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		<title>You Decide</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/03/07/you-decide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 20:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biofuels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CO2]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy and Climate Change in the UK is challenging you to solve the problem of reducing the country&#8217;s CO2 emissions by 20 per cent of 1990 levels by the year 2050. The data behind the 2050 simulation is based on actual UK data. You read along and learn about how the country uses<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/03/07/you-decide/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Totally Renewable – and Renewed – by 2030?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy savings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[renewable energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our recent post on the World Future Energy Summit, we discussed the need for policy change in order to achieve current climate change targets. Two scientists in the United States have taken that one step further. Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Stanford University and Mark A. Delucchi, research scientist, Institute<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/10/totally-renewable-%e2%80%93-and-renewed-%e2%80%93-by-2030/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You Say You Want a Revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficiency]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A recurring theme at the recently held fourth World Future Energy Summit (WFES) was that the transformation to a clean energy future requires a new way of thinking. That new way of thinking was best described by Lord Nicholas Stern, Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/02/08/you-say-you-want-a-revolution/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MORE How to Sell an Electric Car</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/06/more-how-to-sell-an-electric-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/06/more-how-to-sell-an-electric-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In Motion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[electric cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horse power]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=13052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of 2010, there were three electric cars (EVs) on the North American market – the Tesla Roadster, Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. The next year or so will see the entry of up to five more and, again, their names tell us something about the marketing strategies used to sell a product<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/06/more-how-to-sell-an-electric-car/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Sell an Electric Car</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/04/how-to-sell-an-electric-car/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/04/how-to-sell-an-electric-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[In Motion]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=12969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The long-awaited semi-affordable electric cars are finally here! Almost three years after the introduction of the Tesla Roadster, both the Chevy Volt and the Nissan LEAF were delivered to dealers in the United States the week of December 20, 2010. What makes these cars appealing is their lack of emissions and noise, smooth ride, low<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2011/01/04/how-to-sell-an-electric-car/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smart meters a smart choice for curbing consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/10/smart-meters-a-smart-choice-for-curbing-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/10/smart-meters-a-smart-choice-for-curbing-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Smart Meters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5295</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As electricity consumption reaches record highs, utility companies and governments are searching for eco-friendly alternatives to the energy crisis.  Smart meters can provide real-time readings of energy use, providing more detailed information than conventional meters. Many energy companies throughout North America and Europe are in the process of replacing manual meter readings with these instant,<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/10/smart-meters-a-smart-choice-for-curbing-consumption/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Laundry gets an energy clean-up</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/08/laundry-gets-an-energy-clean-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/08/laundry-gets-an-energy-clean-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Using water to wash clothes is so…sigh…twentieth century.  Though it is as much of an oxymoron as dry cleaning, dry washing technology is here. The Sanyo Aqua AWD-AQ1 can clean clothes without water by converting oxygen in the air to ozone. Ozone has a strong oxidation action, which when sprayed on clothing eliminates bacteria, odors<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/08/laundry-gets-an-energy-clean-up/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Micromanaging…good for energy, bad for people</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/03/micromanaging%e2%80%a6good-for-energy-bad-for-people/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/03/micromanaging%e2%80%a6good-for-energy-bad-for-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While most employees don’t appreciate their boss checking on their progress every step of the way, when it comes to energy consumption, micromanaging is the way to go&#8230;and save. As the summer months heat up, so does the energy grid.  Air conditioning use is in highest demand on sweltering weekday afternoons. So what’s the solution?<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/07/03/micromanaging%e2%80%a6good-for-energy-bad-for-people/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gaggle of gadgets grounds for global gasp</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/29/gaggle-of-gadgets-grounds-for-global-gasp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/29/gaggle-of-gadgets-grounds-for-global-gasp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cellular phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENERGUIDE]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=5240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Home electronics jacking up power consumption Today, more than one billion people are using personal computers worldwide; two billion have television sets and more than three billion are gabbing on their mobile phones. And the number of chargers for all those cell phones? Around 6 billion. That’s almost the entire global population.  Currently, 15% of<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/29/gaggle-of-gadgets-grounds-for-global-gasp/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Will the end of oil force greener lifestyles?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/12/will-the-end-of-oil-force-greener-lifestyles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/12/will-the-end-of-oil-force-greener-lifestyles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy conservation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4973</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mom said not to eat anything that’s been on the floor, but what about the roof? Green roofs are sprouting up worldwide as Peak Oil is starting to force a movement of eating locally. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that approximately 15 percent of the world&#8217;s food is grown in urban areas. This number<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/06/12/will-the-end-of-oil-force-greener-lifestyles/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Every little bit makes a difference</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/13/every-little-bit-makes-a-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/13/every-little-bit-makes-a-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 21:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy consumption]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=4460</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer demand for electricity is growing. It’s estimated that over the next 20 years, an additional 214 gigawatts of electricity will be required to keep up with demand.  