<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Hoosier Environmental Council</title> <atom:link href="http://www.hecweb.org/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.hecweb.org</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:19 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Good food, good friends, good stewards</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/09/03/good-food-friends-stewards/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/09/03/good-food-friends-stewards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAFO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[food safety]]></category> <category><![CDATA[healthy food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[slow food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1698</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Falon French During my first month with HEC (way back in the dark ages of the Bush presidency) one of the Lafayette area regional councilors sent me an article on the failure of the environmental movement.  In this article, all of the legal loopholes that allow corporations to poison our air and water were spelled [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/09/03/good-food-friends-stewards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>YES! Monroe County says, &#8220;No&#8221; to I-69</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/30/monroe-county-says-no/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/30/monroe-county-says-no/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:31:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[I-69 Transportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Monroe County]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1674</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Tim Maloney It was an inspiring time last week as our work on I-69 led to significant victories.   On Friday morning, by a unanimous vote, the Monroe County Commissioners defied behind the scenes pressure from INDOT and adopted a strongly worded resolution opposing I-69’s construction in Monroe County. This vote came the morning after [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/30/monroe-county-says-no/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Taking Climate Legislation on the Road</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/12/climate-legislation/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/12/climate-legislation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:50:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bayh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[climate change legislation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lugar]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1666</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Falon French The Daily Show recently had a segment on the Gulf oil spill where the last 8 presidents were quoted, claiming that they would reduce our dependence on foreign oil.  Yet climate legislation – which will actually address our oil addiction and reduce foreign oil imports by $20 billion per year – has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/12/climate-legislation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Coal Ash Public Hearings</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/09/coal-ash-public-hearings/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/09/coal-ash-public-hearings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:37:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alerts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1638</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. EPA is hosting several regional public hearings to get input from citizens on the proposed rule. The Chicago public hearing on September 16, 2010.  Please register to attend by September 13, 2010 at 4 P.M. The Louisville public hearing is September 28, 2010.  Please register to attend by September 25, 2010 at 4 P.M. You  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/09/coal-ash-public-hearings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Op Ed: The Paralysis on Energy Reform in Washington DC, and a Call for Indiana’s Leadership</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/04/paralysis-on-energy-reform/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/04/paralysis-on-energy-reform/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:55:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1597</guid> <description><![CDATA[The breathtaking progress that has marked America&#8217;s history has been stunningly lacking in America&#8217;s approach to energy. Who would have thought that our nation, which led the Allies to victory in the 1940s, and sent a man to the moon in the 1960s, would allow itself in the 2010s to be more dependent on foreign [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/08/04/paralysis-on-energy-reform/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Visit our Action Center</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/22/visit-our-action-center/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/22/visit-our-action-center/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:43:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Alerts]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1564</guid> <description><![CDATA[You can now take immediate action on issues with just the click of a button! Visit our action center now! ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/22/visit-our-action-center/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Farmers Markets: Sanctuaries for the Healthy Eater</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/farmers-markets/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/farmers-markets/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:48:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAFO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Farmers Market]]></category> <category><![CDATA[organic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sustainable agriculture]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1556</guid> <description><![CDATA[by Falon French Recently, I went to a major superstore to buy more coffee.  What a revelation.  Aside from the tiny produce section (that did not tell consumers where produce was produced or what chemicals were used on the food), every aisle was identical.  The names on the boxes and cans changed, but [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/farmers-markets/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Indianapolis Star-Meet HEC&#8217;s Jesse Kharbanda</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/meet-jesse/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/meet-jesse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indianapolis Star]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jesse Kharbanda]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1554</guid> <description><![CDATA[HEC Executive Director Jesse Kharbanda embraces the role of &#8216;Head Tree Hugger&#8221; in this July 18, 2010 article from the Indianapolis Star. http://www.indystar.com/article/20100718/BUSINESS/7180367/1003/BUSINESS/Meet-Jesse-Kharbanda-director-of-the-Hoosier-Environmental-Council ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/19/meet-jesse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Say NO to that pesky plastic bag!</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/15/pesky-plastic-bag/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/15/pesky-plastic-bag/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:31:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1533</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. uses 100 Billion plastic bags annually, which is the energy equivalent of 12 million barrels of oil (Worldwatch Institute. 2004 study). That&#8217;s more than 250 bags per person, per year. But, Hoosiers can change the numbers in Indiana and in the world by making the simple step to stop taking plastic bags when they [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/15/pesky-plastic-bag/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stop Manure Spills &#8211; Before They Happen</title><link>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/09/stop-manure-spills/</link> <comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/09/stop-manure-spills/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:04:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mbennett</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.hecweb.org/?p=1522</guid> <description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all seen the results of manure spills &#8211; reeking brown water, fish kills, and floating clouds of toxic blue-green algae.  Cleaning up these manure spills can take decades and costs a small fortune.  What&#8217;s more, homeowners and residents near the site of the manure spill find themselves in the middle of what might as [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.hecweb.org/2010/07/09/stop-manure-spills/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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