Richman&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:42:24 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The goal: More environmental friendliness]]></title>
         <link><![CDATA[http://www.contracostatimes.com/bay-area-living/ci_13402694?source=rss]]></link>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sustainable Contra Costa members work to lead by example]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Jennifer K. Rumple</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:13:49 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dutch help Bay Area plan for sea level rise]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Specialists from the Netherlands offering their expertise to Bay Area officials as Bay, Delta levels creep up]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Julia Scott&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:06:10 PDT]]></pubDate>
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