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Recovery Has Taken a Huge Toll on Planet Earth]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/covid-relief-environmental-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/covid-relief-environmental-impact</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzy Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 16:15:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/7JlAC1l75/0x0/covid-1626451229807.jpg"/><media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit><media:description>How Has COVID Impacted the Environment? 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GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/0g7Kvw9SA/0x0/home-compost-1589405799557.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Coronavirus Pandemic Has Inspired 64 Percent of Americans to Live More Sustainably, Survey Finds</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have Coronavirus Lockdowns Really Caused Pollution Levels to Drop?]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/pollution-levels-dropped-coronavirus-lockdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/pollution-levels-dropped-coronavirus-lockdown</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Krosofsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 16:45:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/ySM9N2Fq8/0x0/pollution-levels-dropped-covid1-1603458629687.jpg"/><media:credit>Getty 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Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2020 17:38:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/Y0QFBFazg/0x0/pink-dolphins-hong-kong-coronavirus-1600190059076.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Vulnerable Pink Dolphins Flourishing in Hong Kong Following Coronavirus Ferry Closures</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate Crisis Could Lead to Refugee Crisis for 1.2 Billion People by 2050 — If We Don't Take Action]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-crisis-refugees-2050</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-crisis-refugees-2050</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 20:09:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" 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It</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guinness Is Collecting Excess Kegs and Sending Them to Christmas Tree Farms as Fertilizer]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/guinness-beer-christmas-trees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/guinness-beer-christmas-trees</guid><category><![CDATA[Food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzy Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:58:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/BvWaLiDKC/0x0/guinness-christmas-tree-1593543581080.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Guinness Is Collecting Excess Kegs and Sending Them to Christmas Tree Farms as Fertilizer</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Day at a U.K. Beach Led to 40 Tons of Trash Being Left Behind]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/bournemouth-beach-trash</link><guid 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url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/m6bO1lMw5/0x0/reusables-covid-1592839200220.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Reusables Are Perfectly Safe During COVID-19, Health Experts Rule</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Support Biodiversity in Honor of World Environment Day]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/world-environment-day-2020-biodiversity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/world-environment-day-2020-biodiversity</guid><category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:07:45 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/KhNCIjIqE/0x0/world-environment-day-2020-biodiversity-1591287592133.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>How to Support Biodiversity in Honor of World Environment Day</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloves and Masks Are Already Polluting the Mediterranean Sea — Watch a Diver Clean Up COVID-19's Mess]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/coronavirus-gloves-masks-ocean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/coronavirus-gloves-masks-ocean</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 20:11:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/I4exnlGk_/0x0/glove-coronavirus-1590695894597.jpg"/><media:credit>Opération Mer Propre/Facebook</media:credit><media:description>Gloves and Masks Are Already Polluting the Mediterranean Sea — Watch a Diver Clean Up COVID-19&apos;s Mess</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major World Health Leaders Created a Green Recovery Plan to Prevent Future Pandemics]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/green-recovery-world-health-leaders</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/green-recovery-world-health-leaders</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzy Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 13:56:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/KOL0uaw2B/0x0/sustainability-packages-1590614349940.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Major World Health Leaders Created a Green Recovery Plan to Prevent Future Pandemics</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven in 10 People Think the Climate Crisis Is as Concerning as COVID-19, Poll Finds]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-crisis-covid-19-poll</link><guid 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Closures]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/us-national-parks-start-to-reopen-after-coronavirus-closures</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/us-national-parks-start-to-reopen-after-coronavirus-closures</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 16:34:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/lxqQde9l-/0x0/zion-2-1589558164902.jpg"/><media:credit>George Frey/Getty Images</media:credit><media:description>U.S. National Parks Start to Reopen After Coronavirus Closures</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires Are Blazing in Siberia and Humans Can Help Stop the Spread]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/wildfires-in-sibera</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/wildfires-in-sibera</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Garrity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 19:46:37 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/H4PlfCLLH/0x0/siberia-wildfires-2020-1589476622007.