To put that in context, that’s 357 large coal plants worth of capacity. So while governments and utility companies are doing their part to provide clean-burning alternative<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/05/13/every-little-bit-makes-a-difference/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Canadians still warming up to energy efficiency</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/18/canadians-still-warming-up-to-energy-efficiency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/18/canadians-still-warming-up-to-energy-efficiency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2757</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While Canadians are clearly &#8220;greener&#8221; than they used to be in terms of energy consumption, we evidently still have plenty of room for improvement. That&#8217;s the indication from the results of Statistics Canada&#8217;s latest Households and the Environment survey. A biennial collaboration with the Environment and Health departments, the survey was initiated in 1991 and<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/18/canadians-still-warming-up-to-energy-efficiency/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energy supply and demand</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/04/energy-supply-and-demand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Coast to Coast]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2437</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year, Statistics Canada releases its annual survey of Canada’s overall energy production and consumption. Chalk full of percent increases and petajoules of energy consumed, the survey highlights important energy trends. In 2007, one overarching trend emerged. Canada – and one province in particular – used more energy than ever before! As a result of<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/02/04/energy-supply-and-demand/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How low can you go?</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/21/how-low-can-you-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/21/how-low-can-you-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy efficiency means fewer emissions and lower costs. And that’s the clear benefit to industry Natural Resources Canada is aiming for with its release of the new Energy Savings Toolbox.  It’s not always an easy task to spot ways to save energy in a complex industrial environment. The Toolbox includes a step-by-step Energy Audit checklist<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/21/how-low-can-you-go/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficiency: A New Construct</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/20/energy-efficiency-a-new-construct/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carbon emissions]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the ready availability of energy-efficiency technologies which would significantly reduce businesses&#8217; operating costs, a ground-breaking federal study indicates that they&#8217;re under-utilized – if used at all. The National Round Table on the Environment &#38; and the Economy and Sustainable Development Technology Canada  have found that commercial buildings account for no less than 14% of end-use<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/20/energy-efficiency-a-new-construct/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>I resolve to&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/09/i-resolve-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=2107</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Green is highlighting 15 New Year&#8217;s resolutions that can help you conserve energy, protect the environment and create less waste. Here&#8217;s a selected look at actions you can take to put a green glow on 2009. If you overindulged during the holiday break, get back on track by promising to recycle and choose<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2009/01/09/i-resolve-to/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hypocrisy? No, just reality</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/15/hypocrisy-no-just-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/15/hypocrisy-no-just-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New information about Canadians&#8217; environmental activism suggest that many of us are doing what we can to make the world a greener place. Statistics Canada reports that virtually everyone with access to recycling programs use them, 59% of us have converted to compact fluorescent lights, 56% to low-flow showerheads and 54% of us have lowered<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/15/hypocrisy-no-just-reality/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Does the thought of winter give you a chill? Cool your heating costs with these hot energy tips</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/04/does-the-thought-of-winter-give-you-a-chill-cool-your-heating-costs-with-these-hot-energy-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is coming.  In Canada, those words have an ominous ring, even scarier than “We need to talk.” Not just because of the impending backbreaking snow-shovelling duties. Not because of the day you know you will spend digging out your windshield scraper. Not even because of malls jam-packed with holidays shoppers scrambling to find the<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/12/04/does-the-thought-of-winter-give-you-a-chill-cool-your-heating-costs-with-these-hot-energy-tips/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Applet a day keeps consumption away</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/06/03/an-applet-a-day-keeps-consumption-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deep down, every Internet user hungers for a few time-wasting buttons to fill their days. What other explanation is there for those ubiquitous banner ads with revolving targets and offers of free laptops? At Flow, we share your obsessive Internet compulsion along with an added desire to connect consumers with the energy they use. It’s<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/06/03/an-applet-a-day-keeps-consumption-away/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Ontario…this week is important!</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/21/hey-ontario%e2%80%a6this-week-is-important/</link>
		<comments>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/21/hey-ontario%e2%80%a6this-week-is-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 16:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.centreflow.ca/?p=827</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year, Ontario uses about 152,000,000 megawatt hours (464KB PDF) of electricity, enough to watch your favourite 42” plasma television at 358 kilowatt hours for the next 291,563 years. That’s a lot of Battlestar Galactica. Ontario leads the country in its use of energy, consuming more petroleum and coal than any other Canadian province. It’s<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/21/hey-ontario%e2%80%a6this-week-is-important/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity’s heavy environmental toll</title>
		<link>http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/06/obesity%e2%80%99s-heavy-environmental-toll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canada’s obese hardly need to be reminded that their extra weight is a potentially fatal burden. But if there’s one warning they probably haven’t heard, it’s this: obesity is also apparently an environmental hazard. From the increased calorie consumption of a larger person to the amount of fuel required to drive them around, obese people<a class="readMoreLink" href="http://www.centreflow.ca/2008/05/06/obesity%e2%80%99s-heavy-environmental-toll/">Read More...</a>]]></description>
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