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	<itunes:summary>Michael Fidanza is The Armchair Energist. News and commentary Monday through Friday on RFCRadio.com.</itunes:summary>
	<itunes:author>Michael Fidanza</itunes:author>
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		<title>Paris 2008: Nissan Nuvu EV &#8211; Autoblog</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/10/06/paris-2008-nissan-nuvu-ev-autoblog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:36:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you plan to go motoring around your town, you may be hopping into a Nissan Nuvu. In Paris, Nissan unveiled this new, zero-emissions vehicle with 2+1 seating. As peppy little ride, Nissan thinks that running into town for errands in a Nuvu may reshape you local Metroplolis. Read more about the Nissan Nuvu EV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talking While Driving</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/19/talking-while-driving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Automotive]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many traffic safety experts say that talking &#8211; or doing anything &#8211; while driving is unsafe. Does that include your car talking to the traffic lights?? Audi is sponsoring a project called &#8216;Travolution&#8217; in its home town of Ingolstadt, Germany. 46 traffic lights are &#8216;smart lights&#8217; that communicate with Audis equipped with the system. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Let Adults Do a 12 Year-old&#8217;s Job</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/19/never-let-adults-do-a-12-year-olds-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ahead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many years have solar panels been in existence? According to BlurtIt.com, the first silicon solar cell was invented by Russell Ohl in 1941. For the next 67 years, solar cells have been soaking up visible light. So, along comes a 12 year-old and asks &#8216;why does a solar cell only absorb visible light and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>65 mpg Ford Fiesta to Debut in November*</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/09/65-mpg-ford-fiesta-to-debut-in-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/09/65-mpg-ford-fiesta-to-debut-in-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto Industry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[* you have to move to Europe to get one At Ford, quality may have been job one, but common sense is further down the list. Here in the US, consumers are clamoring for a high-MPG commuter car to get to-and-fro. And what do the folks at Ford do? Introduce the new Ford Fiesta ECOnetic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pickens Plan &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/09/02/pickens-plan-chapter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative fuel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[T. Boone Pickens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, Boone Pickens came out in favor of wind. His &#8216;Pickens Plan&#8216; was to construct wind and solar farms to take the burden of natural gas powered plants off line, to some degree. Yesterday, the CNG Now group came out with this ad. It seems that compressed natural gas interests are ready to roll out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Innovation Gift Registry</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/29/obamas-innovation-gift-registry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I could speak forever about Barack Obama&#8217;s historic speech last night. However, to do my job, I must focus on the matter at hand &#8211; energy. We will have the next 67 days to discuss politics. At one point, midway through Sen. Obama&#8217;s speech, he said this: And I&#8217;ll invest $150 billion over the next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Smell Gas?</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/28/do-you-smell-gas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[T. Boone Pickens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[T. Boone Pickens is all over TV. Commercial spots, interviews on all the cable channels, countless comments on the &#8216;Net. His &#8216;Pickens Plan&#8217; is to replace natural gas as a power plant fuel with wind and solar sources. The natural gas not used could be used as a source of energy for cars that run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look Ma &#8211; No Cord!!</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/26/look-ma-no-cord/</link>
		<comments>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/26/look-ma-no-cord/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Tuesday morning to you&#8230;it was nice to be back in my own bed last night. I figured I&#8217;d start my week a day late with some positive news. No, not Joe Biden, Michelle Obama or the Kennedy Camelot party last night. No, not John McCain hinting that Jay Leno may be his #2 man [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypochondriacs Take On Big Wind</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/14/hypochondriacs-take-on-big-wind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wind Power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was just a matter of time. T. Boone Pickens wants to push wind and solar energy to reduce the amount of natural gas used to fire power plants. Nancy Pelosi, in her effort to save the planet, embraces Big Wind. Lights went off in the minds of extremists: &#8216;These people must be stopped!&#8217; The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Food For Fuel &#8211; Chapter 2</title>
		<link>http://www.armchairenergist.com/2008/08/14/no-food-for-fuel-chapter-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TAE</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I figured this out a long time ago, and I&#8217;m not even Paris Hilton! Great video&#8230; TAE FLASHBACK -No Food For Fuel &#8211; Chapter 1]]></description>
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