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Wildfires Are Blazing in Siberia and Humans Can Help Stop the Spread</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Expected to Generate More Electricity From Renewables Than Coal This Year]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/renewables-surpass-coal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/renewables-surpass-coal</guid><category><![CDATA[Renewables]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2020 16:45:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/EVw_37wvv/0x0/wind-energy-4-1589473931524.jpg"/><media:credit>DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty 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GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/_K1K6AfrS/0x0/plant-tree-1588697206502.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>During the Pandemic, Unemployed Workers in Pakistan Have Been Hired to Plant Trees</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beachgoers Left 13,000 Pounds of Trash on Florida's Cocoa Beach After It Reopened]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/cocoa-beach-trash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/cocoa-beach-trash</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Pygas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 11:56:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/Nz8yky5s6/0x0/gettyimages-1220515646-1589197838995.jpg"/><media:credit>Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty 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Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 18:38:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/0tR8A13yz/0x0/gloves-coronavirus-store-1588789077907.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Why You Don&apos;t Need to Wear Gloves to the Grocery Store</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Jobs Could Restore Economy, U.K. Committee on Climate Change Tells Government]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/uk-green-jobs-coronavirus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/uk-green-jobs-coronavirus</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2020 16:10:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/UwqqFV8d6/0x0/bike-path-1588780325509.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Green Jobs Could 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Record-Breaking]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/2020-atlantic-hurricane-season</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/2020-atlantic-hurricane-season</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzy Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2020 16:55:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/x3BkhRE7_/0x0/hurricane-1588604897666.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>Unfortunately, the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Record-Breaking</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Recycle Plastic Food Packaging and Plastic Film]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/plastic-film-recycling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/plastic-film-recycling</guid><category><![CDATA[Community]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:54:09 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/ivkRM9s74/0x0/produce-bags-1588281595547.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>How to Recycle Plastic Food Packaging and Plastic Film</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greta Thunberg Donates $100,000 Award to Help Children Affected by COVID-19]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/greta-thunberg-unicef-coronavirus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/greta-thunberg-unicef-coronavirus</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:09:59 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/q4ONN2WoF/0x0/greta-thunberg-unicef-1588276130455.jpg"/><media:credit></media:credit><media:description>Greta Thunberg Donates $100,000 Award to Help Children Affected by COVID-19</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jane Goodall Thinks Our Disrespect of Animals and the Environment Caused COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/jane-goodall-coronavirus-animals-environment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/jane-goodall-coronavirus-animals-environment</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2020 15:53:51 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/UCq9S0TYB/0x0/jane-goodall-1588260327455.jpg"/><media:credit>Craig Barritt/Getty Images for TIME</media:credit><media:description>Jane Goodall Thinks Our Disrespect of Animals and the Environment Caused COVID-19 and the Climate Crisis</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can You Reuse Disposable Gloves? 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Tanked]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/carbon-emissions-airlines-dropping</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/carbon-emissions-airlines-dropping</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lizzy Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:33:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/wvlxk2XSW/0x0/istock-1163857755-1585929997606.jpg"/><media:credit>iStock</media:credit><media:description>With Less People Traveling by Plane Due to the Coronavirus, Carbon Emissions Have Tanked</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest U.S. Pig Slaughterhouse Shuts Down After Coronavirus Infects 300 Employees]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/smithfield-pig-slaughterhouse-coronavirus</link><guid 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Industry</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Climate Crisis Will Wipe Out Wildlife More Abruptly Than We Think, New Study Finds]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-crisis-wildlife-extinct</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/climate-crisis-wildlife-extinct</guid><category><![CDATA[News]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Hirsh]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:01:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content medium="image" width="1200" height="628" url="https://media.greenmatters.com/brand-img/LfYcGuhaD/0x0/animals-extinct-1587052269261.jpg"/><media:credit>Athanasios Gioumpasis/Getty Images</media:credit><media:description>The Climate Crisis Will Wipe Out Wildlife More Abruptly Than We Think, New Study Finds</media:description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make DIY Disinfectant Wipes]]></title><link>https://www.greenmatters.com/p/diy-disinfectant-wipes</link><guid 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