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	<title>Keep It Organic</title>
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		<title>Wisconsin Becomes Third State to Ban BPA</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/11/wisconsin-becomes-third-state-to-ban-bpa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the “Associated Press,” Wisconsin has become the third state, after Minnesota and Connecticut, to pass a ban on bisphenol A (BPA), an industrial chemical widely used to harden plastic food and beverage containers. More than 90 percent of Americans have traces of the chemical in their bodies, as the chemical leaches out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>R.W. Knudsen Organic Juices</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/10/r-w-knudsen-organic-juices-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.keepitorganic.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/1001-02-26-84x150.jpg" alt="1001-02-26" title="1001-02-26" width="84" height="150" class="left" />R.W. Knudsen Family added a new size of 8 oz. single-serve organic juices. The juices are available in Orange, Cranberry, Concord Grape, Pomegranate, Apple and Very Veggie varieties. All flavors are made with 100% juice and are certified organic by Quality Assurance International.]]></description>
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		<title>Organic Source Sparkling Juice</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/10/organic-source-sparkling-juice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.keepitorganic.org/?p=1765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.keepitorganic.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/1001-02-21-62x150.jpg" alt="1001-02-21" title="1001-02-21" width="62" height="150" class="left" />Source Juice is introducing a line of organic sparkling juices that are a delicious blend of pure organic fruit juice and sparkling water. These pure and natural beverages are under 50 calories per serving and are available in three flavors: Lime, White Grape and Pomegranate Acai. They are packaged in 12 oz. glass bottles featuring sleek applied ceramic labeling.]]></description>
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		<title>Watch this Video on Plastic Bottles and Marine Life Devastation</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/09/watch-this-video-on-plastic-bottles-and-marine-life-devastation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/09/watch-this-video-on-plastic-bottles-and-marine-life-devastation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Packaging CONCERNS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to the video, there are some scary creatures in the ocean, but none more scary than plastics.   <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6IP3_aRFtA">Watch the video now</a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Shrink Your Carbon Footprint; Number 9, Cut back on Plastics</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/09/10-ways-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-number-9-cut-back-on-plastics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/09/10-ways-to-shrink-your-carbon-footprint-number-9-cut-back-on-plastics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Packaging CONCERNS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“The Nation” reports on 10 ways to help people shrink their carbon footprints, including: use less paper; eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and less meat; rid your home and garden of synthetic pesticides; use water-efficient fixtures; and cut back on plastics.  According to “The Nation,” plastics “clutter the environment, and they&#8217;re made from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIEHS Spends $20 Million to Study BPA; Launches 11 New Animal Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/08/niehs-spends-20-million-to-study-bpa-launches-11-new-animal-studies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bisphenol A (BPA)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to “Reuters,” the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has launched 11 new animal studies to investigate the possible effects of bisphenol A (BPA), NIEHS director Linda Birnbaum told Congress. NIEHS is reportedly spending $20 million to study the substance, widely used in food containers.

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		<title>Canada’s Decision to Ban BPA was not Without Controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/05/canada%e2%80%99s-decision-to-ban-bpa-was-not-without-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/05/canada%e2%80%99s-decision-to-ban-bpa-was-not-without-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bisphenol A (BPA)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“CanWest News Service” reports Canada&#8217;s decision to become the first country to ban baby bottles with bisphenol A (BPA) was in flux in the days leading up to the unprecedented announcement — and was secured after the intervention of senior Conservative political officials, internal government records show.  Tony Clement, health minister at the time, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massachusetts Rep. Markey Cautions People about Chemicals in the Water</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/04/massachusetts-rep-markey-cautions-people-about-chemicals-in-the-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/04/massachusetts-rep-markey-cautions-people-about-chemicals-in-the-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bisphenol A (BPA)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Belmont Citizen-Herald” reports U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., the author of a bill to establish a federal ban on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in all food and beverage containers, issued the following statement today at a hearing entitled “Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Drinking Water: Risks to Human Health and the Environment.”  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maryland Senate Passes BPA Ban</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/04/maryland-senate-passes-bpa-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/04/maryland-senate-passes-bpa-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The “Baltimore Sun” reports the Maryland Senate passed the bisphenol A (BPA) bill 46-0, after the House passed an identical bill last week. Maryland Governor Martin O&#8217;Malley hasn&#8217;t reviewed the legislation, but a spokesman said he doesn&#8217;t believe the governor would have objections. If the bill is signed, Maryland would become the fourth state to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food-Makers Investigating How to Rid their Containers of BPA</title>
		<link>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/03/food-makers-investigating-how-to-rid-their-containers-of-bpa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.keepitorganic.org/2010/03/03/food-makers-investigating-how-to-rid-their-containers-of-bpa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kristen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bisphenol A (BPA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Washington Post” reports major U.S. food-makers are quietly investigating how to rid their containers of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical under scrutiny by federal regulators concerned about links to a range of health problems, including reproductive disorders and cancer.  Food-makers are reportedly discovering how complicated it is to remove the chemical, which is in [...]]]></description>
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