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		<title>SolTherm Shines Brightly Through an Overcast Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2011/03/soltherm-shines-brightly-through-an-overcast-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Even though they were founded in 2009 during one of the most challenging economic environments for business, SolTherm Energy has turned these challenges into an asset through their ability to deliver clean energy at a lower cost than conventional sources. SolTherm’s primary focus is in the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Clean Energy Internships and Fellowships Now Available</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/08/clean-energy-internships-and-fellowships-now-available/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AdvantageWest announces the application process for positions with  the 2010-11 AdvantageGreen Energy Internships Program is now open. Nine  internships and three fellowships are available under the program.  Applicants must be either a graduate within the preceding three years of  an accredited institution of higher education in the State of North  ...]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to the clean energy self supporting virtuous cycle</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/06/getting-to-the-clean-energy-self-supporting-virtuous-cycle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Clean energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[System dynamics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a repost from Drew Jones&#8217; great Climate Interactive blog.  A couple of MIT researchers have put together a great presentation explaining some of the system dynamics of clean energy.  They do a great job highlighting how in the clean energy space, for instance they look at renewable powered electric vehicles, we&#8217;re often faced ...]]></description>
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		<title>Visualizing Carolina Connect</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/05/visualizing-carolina-connect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/05/visualizing-carolina-connect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 17:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I couldn&#8217;t wait to get these up here.  In case you didn&#8217;t attend the 2010 Carolina Connect entrepreneur and finance conference yesterday, Breah Parker from blipstudio.com did an amazing job drawing each of the keynote presentations in real time.  Here are the visual takes on the CEO Conversation panel and Victor Hwang&#8216;s lunch keynote.  I&#8217;ll ...]]></description>
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		<title>Green Innovations Track at Carolina Connect</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cradle-to-cradle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local foods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seventh annual Carolina Connect, WNC&#8217;s premier entrepreneur and finance event is just two days away (this  Thursday May 13 at the Asheville Renaissance).  In case you haven&#8217;t registered yet, let me just say that this year&#8217;s program is the strongest and most interesting yet, and that&#8217;s for many more reasons than having a new ...]]></description>
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		<title>HATCHing Green Innovations in WNC</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/04/hatching-green-innovations-in-wnc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
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This week&#8217;s second annual HATCHfest Asheville (Thursday to Sunday, April 15-18), will bring together leading-edge creative professionals from the area with featured mentors from around the country.  I attended this last year and somehow it was both one of the most fun and most productive ...]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling means business in WNC</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/03/recycling-means-business-in-wnc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did know that the two largest plastic bottle recycling facilities in the world are in the Carolinas?  Between the Clear Path Recycling facility in Fayetteville, NC and the Coca-Cola bottle-to-bottle plant in Spartanburg, SC, the two facilities will process 380 tons of plastic bottles annually and provide 200 jobs along the way. The combined annual ...]]></description>
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		<title>New grant funding available for forest producers</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/03/new-grant-funding-available-for-forest-producers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/03/new-grant-funding-available-for-forest-producers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forestry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Land of Sky has $2 million in ARRA stimulus funds to support groups of forest producers with projects that make their businesses more profitable.  Find the RFP here.  This is a great opportunity to help our timber and non-timber forest products industry get back to work at the same time as creating sustainable new products ...]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Local: Local food economy opportunities in WNC</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/02/growing-local-local-food-economy-opportunities-in-wnc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/02/growing-local-local-food-economy-opportunities-in-wnc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Local foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainable Forestry]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1970, WNC had 70,000 farmers, today we have 12,000.  Currently, only around 1% of the food consumed regionally is produced locally.  The average age of a farmer in WNC is 58 years of age.  Regional farm revenue is approximately $50 million annually.
These were a couple of the stark numbers that set that stage for ...]]></description>
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		<title>Quick update on NC Green Business Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/02/quick-update-on-nc-green-business-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.advantagegreen.org/2010/02/quick-update-on-nc-green-business-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, I got an update on the status of the Green Business Fund from one of the staff at NC SciTech, the fund manager.  For everyone waiting to hear back about their pre-proposals, it sounds like the announcement of who is invited to submit a full proposal will occur in the next week.  They&#8217;re ...]]></description>
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