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	<title>Hoosier Environmental Council</title>
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		<title>Thinking green: How does Indiana&#8217;s environmental profile compare to other states&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/05/08/thinking-green-how-does-indianas-environmental-profile-compare-to-other-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article originally appeared on Earth Day, April 22 2012, in the Indianapolis Star.
Indiana might be known for its rolling hills and farmland, but when it comes to being truly &#8220;green,&#8221; there is more work to do.
Jesse Kharbanda, executive director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, said other states, including many in the Midwest, do a better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get to Know Your Candidates!</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/04/18/get-to-know-your-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alerts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most candidates running for office – at any level of government – will participate in debates and post public platforms, to inform constituents about the big issues.  But many issues tend to be marginalized, especially in our highly polarized political world today, and constituents have no idea how a candidate feels about protection air and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say Thanks to Your Elected Officials!</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/04/18/say-thanks-to-your-elected-officials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 session might be finished, but candidates for public office and legislators who are not up for re-election are starting to wonder about the 2013 session.
Legislators are people too, and they want to know that their work is appreciated.  Even if you disagree with their votes, now is the time to start building a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can You Imagine Going Without Your Lights For Just One Hour?</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/04/11/can-you-imagine-going-without-your-lights-for-just-one-hour/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/04/11/can-you-imagine-going-without-your-lights-for-just-one-hour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aveda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean water]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Hour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Earth Month]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is the purpose of Earth Hour.
Earth Hour is a global initiative to get people to take action on climate change issues…and for one hour, designated Earth Hour, everyone in support turns off their lights. Last year, hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switched off their lights for one hour and became involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March 2012 HEC E-News: A Final Call to Action; Coal Mining, Factory Farms &amp; I-69; Words of Inspiration</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/03/05/march-2012-hec-e-news-a-final-call-to-action-coal-mining-factory-farms-i-69-words-of-inspiration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/03/05/march-2012-hec-e-news-a-final-call-to-action-coal-mining-factory-farms-i-69-words-of-inspiration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[March 2012 HEC E-News is now available.
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		<title>Feb. 2012 HEC E-news: Recycling Gains; Transit Losses; Our Factory Farm Webinar on the 16th</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/02/07/feb-2012-hec-e-news-recycling-gains-transit-losses-our-factory-farm-webinar-on-the-16th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Feb. 2012 HEC e-news is now available.
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		<title>Let’s Be Honest About HB 1091</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/02/06/let%e2%80%99s-be-honest-about-hb-1091/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/02/06/let%e2%80%99s-be-honest-about-hb-1091/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAFOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frivolous lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HB 1091]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nuisance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Right to Farm Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By: Kim E. Ferraro
Attorney and Director of Agriculture and Water Policy
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indiana’s agricultural industry supports HB 1091, a bill that proposes to shut the door of the courthouse to families seeking redress from odors, water pollution and plummeting property values from nearby confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). To generate support for the bill, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transit Bill Derailed, Or Just Detoured?</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/02/01/transit-bill-derailed-or-just-detoured/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/02/01/transit-bill-derailed-or-just-detoured/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central Indiana transit system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commuter rail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expanded bus service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HB 1073]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rapid transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regional transit system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transit advocates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A funny thing happened on the way to better transit in central Indiana.  HB 1073, championed by a wide range of business and public interest groups along with many local elected officials, stumbled in the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday, January 26, failing by a narrow one vote margin.  The obstacle to passage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Wayne&#8217;s Biggest Paper Supports HEC&#8217;s Concerns on Environmental Board Consolidation</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/01/23/fort-waynes-biggest-paper-supports-hecs-concerns-on-environmental-board-consolidation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/01/23/fort-waynes-biggest-paper-supports-hecs-concerns-on-environmental-board-consolidation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Keep IDEM boards
Improving efficiency and eliminating unnecessary bureaucracy are nearly always desirable objectives – except when efficient actually means ineffectual and impotent.
State legislators need to ask about legislation that would consolidate several state environmental oversight boards into a single environmental rule-making board, especially considering the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s dubious track record for oversight [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indianapolis Star Supports HEC&#8217;s Position on Adverse Factory Farm Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/01/23/indianapolis-star-supports-hecs-position-on-adverse-factory-farm-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hecweb.org/2012/01/23/indianapolis-star-supports-hecs-position-on-adverse-factory-farm-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mbrock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an experienced activist attorney says she&#8217;d be inclined to advise low-income citizens not to take grievances to court if a certain bill became law, alarms ought to be ringing.
Kim Ferraro&#8217;s focus of concern is Indiana House Bill 1091, under which agricultural operations, such as large confined livestock complexes, would be guaranteed payment of their [...]]]></description>
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