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		<title>Washington State Continues Japan Relief Effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Chris Gregoire spoke during The Japan-America Society of the State of Washington’s annual dinner at the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Her remarks highlighted the close ties between Washington state and Japan and the success of the Washington state-Japan Relief Effort. “Since the disaster, Washington residents and businesses have donated more than $25 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts Launches Food Policy Council</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick today announced the establishment of the Massachusetts Food Policy Council to advance the goals of bringing healthy, local foods to all residents of the Commonwealth. &#8220;I am proud to announce the establishment of the Massachusetts Food Policy Council,&#8221; said Governor Patrick. &#8220;This new Council will be responsible for coordinating our statewide food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iowa Rescinds Costly State RICE Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Terry E. Branstad today will sign Executive Order number 72, which rescinds the Iowa “RICE” rule. The RICE rule was enacted by the Environmental Protection Commission and forces back-up diesel generators to be retrofitted with very expensive new parts, even though the engines are rarely used. “Lieutenant Governor Reynolds and I recently joined Iowa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Kicks Off 2011 Pothole Blitz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bob McDonnell today directed the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to immediately start a coordinated campaign to patch the thousands of potholes that formed this winter across the Commonwealth. VDOT will use state and contractor resources to quickly identify and repair potholes on Virginia&#8217;s highway system. Citizens are encouraged to assist this effort and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Invests $50 Million To Help Organic Farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced USDA will provide funding to help organic producers and those transitioning to organic production implement resource conservation practices on their agricultural operations. &#8220;Increasing consumer demand for organically grown foods is providing new opportunities for small and mid-size farmers to prosper and stay competitive in today&#8217;s economy,&#8221; Merrigan said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria Expands Energy Saver Incentive Scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Victorians will now be able to take advantage of discounts for a wider range of energy efficient products including high efficiency televisions and ducted evaporative coolers as new incentives are added to the State’s innovative Energy Saver Incentive (ESI) scheme this week. Making the announcement today, Minister for Energy and Resources Peter Batchelor said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Singapore Outlines New Era For Marine Fuels</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) was off to an impressive start as the biennial conference saw more than 1,100 delegates attend the event&#8217;s opening ceremony. Singapore&#8217;s Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Raymond Lim, presided over the opening ceremony today held at Resorts World Sentosa. Organised by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rural Farmers In Indiana Receive $2 Million In Funding</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced that USDA is providing loan guarantees and grants to allow agricultural producers and business owners across Indiana to increase the energy efficiency of their operations. She made the announcement during a tour of the Columbus area farm of Richard O&#8217;Neal, one of 52 Indiana producers and business owners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria Names New Baby Boy Elephant Ongard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 23:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The people of Victoria have given Melbourne Zoo’s new baby boy elephant a name, Ongard, which means brave and bold as well as audacious, dignified and powerful. Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings today visited the Trail of the Elephants to officially announce the name of the Zoo’s newest baby, which was born on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoria Continues War On Locusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 23:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spraying of locusts on public land in Victoria began this weekend in the state’s north-west as the Brumby Labor Government’s $43.5 million war on locusts intensifies. Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said that ground spraying commenced this weekend at Red Cliffs, south of Mildura. “The particular strip of land that was sprayed had high densities of [...]]]></description>
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