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			</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>&amp;copy;2010 Hanleywood</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 05:03:57 EST
	</pubDate><webMaster /><item><title>Commentary: The Greenwash Patrol</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/editors-note-february-18.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+The+Greenwash+Patrol</link><description>Be on the lookout for false claims.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 05:03:57 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Products</category></item><item><title>Commentary: The Good Fight</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/green-building/commentary-the-good-fight.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+The+Good+Fight</link><description>Green builders are concerned about the market, but none are retreating from their commitment to survive.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 05:19:26 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Building</category><category>Business</category></item><item><title>Weathering the Downturn Will Require Smart Business Sense</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/editors-note-jan-14.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+Will+You+Sink+or+Swim%3f</link><description>Green building can play a role in weathering the downturn, but survival will depend on smart business practices. </description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:59:36 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Building</category></item><item><title>Commentary: Greenbuild Highlights</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/editors-note-nov-24.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+Greenbuild+Highlights</link><description>USGBC’s annual conference expands and inspires in spite of general industry outlook.
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      </pubDate><category>Green Standards</category></item><item><title>Commentary: Product Watch</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/green-products/product-watch.aspx?rssLink=Product+Watch</link><description>Green building is a wholistic process. But sometimes, it is all about the products</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:00:33 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Products</category></item><item><title>Commentary: Extend the Tax Credits</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/editors-note-september-3.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+Extend+the+Tax+Credits</link><description>Killing renewable energy tax incentives will hamper our ability to develop alternatives to oil dependence.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:26:20 EST
      </pubDate><category>Alternative Energy</category></item><item><title>Commentary: Thirty Years of Failed Energy Leadership</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/editors-note-august-6.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+Thirty+Years+and+Counting</link><description>Three decades ago most Americans turned their back on the energy crisis. Today it can no longer be ignored.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:24:18 EST
      </pubDate><category>Energy Efficiency</category></item><item><title>As zero-energy homes become more popular, a focus on carbon can't be far behind.</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/eds-note-july-16.aspx?rssLink=Commentary%3a+Chasing+Zero</link><description>As zero-net energy homes become more popular, a focus on carbon can't be far behind.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:22:44 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Building</category><category>Energy-Efficient Construction</category></item><item><title>Green Building Provides Buffer in Down Market</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/editors-note/eds-note-june-25.aspx?rssLink=Shelter+From+the+Storm%3f</link><description>In the market downtown, green building is keeping some afloat while serving as a life raft for others.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:21:46 EST
      </pubDate><category>Green Building</category></item><item><title>In Search of a Standard</title><link>http://www.ecohomemagazine.com/news/in-search-of-a-standard.aspx?rssLink=In+Search+of+a+Standard</link><description>Field-based testing can substantiate your green building claims and set your homes apart from competitors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2009 04:17:35 EST
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