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		<title>Turning Shopping Centers into Food Markets</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/02/07/turning-shopping-centers-into-food-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shopping malls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you noticed that some shopping malls are going through some very tough times.  Changes with respect to a poor retail economy and the changing habits of shoppers buying on the internet and making short trips at local strip malls have really had a negative impact on traditional shopping malls. Well some malls are getting...]]></description>
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		<title>Germs and Grocery Store Carts</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/02/06/germs-and-grocery-store-carts/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/02/06/germs-and-grocery-store-carts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought this story was very interesting. I have come across several studies over the years that indicate grocery carts to be one of the most likely places for bacteria to settle. Because of the frequent touching by consumers shopping for their grocery needs, many people pick up unwanted germs from carts. Nowadays, many stores...]]></description>
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		<title>National Radon Action Month</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/26/national-radon-action-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radon testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[January is National Radon Action Month. Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas that is released in rock, soil, and water from the natural decay of uranium. It seeps into buildings, building up in your indoor air. You can’t see, smell, or taste radon, but it could be present at a dangerous level in your home....]]></description>
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		<title>Do you love earthworms?</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/25/do-you-love-earthworms/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/25/do-you-love-earthworms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[earthworms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes this little slimy critter is taken for granted. Often times we see them during heavy rains or when we are digging up our soil to plant a tree or our garden. Maybe we should we respect these critters a little more and applaud them for the work that they do. They areate our soil...]]></description>
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		<title>Are you drinking wastewater</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/16/are-you-drinking-wastewater/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/16/are-you-drinking-wastewater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this article, &#8220;Report: Wastewater preferable to wasting water&#8221; Many communities reuse wastewater for irrigation and industrial purposes. Some — notably Cloudcroft, N.M., and California&#8217;s Orange County — have treatment facilities to reuse it as drinking water. The article points to water reuse as a viable option to working with water scarcity. Many...]]></description>
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		<title>Fungicide found in Orange Juice</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/12/fungicide-found-in-orange-juice/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/12/fungicide-found-in-orange-juice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fungicide orange juice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pesticdie orange juice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The fungicide  at issue is carbendazim &#8211; a fugicide which controls plant disease. It is often referred to as one of the &#8220;filthy four&#8221; pesticides.  Source pan-uk.org It is illegal to use this fungicide in the United States.   35 parts per billion carbendazim had been found in samples of orange juice products in the United...]]></description>
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		<title>Mercury in CFL&#8217;s Compact Fluorescent Lamps</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/06/mercury-in-cfls-compact-fluorescent-lamps/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/06/mercury-in-cfls-compact-fluorescent-lamps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[compact fluorescent lamps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you made the switch to the new energy efficient light bulbs? I do like the fact that they do save energy and I have found that the new bulbs do last longer than the older conventional light bulbs. One of the concerns I have is the amount of mercury contained in the bulbs. I...]]></description>
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		<title>No Ethanol Credits means higher prices</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/04/no-ethanol-credits-means-higher-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/04/no-ethanol-credits-means-higher-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethanol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil prices 2012]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The oil companies will no longer receive a $.45 per gallon federal tax credit is no longer in place, as a result prices will go up. Typically when we hear these words, we naturally think of the ethanol producer and the  reduced number of sales of the product. But now, with the tax credit gone,...]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio Quakes linked to oil drilling waste</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/03/ohio-quakes-linked-to-oil-drilling-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2012/01/03/ohio-quakes-linked-to-oil-drilling-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I came across this article in the USAToday concerning this subject, &#8220;Ohio Quakes linked to oil drilling waste pumped into wells&#8221; According to the article, &#8220;Oil-drilling wastewater pumped into a northeast Ohio well is responsible for 11 minor earthquakes around Youngstown since last spring, including one Saturday, a seismologist tells the Associated Press.&#8221; More minor...]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Scrapped Tires</title>
		<link>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2011/12/20/recycling-scrapped-tires/</link>
		<comments>http://blogmidwestlabs.com/2011/12/20/recycling-scrapped-tires/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brent Pohlman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling tires]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great video presentation on recycling scrapped tires. 12 million tires a year  being turned into sustainable products Think about all of those scrapped tires that are burned or that are laying in junk yards and waste yards. This is one area that is continually being looked at for recyclying but could probably...]]></description>
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