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		<title>New York frog vs invasive weed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been running ragged over the past while, and hadn&#8217;t updated my thoughts on this blog&#8230;
This morning, an interesting article on an endangered frog in New York was forwarded to me. As usual, it&#8217;s the ongoing struggle between saving frogs, and the enjoyment of place for people.
In an effort to rid an invasive water weed, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1428</link>
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		<title>Red legged frogs + cars Don&#8217;t Mix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade in metro Vancouver, there has been a number of efforts to preserve our remaining amphibian population.
One of the better known efforts occurred a decade back when a group of school boys informed the authorities of the existence of an endangered tailed frog population located in a proposed residential development.
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Tailed Frog photo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1417</link>
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		<title>Non-native trout wiping out native Californian frog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Death by design.
But you can help stop it.

The Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog was once the most abundant frog in California, but has now disappeared from over 90% of the lakes it once inhabited. This is in large part due to the introduction of non-native trout, which are voracious predators of tadpoles.
The National Park Service is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1411</link>
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		<title>the price of convenience – Plastics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The phrase, &#8220;Spaceman economy vs Cowboy economy&#8221; was used in one of my life science courses… many years ago.
In it&#8217;s simplest interpretation, a Spaceman economy is based on convenience– and a throw away society.  In contrast, those who live a Cowboy economy, understand the cycles of nature – with crop rotation and it&#8217;s inherent notions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1398</link>
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		<title>Film + talk: Farmed Salmon Exposed</title>
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Wild Salmon Circle Presents:
New Film on Global Salmon Farming Industry + Panel Talk + Citizen Action
Date: Thursday, November 12
Time: 7-9 PM
Location: SFU Segal Centre - Room 1500-500 Granville St.
(Downtown Vancouver – Granville &#38; Pender)
Cost: $10 for Public / $5 for Students &#38; Seniors
Join the Wild Salmon Circle on Nov. 12 from 7-9 PM at Vancouver’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1388</link>
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		<title>Elders Forum 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks back, a warm and friendly granny approached me and presented me with a flyer. On the small flyer was an announcement with environmentalist David Suzuki&#8217;s photo on it.
She mentions to me, &#8220;I hope you can attend!&#8221;
So here is the info she shared with me:

Elders Forum Purpose:
To address the urgency of environmental issues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1381</link>
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		<title>Photos: 5,000+ Vancouver Climate Action participants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It rained yesterday.  Forecast says it&#8217;s going to rain some more tomorrow.
But today, Vancouver&#8217;s weather was sunny and warm. Nature participated in Vancouver&#8217;s effort to join in our world&#8217;s call to our leaders for immediate climate action.
Organizers estimated 4,000… no, 5,000 … and even over 6,000 people!
It doesn&#8217;t matter what the actual count of people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1333</link>
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		<title>Aussies kick off worldwide Climate Change message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey Vancouver, and folks sharing our North American continent…
Australia has just kicked off our world&#8217;s largest single day co-ordinated Climate Change event! From Yahoo News:

photo courtesy of AFP

Australians kick off world climate change protest
SYDNEY (AFP) –  Climate activists gathered on the steps of Sydney&#8217;s iconic Opera House Saturday and along the city&#8217;s beaches to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1328</link>
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		<title>How to: make your own Glacier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Skimming through all my emails this week, I received this fabulous story from the Christian Science Monitor news.
A fellow in India, gave some thought on how to capture and store run-off water, and use it when water was most needed – when the crops are growing.

Here is the story from the CSM news:
Global warming: Indians [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1324</link>
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		<title>Kyoto, Copenhagen, Bali … what&#8217;s up?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past decade or so, as discussion on the issues of Global Climate change and various international government efforts to address it, citizens of this planet have been hearing references from the media on places such as Kyoto, one of Japan&#8217;s historic capitals.
It is a reference to the Kyoto protocol.  So what is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.urbantreefrog.com/?p=1318</link>
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