<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Comrade Bunny's Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Comrade Bunny's Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2009</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:50:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:38 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Why Globalization Has Led to Larger Cities</title><description><![CDATA[or, why we still need to network socially even though you're supposed to be able to do everything over the Internet.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2843997-why-globalization-has-led-to-larger-cities</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/20/2843997-why-globalization-has-led-to-larger-cities</guid><category>world-news</category><category>internet</category><category>globalization</category><category>social-studies</category><category>society</category><category>networking</category><category>information</category><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 22:50:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Credit Card Industry Aims to Profit From Sterling Payers</title><description><![CDATA[Credit cards have long been a very good deal for people who pay their bills on time and in full.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[multifariousone]]></dc:creator><link>http://multifariousone.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2835742-credit-card-industry-aims-to-profit-from-sterling-payers</link><guid>http://multifariousone.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/19/2835742-credit-card-industry-aims-to-profit-from-sterling-payers</guid><category>business</category><category>credit</category><category>cards</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:28:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ingraham Forest Saved From Destruction by Save the Trees Seattle</title><description><![CDATA[The Seattle Hearing Examiner's ruling released last week on Ingraham noted that the NW Forest is a rare plant habitat and that it should be protected under Seattle City environmental law. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2817373-ingraham-forest-saved-from-destruction-by-save-the-trees-seattle</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/14/2817373-ingraham-forest-saved-from-destruction-by-save-the-trees-seattle</guid><category>us-news</category><category>trees</category><category>rare-habitat</category><category>environmental</category><category>green</category><category>seattle</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:05:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>City of Chicago Bans Bottles with BPA Plastic</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814391-city-of-chicago-bans-bottles-with-bpa-plastic</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814391-city-of-chicago-bans-bottles-with-bpa-plastic</guid><category>us-news</category><category>bpa</category><category>bisphenol-a</category><category>plastic</category><category>health-issues</category><category>fda</category><category>food-and-drug-adminstration</category><category>carcinogen</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:40:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Frogs and Fireflies - Count them before they're gone</title><description><![CDATA[Scientists need your help in order to track populations of frogs and fireflies around the country and figure out why these populations are declining.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814380-frogs-and-fireflies-count-them-before-theyre-gone</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814380-frogs-and-fireflies-count-them-before-theyre-gone</guid><category>home-garden</category><category>firefly</category><category>frog</category><category>fireflies</category><category>frogs</category><category>exctinction</category><category>environment</category><category>summer</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:36:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Bacteria vs the Sahara</title><description><![CDATA[Scientists propose using a microbe to turn sand into sandstone at the edge of the Sahara desert, creating a barrier against further desertification.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814370-bacteria-vs-the-sahara</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/05/13/2814370-bacteria-vs-the-sahara</guid><category>world-news</category><category>desert</category><category>sahara</category><category>oasis</category><category>desertification</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:31:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LEED for Neighborhoods - The Future of City Planning?</title><description><![CDATA[I'm interested to see how LEED-ND pans out.  On one hand, it could be a powerful new green tool for communities and a useful way to streamline permitting for developers.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2751026-leed-for-neighborhoods-the-future-of-city-planning</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2751026-leed-for-neighborhoods-the-future-of-city-planning</guid><category>us-news</category><category>green-building</category><category>usgbc</category><category>us-green-building-council</category><category>leed-certification</category><category>sustainability</category><category>sustainable-planning</category><category>green-development</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Freddie Mac Exec Commits Suicide</title><description><![CDATA[We're not out of the woods yet.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718202-freddie-mac-exec-commits-suicide</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718202-freddie-mac-exec-commits-suicide</guid><category>us-news</category><category>freddie-mac</category><category>economic-crisis</category><category>suicide</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:43:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Taiwanese Med Students Respects Cadavers as Silent Mentors</title><description><![CDATA[I saw this article in today's Wall Street Journal, but couldn't get to it online because I don't have a subscription. Turns out that the subject of the article, Tzu Chi University, has a bit about how WSJ came to visit, so here it is. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718033-taiwanese-med-students-respects-cadavers-as-silent-mentors</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/22/2718033-taiwanese-med-students-respects-cadavers-as-silent-mentors</guid><category>world-news</category><category>medical-school</category><category>cadaver</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:58:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Galaxy's centre tastes of raspberries and smells of rum</title><description><![CDATA[Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way have concluded that it tastes vaguely of raspberries.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[cartooncat]]></dc:creator><link>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2710832-galaxys-centre-tastes-of-raspberries-and-smells-of-rum</link><guid>http://cartooncat.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/21/2710832-galaxys-centre-tastes-of-raspberries-and-smells-of-rum</guid><category>science</category><category>galaxy</category><category>taste</category><category>smell</category><category>raspberries</category><category>rum</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:36:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Now at the Vancouver Convention Center: Canada's Largest Green Roof</title><description><![CDATA[The six acre green roof is also the largest non-industrial green roof in North America. Come on Seattle - don't let Vancouver show us up. Let's get green roofing!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2662727-now-at-the-vancouver-convention-center-canadas-largest-green-roof</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2662727-now-at-the-vancouver-convention-center-canadas-largest-green-roof</guid><category>world-news</category><category>green-roof</category><category>vancouver</category><category>canada</category><category>sustainability</category><category>vancouver-convention-center</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 23:56:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Cap Hill Pride Festival Now in the Works</title><description><![CDATA[Pride is coming back to the Hill, not in the form of a Sunday parade but as a Saturday family-friendly festival. The Capitol Hill Community Council's Arts and Events Committee is the organizing force behind the effort.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2661282-cap-hill-pride-festival-now-in-the-works</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2661282-cap-hill-pride-festival-now-in-the-works</guid><category>us-news</category><category>seattle</category><category>gay-pride</category><category>gay-pride-weekend</category><category>pride-weekend</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>capitol-hill-seattle</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Duckweed Turns Manure into Biofuel</title><description><![CDATA[This common plant thrives on animal waste and produces more starch per acre than corn, making it a prime candidate for biofuel production.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2661055-duckweed-turns-manure-into-biofuel</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/09/2661055-duckweed-turns-manure-into-biofuel</guid><category>technology</category><category>biofuel</category><category>green</category><category>duckweed</category><category>sustainability</category><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:55:54 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Historic Central District Coca Cola Plant to Become Temporary SU Library</title><description><![CDATA[I used to attend Seattle U, and at one point in time I also worked right next to this building. I had no idea it was 1) historic or 2) used to bottle Coca Cola. I just thought it was a neat old building.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/08/2658067-historic-central-district-coca-cola-plant-to-become-temporary-su-library</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/08/2658067-historic-central-district-coca-cola-plant-to-become-temporary-su-library</guid><category>us-news</category><category>coca-cola</category><category>seattle</category><category>library</category><category>seattle-university</category><category>su-library</category><pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 23:49:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Free At Last: How to Achieve Genuine Energy Independence - Fareed Zakaria</title><description><![CDATA[The real sense in which we should strive for energy independence is somewhat different—and far more ambitious. We need an energy policy that understands that the world is going to require much more energy in the future. The math is pretty simple.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rella]]></dc:creator><link>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2648835-free-at-last-how-to-achieve-genuine-energy-independence-fareed-zakaria</link><guid>http://kahaire.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2648835-free-at-last-how-to-achieve-genuine-energy-independence-fareed-zakaria</guid><category>technology</category><category>environment</category><category>clean-energy</category><category>green-energy</category><category>energy-independence</category><category>economic-growth</category><category>sustainable-growth</category><category>fareed-zakaria</category><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:16:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Startling effects of going vegetarian for one day</title><description><![CDATA[If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would save:

