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	<title>Matthew Savage&#039;s Blog &#187; Community-building</title>
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		<title>Going Local is a Matter of Life and Death!</title>
		<link>http://www.matthewsavage.com/2008/08/going-local-is-a-matter-of-life-and-death-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Memory of my sister, Jessica Brigida Stevens.
When my sister died last summer suddenly, I was struck by the most amazing realization. She had lived in Alaska with her family, my brother lives in Sydney, Australia with his family, and the rest of the family lives here in San Francisco. It seemed ridiculous to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Informed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are wanting to see change in the world, you need to become more proactive. Become a leader and lead by example.
I encourage everyone to get informed. Do lots of reading about the issues and try to get a good picture of what&#8217;s going on in the world. Many of us are solely dependent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edible Education: Food for Thought</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post was authored by my friend, Lee Hwang.
Last week, I attended a lively panel discussion in San Francisco titled &#8220;How We Eat and the Slow Food Nation.&#8221;  The panel  featured Alice Waters, one of the most famous chefs in America and founder of the Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California.  Her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the evolution of social networking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The evolution of social networking sites show they develop new functionalities.

First generation sites only let users manage friends&#8217; lists. There are mainly flat, single entry lists by schools or classes you attended. Examples: Copainsdavant (FR), Classmates.com
Second generation sites can be seen as the first social networks. They are centered around an individual and his friends, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Green&#8221; means &#8220;Community&#8221; and Starts from the Bottom-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think the word &#8220;Green&#8221; should just be replaced with &#8220;Community&#8221; &#8211; that is what is lacking the most.
Maybe we needed to wake up to how much damage we are doing to our surroundings, but are any of us really that surprised? We have been over-worked and have not invested properly in family life, nor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marin Clean Energy (MCE) and other Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) schemes have huge potential for reducing our carbon footprint, affordably&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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So you may be wondering: what can I do to make a difference to the planet? (See below for the 5 THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO).
Well, besides changing your lightbulbs, consciously using less water and energy, buying a hybrid or installing solar power on your roof, there is something called Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) that [...]]]></description>
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