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	<title>Hawaii Agriculture &#187; Sustainability</title>
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		<title>Planning panel approves Auwahi wind farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WAILUKU &#8211; The Maui Planning Commission unanimously approved permits Tuesday for Auwahi Wind Energy to build and operate eight 428-foot-tall wind turbines on Ulupalakua Ranch land. Two dozen people testified on the proposed special use and special management area permits, and none were opposed to the project, according to planner Ann Cua. Some testifiers shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM crops promote superweeds, food insecurity and pesticides, say NGOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genetic engineering has failed to increase the yield of any food crop but has vastly increased the use of chemicals and the growth of &#8220;superweeds&#8221;, according to a report by 20 Indian, south-east Asian, African and Latin American food and conservation groups representing millions of people. The so-called miracle crops, which were first sold in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wind farm paid £1.2 million to produce no electricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 05:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A wind farm has been paid £1.2 million not to produce electricity for eight-and-a-half hours. By Edward Malnick and Robert Mendick 9:00PM BST 17 Sep 2011 Comments102 Comments The amount is ten times greater than the wind farm&#8217;s owners would have received had they actually generated any electricity. The disclosure exposes the bizarre workings of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State to revisit plans for 12,000 new homes in Ewa</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A state commission decided today to allow a developer to amend its long-pending plan for turning 1,554 acres of Ewa farmland into a community called Hoopili with 11,750 homes. The OK by the state Land Use Commission followed a nearly two-year halt in the case, and essentially allows the local Schuler Division of Texas-based developer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Earthjustice files notice of intent to sue county over West Maui injection wells</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 06:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorneys for Earthjustice announced Wednesday they had filed a notice of intent to sue Maui County over alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility. The notice claims that the county has known for years that treated wastewater injected into the ground at the facility percolates into the ocean nearby, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fences protect 8,000 acres of Kaua‘i wilderness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Species]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[feral animals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[> Endangered species hotspot now guarded against goats, pigsA new pair of fences in the remote wilderness of Kaua‘i will reportedly protect the island’s primary source of water and one of the most important biological diversity hotspots in the Hawaiian archipelago. These strong barriers, developed by The Nature Conservancy for the benefit of the Kaua‘i [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Excerpt: &#8216;Intelligent Tinkering&#8217; By Robert Cabin &#124; Audubon Magazine Blog</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/book-excerpt-intelligent-tinkering-by-robert-cabin-audubon-magazine-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Book Excerpt: &#8216;Intelligent Tinkering&#8217; By Robert CabinCategories: * Animals * Birds * Nature * Plants * Reviews * Travel * Wildlife By Alisa Opar05/31/2011 Hawaii is home to one of the world’s last dry tropical forests. In their prime, these magnificent ecosystems were bastions of biodiversity. Now, only 10 percent of the state’s original dry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Molokai Anti-Wind Group Forms</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/molokai-anti-wind-group-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 06:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I Aloha Molokai (IAM) News Release The acronym IAM represents “I Aloha Molokai,” a newly formed working group comprised of Molokai residents opposed to the proposal to develop a 200 megawatt industrial scale wind power plant to serve the energy needs of Oahu. IAM’s mission is to share information, as well as educate the general [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Destruction of world&#8217;s biggest rainforests down 25%</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/destruction-of-worlds-biggest-rainforests-down-25/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 01:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRAZZAVILLE &#8211; THE rate of destruction of the world&#8217;s three largest forests fell 25 per cent this decade compared with the previous one, but remains alarmingly high in some countries, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said. A report entitled The State Of The Forests in the Amazon Basin, Congo Basin and South-East Asia, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HC&amp;S: Sugar ‘at the top,’ can anything knock it off?</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/hcs-sugar-%e2%80%98at-the-top%e2%80%99-can-anything-knock-it-off/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 21:28:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PUUNENE Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaii will arrive on Maui this summer to work with Hawaiian Commercial &#38; Sugar Co. to study crops, growing conditions and other issues in developing biofuels on the island. The 130-year-old plantation is working with federal and state partners to help determine not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A fullness of living lightly</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/a-fullness-of-living-lightly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 22:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hale Pilihonua, with its long, cylindrical shape, looks like a design out of the space age with a round exterior covered with a combination of louvers, solar thermal collectors and photovoltaic panels. Inside, the &#8220;net-zero&#8221; home features a comfortable living space with bamboo floors, integrated LED lighting and an aquaponics system to cultivate fish and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Green Leaf» Grow aquaponics, Grow Hawaiian</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Green House is offering three workshops on Saturday, April 2. How Does Your Garden Grow&#8230;Backyard AquaponicsEnvironmental Engineer Jeremai Cann, aka Dr. Sustainability, will lead this workshop covering everything you need to know to start your own aquaponics system (organic gardening with fish and plants). Grow your own dinner and lessen your reliance on imported [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Down on the farm on Maui &#8211; San Jose Mercury News</title>
		<link>http://hawaii-agriculture.com/hawaii-agriculture-blog/down-on-the-farm-on-maui-san-jose-mercury-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were poking around upcountry Maui and driving its narrow, twisting roads, but by midafternoon we had to turn around. We had an important date at a lower elevation. Forget meeting friends for mai-tais or heading to Lahaina for the sunset. We were going to herd the animals at Surfing Goat Dairy. Herding anything may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Generation of Farmers Emerges in Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 02:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CORVALLIS, Ore. — For years, Tyler Jones, a livestock farmer here, avoided telling his grandfather how disillusioned he had become with industrial farming. After all, his grandfather had worked closely with Earl L. Butz, the former federal secretary of agriculture who was known for saying, “Get big or get out.” But several weeks before his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CONSERVATION EASEMENTS – AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN HAWAII’S SUSTAINABILITY TOOLBOX</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maui Land Preservation Workshop Wednesday March 16, 2011. A workshop highlighting land preservation tools that communities and landowners can utilize to achieve their sustainability goals. Held at Maui Economic Opportunity, 99 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793. Wednesday March 16, 2011 8:30am-12:00pm Draft Agenda Welcome, Housekeeping, Etc - Jean Brokish, Oahu RC&#038;D Meet your Local Land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Landfill gases could be used as energy source</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bigwave</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WAILUKU &#8211; Converting those stinky gases from the Central Maui Landfill into electricity could create enough energy to power the equivalent of up to 3,000 Maui homes per year, according to a county-commissioned study. The 2010 study by engineering consultant A-Mehr Inc. estimated it would cost around $12.6 million to develop a 3.2-megawatt gas-to-energy facility [...]]]></description>
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