● 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[charnello]]></dc:creator><link>http://charnello.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2646761-the-startling-effects-of-going-vegetarian-for-one-day</link><guid>http://charnello.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/06/2646761-the-startling-effects-of-going-vegetarian-for-one-day</guid><category>world-news</category><category>vegetarian</category><category>vegetable</category><category>omnivore</category><category>meat</category><category>industry</category><category>food</category><pubDate>Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:09:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>An Income Tax on the Wealthy for Washington State?</title><description><![CDATA["Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown is working on a possible proposal to create an income tax on the wealthy.

Brown said no decision has been made, but if the Senate did act on a proposal it would be sent to voters."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2634619-an-income-tax-on-the-wealthy-for-washington-state</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2634619-an-income-tax-on-the-wealthy-for-washington-state</guid><category>us-news</category><category>washington-state</category><category>income-tax</category><category>top-tax-bracket</category><category>wealthy</category><category>seattle</category><category>olypmpia</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 06:12:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Capitol Hill Community Council supports local businesses with the Capitol Hill Discount Dollar</title><description><![CDATA[It's not exactly community currency, but it's a start. The 10% discount coupon is redeemable at over a dozen Capitol HIll businesses, and unlike real money, you can go ahead and print your own.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2634572-capitol-hill-community-council-supports-local-businesses-with-the-capitol-hill-discount-dollar</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/03/2634572-capitol-hill-community-council-supports-local-businesses-with-the-capitol-hill-discount-dollar</guid><category>us-news</category><category>coupon</category><category>go-local</category><category>shop-local</category><category>capitol-hill-neighborhood</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 05:50:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Seattle Says: Recycling Just Got Easier</title><description><![CDATA[Yay! Now we can compost everything from yard waste to meat scraps!  Also, aluminum foil, plastic cups, and lids (wider than 3") from plastic store-bought containers are now accepted in recycling bins.  Hurray Seattle!

]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2634380-seattle-says-recycling-just-got-easier</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/02/2634380-seattle-says-recycling-just-got-easier</guid><category>us-news</category><category>recycling</category><category>green</category><category>sustainable</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Apr 2009 04:36:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>A Shiny New Art Walk for Capitol Hill</title><description><![CDATA[Artist Ellen Forney is heading up the newest incarnation of the Capitol Hill Artwalk - Blitz!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comrade Bunny]]></dc:creator><link>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2606464-a-shiny-new-art-walk-for-capitol-hill</link><guid>http://comradebunny.newsvine.com/_news/2009/03/26/2606464-a-shiny-new-art-walk-for-capitol-hill</guid><category>us-news</category><category>art-walk</category><category>art</category><category>capitol-hill-seattle</category><category>seattle</category><category>capitol-hill</category><category>ellen-forney</category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:23:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>