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		<title><![CDATA[CenterPoint Energy Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Thank you and our first question will come from the line of Danielle Seitz with Seitz Research Group. Danielle Seitz - Seitz Research Group Thank you. I was wondering if you are looking at cost productions in some of your businesses or should we...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:28:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sample Conservation Scientist Cover Letter]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of conservation scientist. This conservation scientist cover letter focuses on the applicant's ability to conduct research that will result in a healthy and well-balanced environment with attention to conservation of natural resources. All conservation scientist cover letters should...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. F4Q08 (Qtr End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Our first question comes from Ronald F. Londe &#8211; Wachovia Securities. Ronald F. Londe &#8211; Wachovia Securities Just curious if you could maybe give us some more color on your feeling towards your exposures to the downturn in the economy on your...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:41:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Atmos Energy Corp. F4Q08 (Qtr. End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionThank you, sir. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now begin the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. And our first question comes from Schneer Kruschuni with UBS. Go ahead please. Schneer Kruschuni - UBS Hi, good morning. Robert W. Best - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Good morning, Schneer. Schneer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:49:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Audubon Society in Alliance With Toyota Launch TogetherGreen Grants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200810/ai_n30921766]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What is TogetherGreen? It's all about helping you get involved in creating a brighter, healthier future. It's a dynamic and innovative Audubon program funded by Toyota that aims to provide inspiration, leadership and opportunities that inspire people everywhere to take action at home, in their communities and beyond to improve...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More protection, less red tape]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200808/ai_n28032933]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Americans overwhelmingly support the conservation of endangered species. That's why Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973.     Congress, however, never intended this law to be the solution to global climate change. The law is already a complex source of red tape and litigation. The possibility...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Economic Efficiency of Short-Term Versus Long-Term Water Rights Buyouts]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4051/is_200808/ai_n29492543]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer, water districts, regional water managers, and state water officers are becoming increasingly interested in conservation policies. This study evaluates both short-term and long-term water rights buyout policies. This research develops dynamic production functions for the major crops in the Texas Panhandle. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[High Tech Hopes Power Conservation Delivers Green]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately it seems that every third high tech company has been going on about how it can help customers save money in energy, improve the environment, and otherwise save the world. In just the last couple of weeks I've heard from a number of entities pitching their particular green spin....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:20:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Washington outlook]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1016/is_2_114/ai_n28032049]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[After more than 18 months of debate and deliberation, Congress passed the Farm Bill (HR 2419), officially titled the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007. The bill, which passed 318-106 in the House and 81-15 in the Senate, has been hailed as a bipartisan effort since many of those...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US moves to plug loophole for slaughter of whales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON AFP &#8212; The United States has called for a review of international law to regulate the killing of whales for scientific research in an apparent bid to plug a loophole exploited by Japan, which is accused of slaughtering the creatures.  The change, which could include a protocol on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Patent Office Approves O2Micro's Power Conservation Methodology]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_30/ai_n25468986]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman -- O2Micro([R]) International Limited (NASDAQ:OIIM)(SEHK:0457), a leading supplier of innovative power management, and security components and systems, was issued 5 claims under United States patent number 7,340,621 for its Power Conservation Techniques for a digital computer.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ranchers get right to graze animals, harvest hay on protected land]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- Responding to high feed costs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday it will allow livestock producers to graze animals and produce hay on millions of fragile acres now set aside for conservation.     The announcement is the latest in a series of USDA efforts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electricity Forecast Points to Adequate Summer Supply]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200805/ai_n25443346]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Californians are expected to have adequate power this summer, even if the state experiences warmer-than-normal temperatures, according to a California Energy Commission analysis. In its electricity demand forecast, "Summer 2008 Electricity Supply and Demand Outlook," the Commission concluded that ample resources should be available to meet statewide peak loads and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[It&#39;s the System for Saving Water!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5409/is_200805/ai_n29493170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The drought in the southeastern United States over the past two years has made national news. In some areas of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, surface and ground water sources are still stressed, and farmers are being asked to cut their usage of irrigation water. One approach to conserving water is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Technologies to Protect Natural Resources]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5409/is_200805/ai_n29493172]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New tools created by scientists with the Agricultural Research Service ARS in collaboration with the Natural Resources Conservation Service NRCS will help keep the environment healthy by streamlining the process of developing computer models and decision-support tools used by agricultural producers and others in natural resource analysis and conservation planning....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cleaner Energy Presents New Benefits & Challenges]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_April_28/ai_n25359840]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer Grid Outlook Shows Continued Reliance on Conservation and DR  FOLSOM, Calif. -- Air conditioners are likely to keep humming this summer without interruption, but the California Independent System Operator Corporation California ISO says conservation will continue to play a role in managing reliability. The transmission operator issued its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WWF warns Arctic ice melting faster than predicted]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200804/ai_n25365709]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MONTREAL AFP &#8212; Arctic sea ice is melting "significantly faster" than predicted and is approaching a point of no return, conservation group the World Wildlife Fund WWF warned in a new study released Wednesday.  The volumes of the Greenland Ice Sheet and ice in the Arctic Ocean were estimated...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NLC urges funding for energy efficiency and conservation block grant program.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6639/is_200804/ai_n26540969]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[With an ever-increasing number of cities going "green,"  NLC has a significant request to Congress for fiscal year 2009:  appropriate $2 billion to fund the new Energy Efficiency and  Conservation Block Grant.    Enacted as part of. the Energy Independence and Security Act of ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delta to match customer contributions up to $10,000 to the airline's carbon offset program created last year in partnership with The Conservation Fund; Delta.com to go green on Earth Day.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200804/ai_n25270590]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-2 April 2008-Delta Air Lines: Delta to match customer  contributions up to $10,000 to the airline's carbon offset program  created last year in partnership with The Conservation Fund; Delta.com  to go green on Earth DayC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD     RDATE:01042008   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[homes on the range: COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON CALIFORNIA&#39;S PRIVATELY OWNED HARDWOOD RANGELANDS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3854/is_200804/ai_n25502170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This essay describes the conservation history of California's hardwood rangelands: a vast region of oak woodland, grassland, and chaparral vegetation that occurs almost entirely on private property. Conservation has played as important a role in the history of California's privately owned hardwood rangelands as it has on the neighboring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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