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		<title>Sewage Treatment Plant&#8217;s Sightseeing and Sustainability Tour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — In a far corner of Brooklyn, people come to see the “eggs” but learn so much more, such as where certain scenes of the Angelina Jolie movie Salt were shot. On Saturday, May 19, the Visitor Center at Newtown Creek will premiere an interactive art installation, “Down in the Ground” (D.I.G.) at 7 p.m. The dance performance and opening reception is free and open to the public, and the new installation runs through May 31. (Photo by E.Q. Lam)]]></description>
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		<title>Rainforest Hero Leaves Brazil for Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hilton Oyamaguchi has tracked crocodiles, snakes, and birds through the rainforest. Oyamaguchi’s fight to preserve biodiversity in his home country of Brazil brought him to America before he could even speak English. He dove into the intensive culture shock of a full-time PhD program, in a language he could not speak, in order to protect the habitat he had grew up with. (Photo by Courtney Hayden)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sierraclubgreenhome.com/insider-interviews/hilton-oyamaguchi-from-brazilian-rainforest-to-los-angeles-research/</link>
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		<title>New Electric Car Incentives in Northern Indiana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[INDIANA — Electric car owners (or future owners), Sierra Club Green Home has great news for you! You can get a credit of over $1,000 for installing an electric car charger in your home, among other incentives now offered in Northern Indiana. If you live in the northern part of Indiana, you may be a customer of NIPSCO, an energy distribution company that supplies both gas and electricity. The company has taken a number of measures to work towards a cleaner environment, including a new electric car charger incentive. (Photo by OregonDOT, Flickr)]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day: Environmental Health and Maternal Health</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mothers in the United States and around the world face many challenges, many of which are connected to the environment around them. This Mother’s Day, take a moment to recognize important environmental factors here at home as well as the challenges faced by mothers around the world. (Photo by Marc Van Der Chijs, Flickr)    ]]></description>
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		<title>Young Environmentalists Inspire at G2 Gallery in Los Angeles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The G2 Gallery launched a new annual event, The Young Environmentalists Symposium, on Thursday. The symposium featured panelists in their twenties and thirties who have stellar sustainability and advocacy accomplishments. From conservation biology to promotion of urban open spaces, panelists at the Young Environmentalist Symposium are sure to impress with their dedication and expertise. Check back for Sierra Club Green Home’s series profiling these inspiring activists! (Photo by YoVenice, Flickr)]]></description>
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		<title>Win a &#8220;Whole Home Assessment&#8221; valued at $600!</title>
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		<title>Healthy, Environmentally Friendly Pet Food</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most conventional pet foods contain animal byproducts that are unfit for consumption. It is important to read the label so you know what your furry friend is eating, with the first ingredient on the list being the most important. (Photo by Kara A. DiCamillo)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sierraclubgreenhome.com/go-green/food/healthy-environmentally-friendly-pet-food/</link>
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		<title>Greenland Tourism: Rubbernecking Global Warming?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of the most studied and well-known effects of global warming are the changes that are already occurring at the Earth’s poles. While the loss of ice caps is a tragedy, the country of Greenland has taken it as an opportunity to generate improve tourism. (Photo by Christine Zenino, Flickr)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sierraclubgreenhome.com/homepage/greenland-tourism-rubbernecking-global-warming/</link>
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		<title>Can You Recycle Bras? You Bet!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many of you have bras in your drawer that you are ready to toss out? Unfortunately, all of the pieces that make up a bra, such as hooks, underwire, and elastic, will never biodegrade. Wouldn’t it make you feel better to know that your almost-new bra is getting a second life? Believe it or not, bras are sought-after items! Here is how to recycle them. (Photo courtesy of Free the Girls)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sierraclubgreenhome.com/go-green/recycling/can-you-recycle-bras-you-bet/</link>
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		<title>Film Shows The Amazon Through Children&#8217;s Eyes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The documentary Children of the Amazon shows how everyone is connected to the Amazonian rainforest, to the indigenous tribes who live there, as well as to the rubber tappers who make their living there—and in particular, Chico Mendes, an international hero for saving parts of the rainforest. (Photo courtesy of Denise Zmekhol)]]></description>
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