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		<title>How Your Cigarette Butts Engage Social Responsibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In just one hour, one billion cigarette butts around the world are improperly disposed of and merely tossed on the ground. This is the most prevalent form of litter found globally. In fact, in Western countries cigarette butts account for 50% of litter. The Doe Fund of New York City commits itself to social responsibility [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anticorrosion Benefits for Steel Derived from Cigarette Butts&#8217; Toxins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are estimates that gauge more than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts litter the streets and ground across the world on an annual basis. Aside from the displeasing aesthetics of these butts, there are numerous environmental consequences of this toxic litter, including the leaching of chemicals into our waterways. A team of researchers led by scientist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicotine-Based Pesticide May Explain Bee Colony Collapse Disorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popular TV show, 60 Minutes has profiled the dying bees. The phenomena, called Colony Collapse Disorder, is still a mystery. Thousands of bees leave the hive never to return leaving behind a box full of honey. No dead bees are ever found. Much of the research has not materialized because of a lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Cites, Fines Vector Tobacco for Pesticide Misuse and Safety Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Vector Tobacco Inc. $65,040 for allegedly misusing six pesticides and failing to comply with federal pesticide worker safety laws, the EPA announced today. Vector Tobacco, a subsidiary of Vector Tobacco Group of Durham, NC, allegedly misused six pesticides during their application at its agricultural research facility in Kekaha, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Lights Out New Hampshire!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services encourages New Hampshire residents to join millions of people around the world on March 29 at 8 p.m. in making a statement about climate change by turning off your lights for one hour. “Earth Hour” is an event that was created by the World Wildlife [...]]]></description>
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