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	<title>The Ruth Group &#187; Bob Whitson</title>
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	<description>Reclaiming American Democracy</description>
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		<title>Peru: Citizen Action for Survival</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2011/04/19/peru-citizen-action-for-survival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2011/04/19/peru-citizen-action-for-survival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[squatters camps]]></category>

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folks
Monday we went to the squatters&#8217; town near Lima, Peru&#8230;&#8230;.

Let me start by saying this email will in no way convey what we experienced or learned or felt
I told Sue&#8211;this is life changing
OAT, The travel company we travel with, helps support one of these communities of several 1000 people
What a story &#8230;&#8230;..&#160;
For several reasons these vast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China: Thinking Large about Transportation</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2010/08/04/china-thinking-large-about-transportation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2010/08/04/china-thinking-large-about-transportation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>

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Straddling buses will be made to fit under city overpasses. Shenzhen Hashi predicts that each of the vehicles&#39; cabs will carry 300 passengers at a time (up to 1,400 passengers in all) and will reduce traffic by up to 30% on crowded roads. 
A Chinese inventor has come up with a novel way to share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fatal First Error on the Gulf Rig</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2010/06/09/a-fatal-first-error-on-the-gulf-rig/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2010/06/09/a-fatal-first-error-on-the-gulf-rig/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Disaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Petroleum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Miller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil fire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I heard the other day an interview with Mike Miller, a long time oil-fire-blowup expert, and not just in academia.  His crew from SafetyBoss took the lead in extinguishing the hundreds of oil fires in Kuwait set by the routed Iraqi army in 1991.   He is very attuned to the enormity of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pale Blue Dot &#8212; Carl Sagan</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2009/05/29/pale-blue-dot-carl-sagan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2009/05/29/pale-blue-dot-carl-sagan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 00:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carl Sagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pale Blue Dot]]></category>

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Oh, man.  This is really special.
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		<title>A Few Things I Know</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/09/30/a-few-things-i-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Presidential 2008]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few things that I know
I know that I love this country as much as anyone; and at the same time, I know that our country is in real trouble.
I know we are no longer respected around the world for our leadership. We are, on the other hand, feared when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Voice of Experience</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/08/29/the-voice-of-experience/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/08/29/the-voice-of-experience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presidential 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Palin]]></category>

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We&#8217;ve all been treated to non-stop howls from the McCain camp about Obama&#8217;s lack of experience. 
This morning we wake up to this:  The Senator from Arizona offers us this proof of his experience, and hers I suppose, in extricating the United States from the crushing tasks before us.
Is this the kind of experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving the Dems</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/08/27/driving-the-dems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Folks
 As many of you know, I am a volunteer driver at the Democratic National Convention.  Volunteer.  Today is turning into a grind—another 14 hours today. About half was waiting around drinking coffee. If you remember, the first day was, “Controlled Happy Chaos.” The second day was “Just Happy Chaos.” The third day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gettin&#8217; Better All the Time</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/07/19/gettin-better-all-the-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/07/19/gettin-better-all-the-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Presidential 2008]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kuwait]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 For months, Mr. McCain has criticized his rival for failing to visit Afghanistan and taking only one trip to Iraq. Even on Saturday, in a radio address, Mr. McCain renewed his criticism and sought to minimize Mr. Obama’s trip. “In a time of war,” Mr. McCain said, “the commander-in-chief’s job doesn’t get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Embraces Bush Program</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/07/01/obama-embraces-bush-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/07/01/obama-embraces-bush-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;With an eye toward courting evangelical voters, Senator Barack Obama arrived here on Tuesday to present a plan to expand on President Bush’s program of investing federal money in religious-based initiatives that are intended to fight poverty and perform community aid work.&#8221;
Faith Based Programs
No comment.
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		<title>Supreme Court Reliable Rightie</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/06/29/supreme-court-reliable-rightie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2008/06/29/supreme-court-reliable-rightie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;With his third term as chief justice coming to a close amid three explosive cases last week, John Roberts has proved to be almost everything conservatives hoped and liberals feared.
Despite pledges during his 2005 confirmation hearing to hew to judicial centrism, Roberts has shown himself to be a reliable member of the Supreme Court&#8217;s right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endangered Species Day 2006</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2006/12/05/endangered-species-day-2006/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2006/12/05/endangered-species-day-2006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FrontPage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
So we all need a little good news from time to time.
The Road to
Recovery
100 Success Stories for
Endangered Species Day 2006
Bob Whitson
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		<title>Anger and Love</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2006/11/23/anger-and-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2006/11/23/anger-and-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:59:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FrontPage]]></category>

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A Native American grandfather was talking to his grandson about how he felt.
He said, &#8220;I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. 
One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one.&#8221;  
The grandson asked him, &#8220;Which wolf will win the fight in your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Emissions</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2005/07/05/7524/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2005/07/05/7524/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>

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CHINAThe Environment from HowlingMoon
Can there really be any argument against the assertion that America is currently the major contributor of greenhouse gases? NO. However, there should be as big a concern for the direction that China is taking. Look at the bottom dark green area on this pie chart. Already, over 11.5% of the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Testament of Yves Grundon</title>
		<link>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2004/03/03/the-testament-of-yves-grundon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ruthgroup.org/2004/03/03/the-testament-of-yves-grundon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2004 22:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Whitson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Emily Barton
Recommended by Bob Whitson

Purchase at Alibris

Here is the chronicle of the strange events that befall Mandragora, a primitive farming village in the Outer Hebrides. A tale of conflict where there had been none, of lives irrevocably transformed, this is the written testimony of farmer and inventor Yves Gundron, edited and annotated by Harvard [...]]]></description>
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