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	<title>The Valley Voice &#187; Environment</title>
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		<title>Gather For The Gulf Fundraiser in Portland</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/06/17/gather-for-the-gulf-fundraiser-in-portland/19265/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join Repower Maine and Constellation Gallery for a fundraiser to help those most affected by the Gulf disaster. Learn what we can do to help prevent catastrophes like this from happening again by passing comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation that will decrease our dependence on fossil fuels and spark a clean energy future.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Forest Service Warns of White Pine Fungus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tree needle diseases that have been occurring regionally because of past excessively wet springs and summers are causing significant needle damage to white pines throughout Maine, according to the Maine Forest Service. The Maine Forest Service, Division of Forest Health and Monitoring, has received at least 40 inquiries about needle loss on white pines in recent weeks, William Ostrofsky, MFS Forest Pathologist, said.]]></description>
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		<title>Readfield Conservation Commission Named Maine Conservation Commission of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/06/03/readfield-conservation-commission-named-maine-conservation-commission-of-the-year/18478/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Readfield Conservation Commission has been named by the Maine Association of Conservation Commissions (MEACC) as a co-recipient of the 2010 Maine Conservation Commission of the Year award. Readfield shares the honor with the Kennebunkport Conservation Commission.]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from Gardiner Wastewater Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/21/letter-from-gardiner-wastewater-facility/17834/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Gardiner Wastewater Facility is requesting your assistance to prevent blockages in sewage infrastructure (pipes and pump stations) resulting from improper disposal of consumer products.  Preventing blockages by disposing of these products properly will prevent inconvenience to users of the system (caused by backups), minimize additional work for our staff, and avoid an increased cost of maintenance operations (and future upgrades to the infrastructure). ]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Senators Key To Clean Energy and Climate Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/17/maine-senators-key-to-clean-energy-and-climate-solution/17461/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. since Wednesday May 12, when the “American Power Act,” federal clean energy and climate legislation sponsored by Senators Kerry and Lieberman, was introduced in Washington, DC.  That morning, Mainers delivered more than 1,500 letters to Senator Snowe and Collins’ Augusta offices, and Portland-based Critical Insights released a new Tracking Survey with data showing that Maine people overwhelmingly (72% to 13%) want Senators Snowe and Collins to support federal climate and energy legislation.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Forest Service Reports on Frost Damage to Trees</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/15/maine-forest-service-reports-on-frost-damage-to-trees/17403/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maine Forest Service has received reports this week of late-spring frost damage to some sensitive ornamental plants and to new growth on some tree species.]]></description>
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		<title>Freinds of Baxter State Park Elects New Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/14/freinds-of-baxter-state-park-elects-new-directors/17300/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/14/freinds-of-baxter-state-park-elects-new-directors/17300/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the tenth annual meeting of the Friends of Baxter State Park (FBSP), more than five dozen members elected several new board directors. The gathering also heard about treeline changes occurring at Katahdin and other mountain areas in New England due to climate change.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Forest Service Warns of Browntail Moth Caterpillar Infestation</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/12/maine-forest-service-warns-of-browntail-moth-caterpillar-infestation/17190/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/12/maine-forest-service-warns-of-browntail-moth-caterpillar-infestation/17190/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maine Forest Service is alerting residents in five coastal communities to a wide-spread infestation of a caterpillar that is toxic to human beings.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner to be Awarded Prize</title>
		<link>http://www.thevalleyvoice.org/2010/05/12/maine-arbor-day-poster-contest-winner-to-be-awarded-prize/16818/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Lane, a fifth-grade pupil at Harrison Middle School in Yarmouth is the Maine state winner in the 2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest.]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Forest Service to Release Predator Beetles to Fight Hemlock Woolly Adelgid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George L. Tibbetts Jr.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine Forest Service entomologists are releasing more predator beetles this week and next week in southern Maine in the continuing effort to fight hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a destructive aphid-like insect that kills eastern hemlock trees.]]></description>
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