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	<title>Philip Alves &#187; environment</title>
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		<title>School solar panel shines</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2009/03/12/school-solar-panel-shines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a development so bright even the Vatican is keeping an eye on it. Woodbridge’s St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School officially launched its new solar photovoltaic system Monday. The system, which includes five solar panels arranged in the shape of a cross above the school’s main entrance, is the first of its kind in the York Catholic District School Board.]]></description>
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		<title>Water bottles get the boot</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/09/14/water-bottles-get-the-boot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plastic water bottles have been banished from city meetings.]]></description>
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		<title>Insect invades</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/09/06/insect-invades/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[emerald ash borer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ash trees in the Weston Rd. and Hwy. 7 area are under attack by an invasive threat.]]></description>
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		<title>Emerald ash borer found in Vaughan</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2008/08/29/emerald-ash-borer-found-in-vaughan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ash trees in the Weston Rd. and Hwy. 7 area of Vaughan are under attack by an invasive threat. The emerald ash borer has been found in the area, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced Aug. 28.]]></description>
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		<title>Business heats up for solar company based in Concord</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/12/27/business-heats-up-for-solar-company-based-in-concord/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Future looks bright for Your Solar Home after striking distribution deal with American utility Todd Kirkpatrick, a veteran of the high-tech world, went decidedly old school in 2000 when he bought Kerrydale Stables, a Muskoka-area commercial horse farm. It wasn’t long, however, before the long, cold cottage country winters froze his furrowed brow with thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban on private pesticide use in Vaughan by early March</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/12/17/ban-on-private-pesticide-use-in-vaughan-by-early-march/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Council will move ahead with a plan to ban the use of cosmetic pesticides on private property after a unanimous vote Monday.]]></description>
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		<title>City looks into garbage loophole</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/12/04/city-looks-into-garbage-loophole/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[three-stream waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste-diversion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Councillors want to close a loophole in the city’s organic-waste strategy that exempts low-rise condominium and townhouse developers from including three-stream waste management in new projects.]]></description>
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		<title>Community meeting focuses on proposed environmental centre</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/12/01/community-meeting-focuses-on-proposed-environmental-centre/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/12/01/community-meeting-focuses-on-proposed-environmental-centre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Community Environmental Centre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[York Region is holding a public meeting Tuesday to discuss the Community Environmental Centre proposed for an industrial expanse in the Hwy. 7 and Creditstone Rd. area.]]></description>
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		<title>Earth Angels look to land at area schools to bring butterflies and trees</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/11/18/earth-angels-look-to-land-at-area-schools-to-bring-butterflies-and-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/11/18/earth-angels-look-to-land-at-area-schools-to-bring-butterflies-and-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:48:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Vaughan Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of earthly angels and green prophets are looking to help a few Vaughan schools overcome the dull shades of concrete and asphalt in their schoolyards.]]></description>
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		<title>Windmill breezes through first year</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/09/21/windmill-breezes-through-first-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standing like a candle on a cake, a precedent-setting Vaughan landmark celebrates its first birthday this week.

On Sept. 20, 2006, Maple Honda officially unveiled the 50-kilowatt windmill generator, the result of a partnership between local utility PowerStream, Honda Canada and Zanchin Automotive Group, owners of the dealership.]]></description>
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		<title>City recognized by green award for urban trees</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/09/14/city-recognized-by-green-award-for-urban-trees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/09/14/city-recognized-by-green-award-for-urban-trees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent award given to Vaughan confirms that the city is succeeding in bringing a bit of paradise back to its parking lots. Green Streets Canada, a program of the Ottawa-based non-profit Tree Canada Foundation, has recognized Vaughan for its urban forestry programs. Neighbouring community Brampton was among 15 other communities across the country also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green bin, shmeen bin. Try heating the city with Lake Ontario and making garbage trucks run on fry oil</title>
		<link>http://www.philipalves.com/2007/04/21/green-bin-shmeen-bin-try-heating-the-city-with-lake-ontario-and-making-garbage-trucks-run-on-fry-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 03:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Alves</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TORONTO The city recently released Change Is in the Air: Toronto&#8217;s Commitment to an Environmentally Sustainable Future, a wish list of ways Toronto hopes to reduce its environmental impact. But, as the frog says, it ain&#8217;t easy being green. The city is on its way, though. Take street lighting. Toronto has taken its first step [...]]]></description>
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