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	<description>Finding and Implementing Sustainable Solutions</description>
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		<title>Geodesic Greenhouses</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2012/01/25/geodesic-greenhouses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to extend the growing season from 3 months to 10 or 11 months? What if there were a way to garden year-round OUTSIDE without building an expensive greenhouse? There is a way and the answer is lying in the middle of the St. Laurence river: the Buckminister Fuller designed Biosphere.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abondance Apartments and the Lesson of Insulation</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/12/02/abondance-apartments-and-the-lesson-of-insulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we all enjoy new technology such as solar panels and geothermal heat pumps, the easiest thing any homeowner can do to use less energy and be more sustainable is insulate. And then insulate some more! Source: Mother Nature Network I went to visit one of North America’s first “net zero” multi-unit residential dwellings – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Office Parks Create Suburban Sprawl</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there were no suburban office &#8220;parks&#8221; then there would be less incentive to live in the suburbs and less incentive to drive EVERYWHERE. There would be more incentive to live in urban, energy efficient communities where daily interaction with people and a sense of community was common. Source: NY Times IN an era of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Way of Living</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/11/30/sustainable-way-of-living/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Permaculture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cobb walls]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rain water reclamation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[solar oven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thatch roof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Ecohouse.co.nz Research Credit: Cryptogon]]></description>
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		<title>The Grow Home</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/10/19/he-grow-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/?p=1544</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a success story of Montreal innovation leading the world! Source: Montreal Gazette Located close to work or public transit, on narrow streets not yet planned for car traffic, in areas with high enough density of population to foster thriving, busy commercial streets nearby, Montreal’s original narrow houses are living examples of sustainable city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Housing from Trash &#8211; The Garbage Warrior</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/05/25/sustainable-housing-from-trash-the-garbage-warrior/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 13:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Earthship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[off-grid home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Passive solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thermal mass construction]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When an architect builds sustainable housing in North America, she is faced with bureaucratic rules and regulations. When she takes the same technology to other countries, she is welcomed with gratitude. This touching documentary traces the work of sustainable architect extraordinaire, Michael Reynolds&#8230; best of all, it has a happy ending! Source: Garbage Warrior web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whole Systems Permaculture Design Certificate Course</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/04/14/whole-systems-permaculture-design-certificate-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2011/04/14/whole-systems-permaculture-design-certificate-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cornelius</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 Vermont Permaculture Design Course Utilizing the incomparable Whole Systems Research Farm permaculture site in Vermont&#8217;s Mad River Valley, our design studio resources, and a team of leading facilitators, Whole Systems Design, Keith Morris and Lisa DePiano present the first of many permaculture design courses to be offered in the coming decades.  This certification course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Permaculture Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2010/11/15/permaculture-homes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/?p=1060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This seems strange coming from Southern California, one of the most unsustainable areas in North America, but this is an offering for the richest of Orange county including Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. These folks can afford the high up-front costs of sustainable homes. Source: Permaculture Properties Green is great, but thinking about how the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Home Decor</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2010/11/09/sustainable-home-decor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Ottawa Citizen A shop on Montreal&#8217;s Boulevard St. Laurent (5243) is lighting the way to the sustainable future in decor. Galerie CO is Sarah Richardson&#8217;s passion, a place where she has been able to join her enthusiasm for the work of cutting-edge designers with her belief in supporting art that focuses on recycling and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Home for Montreal&#8217;s Centre for Sustainable Development</title>
		<link>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2010/03/17/new-home-for-montreals-centre-for-sustainable-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.SustainableMontreal.ca/2010/03/17/new-home-for-montreals-centre-for-sustainable-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Berger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Montreal Gazette The Centre for Sustainable Development (better known by its French name, the Maison du développement durable) will soon begin to emerge on the corner of Clark and Ste. Catherine St. W.. The centre will house headquarters of eight non-profit organizations dedicated social or environmental causes. The building will be huge &#8211;  its [...]]]></description>
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