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        <title><![CDATA[Environmental innovation in  France]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A look at some of the environmental innovations seen in France (2008/2009)]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Invasion of the plant species]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:33:24 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One of the problems with a great climate is that you never know what will grow there. Unfortunately, through global commerce, and just plain carelessness, "alien" species have been introduced, that proliferate wildly, to the detriment of the environment.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[More wind about wind]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/29/10766811.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I went for a bike ride today from Meze east along the N113 to Bouzigues. As I was leaving Meze, I ran into a convoy of super-jumbo trucks bearing the blades for wind turbines. They were coming off of the autoroute at the Sete exit, and travelling west... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Recycling in Meze]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:26:42 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Here in Meze we have a two bin system. The brown bin is for garbage, which is collected twice a week. The blue bin is for recyclables, which are collected once a week. Recyclables include paper, cans and certain plastics, but not glass. Glass must be... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Composting sites]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Yes, they have garbage here. They recycle paper, PET plastic, aluminun and other metal, and glass. They also encourage backyard composting. This is a windrow composting facility that is very similar to those we use in Toronto for yard waste. The windrow... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wind power]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/23/10688305.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:59:58 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There is a strong wind that blows from the Cevannes in the north down over the plains and on to the Mediterranean. It makes wind power a very viable option. In this case, a grape grower has a small turbine for use at his farmhouse. Wind power is harvested... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[A light for the times]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:06:14 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Timed lights are commonly used in France, particularly in common areas. I, having three forgetful boys, would love to have more of them, in every common space in our house. As it is, we have a timer (which can be adjusted) on the switch that controls... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Getting into hot water in Meze]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/21/10666936.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:01:38 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Meze, where we are living, is in the south of France. It is therefore quite feasible to utilize solar heat. The roof of our "vigneron", seen here, has, in addition to a number of skylights, a large solar panel for heating water. It has supplied all the... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Bring your own shopping bags, please]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/11/10540345.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:50:47 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The shopping centres are vast, here in the land of the Carrefour chain. But you have to bring your own shopping bags, or pay for reusable ones at the checkout. We thought of this in advance, and so brought a number of good old Ontario "RCO" bags that... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[More on Montpellier's trams and traffic control]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/11/10540278.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:43:10 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This is the tramway in Montpellier, running alongside a busy roadway. The tram surface is grassed, and separated from the traffic by a low concrete barrier. Here is a tramway stop next to the Corum, the modern opera house constructed at the opposite end... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trams and bikes (but no cars) in Montpellier]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://environews.canalblog.com/archives/2008/09/08/10503434.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:48:07 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The City of Montpellier is served by a network of comfortable low-floor trams. The trams operate on a prepaid computer card system. Cards are purchased at machines at each stop, and are read on the tram by scanners operated on the honour system. The trams... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ecosite sewage farm, Meze]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:01:19 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Sewage from Meze (where we are staying) and the surrounding area is treated in a series of lagoons before it is released into the Etang de Thau on the Mediterranean. The lagoons employ phytoplankton which consume the nutrients, then zooplankton, which... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Graham Rempe]]></dc:creator>
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