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		<title>Welcome to Kolombangara Island!!</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/10/19/welcome-to-kolombangara-island/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/10/19/welcome-to-kolombangara-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[kolombangara island]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrew Cox has for decades fought for conservation here in Australia, particularly NSW. He has just journeyed to the Solomon Islands to begin a year&#8217;s work there on sustainability issues at Kolombangara Island. We look forward to hearing how he goes over the coming months&#8230; By Andrew Cox I have arrived on Kolombangara Island! Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Goss on the Gale</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/05/18/the-good-goss-on-the-gale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 03:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stuart Kininmonth is a marine ecologist and sailor  based in Townsville. He has a fascination with the perfect breeze, well forecast.  Here is his take on the highs and lows of wind predictions&#8230; There is nothing like good planning to make a cruise enjoyable. You study the tide charts, check the food list, measure the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Once in a lifetime flooding in central Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/03/12/once-in-a-lifetime-flooding-in-central-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/03/12/once-in-a-lifetime-flooding-in-central-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[central australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desert ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fish]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Headline-grabbing floods in towns like Roma, Charleville and St George have slightly obscured a massive water event that has been quietly snaking its way through far western Queensland. This week Adam Kerezsy flew over flooded Central Australia and has this report on one of the biggest ecological stories this year. Story and pictures Adam Kerezsy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunting for Silence &#8211; the Sound Tracker</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/02/02/hunting-for-silence-the-sound-tracker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/02/02/hunting-for-silence-the-sound-tracker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manhattan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[silence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sound tracker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JULIA BAIRD When I decided to move from Sydney to Manhattan three years ago, the most common response I had from my friends was; “What about the beach??” Implying of course, I was mad to leave behind the craggy coves I spent so much time in, as well as those luscious, long summer days. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bush Tucker</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2010/01/13/bush-tucker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kangaroo meat is low in fat, tender and delicious (when it&#8217;s cooked right) and environmentally sustainable. But are Australians ready to stomach eating the national emblem? Greg Bearup shoots a roo to serve to some slightly apprehensive guests. First published Good Weekend magazine 9/01/10. As we set off into the scrub, up into the back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>River Red Gum Protection – One Choice, One Chance</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/12/08/river-red-gum-protection-%e2%80%93-one-choice-one-chance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/12/08/river-red-gum-protection-%e2%80%93-one-choice-one-chance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[national parks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[river red gums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable forestry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  Picture and Story by Andrew Cox As one of his last acts as Premier, Nathan Rees announced last week that the NSW Government would protect the magnificent red gum forests of the Murray River. Some are now seeking to undo this decision, but Nathan Rees had little choice. As the last forestry region in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cruisin&#8217; for a Climate Change Bruisin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/12/05/cruisin-for-a-climate-change-bruisin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/12/05/cruisin-for-a-climate-change-bruisin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Stuart Kininmonth is a seafaring scientist &#8211; a sailor and researcher based on Magnetic Island, Queensland. Like every sector of society, yachties will be impacted  by climate change. And what hurts them, hurts us. Here is Stu&#8217;s take on the ill wind about to blow. The light breeze fills the sails and quietly pushes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wonder Wonder Copenhagen: Our Copenhagen Correspondent</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/11/28/wonder-wonder-copenhagen-our-copenhagen-correspondent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/11/28/wonder-wonder-copenhagen-our-copenhagen-correspondent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:34:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Copenhagen the signs of the climate change summit are everywhere, at least in the public thoroughfares. In the center of the city, around the Kongens Nytorv, the posters were going up today: two-story high images of the Alps, another says &#8216;France is committed!&#8217; On the weekend the lights on the giant Christmas tree in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hello Silence, Long Lost Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/10/27/hello-silence-long-lost-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/10/27/hello-silence-long-lost-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[quality of life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever gotten out of a car in a country town at night and heard the silence? Sometimes the absence of something is beautiful &#8211; in architecture a large empty space can be exquisite or the stillness in a piece of music. But nothing beats getting away from the screeching tinnitus of existing in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>While the fires continue to burn&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/02/24/while-the-fires-continue-to-burn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.realdirt.com.au/2009/02/24/while-the-fires-continue-to-burn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guest Viewpoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Poongschtock&#8217;s piece published last week has spurred another senior expert into print on the issue of the reality of fire management in Australia. Apart from the choice of another crazy pseudonym, Dr Berris Fueller, is well worth a read before we lynch any more so-called greenies. Picture by Rick Stevens. In south-eastern mainland Australia [...]]]></description>
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