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		<title>Charlotte moves up on list of cities with most Energy Star buildings</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2012/04/11/charlotte-moves-up-on-list-of-cities-with-most-energy-star-buildings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte has gone from 18th to 17th place on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of the 25 cities with the most Energy Star-certified buildings.]]></description>
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		<title>National Gypsum says federal lawsuit dropped</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/11/national-gypsum-says-federal-lawsuit-dropped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal lawsuit filed against Charlotte-based National Gypsum has been dropped, according to a statement from the drywall manufacturer. The plaintiff &#8212; Yee v. National Gypsum, et al. &#8212; voluntarily dismissed his class action lawsuit, which was filed against the company in October 2009, according to a press release from National Gypsum. The case had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry officials bash regulations during hearing&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/01/industry-officials-bash-regulations-during-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beecher Gray]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Billy Packer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Latta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2005, the state Division of Water Quality slapped Karla Knotts and her husband&#8217;s Pineville-based real estate brokerage company, Knotts-Greylock, with a $57,816 fine. The basis for the fine: A tire rut in their Greylock subdivision development in Matthews. In the eyes of the DWQ, the rut was a temporary stream that helped the development [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ordinances threaten to crush construction industry, developers say&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/03/08/charlotte-ordinances-threaten-to-crush-construction-industry-developers-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Mecklenburg County, developers and builders feel like a row of dominoes is about to come crashing down on them. They say the cumulative effect of new ordinances is going to put a serious hurting on commercial and residential development &#8212; and the county&#8217;s efforts to rebound from the recession. The new ordinances &#8212; most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ReVenture officials hope to clear the air about emissions&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/25/reventure-officials-hope-to-clear-the-air-about-emissions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Newton, Kan., resident Vern Koch has noticed the smoke curling up from a test plant that uses a process called gasification to destroy trash while turning it into energy. &#8220;I haven&#8217;t had any problems with odors, but at times there&#8217;s a lot of black smoke that appears to come out,&#8221; he said. Colwich, Kan.-based [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mecklenburg stays on top for N.C. brownfield redevelopments&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/12/14/mecklenburg-stays-on-top-for-nc-brownfield-redevelopments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to air quality, Charlotte is the worst in the state. But the area is environmentally friendly in other ways, particularly when it comes to redeveloping and cleaning brownfields &#8212; sites, such as former gasoline stations, that tend to repel developers because of concerns about contamination. Indeed, Charlotte continues to lead North Carolina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerns about Matthews incinerator loom over ReVenture Park&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/12/03/concerns-about-matthews-incinerator-loom-over-reventure-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, quite a stink has been raised in Matthews about a biomedical waste incinerator that residents say is causing noxious odors, raising cancer rates and lowering home values. Worries about the Matthews incinerator have caused some who live near the site of the proposed ReVenture eco-industrial park to ask if their community will suffer a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents, groups fight to get road project ditched&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/30/residents-environmentalists-fight-to-get-road-project-ditched/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A road that would bypass the congested U.S. Highway 74 eastbound to Monroe sounds like it would mean smooth sailing for motorists. The project will cost between $750 million and $825 million to build and include 20 miles of toll road from Highway 74 and Interstate 485 in eastern Mecklenburg County to the town of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Water-quality standards seen as threat to economy&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/23/water-quality-standards-seen-as-threat-to-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stricter water-quality standards being considered by the state would prevent the city from recruiting new businesses or allowing others to expand if they discharge certain pollutants, according a memo and letter from Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities to the City Council and the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources. CMU&#8217;s reaction is in response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Industry huffs and puffs over ozone proposal&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/23/industry-huffs-and-puffs-over-ozone-proposal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 13:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte&#8217;s air quality is the worst in the state. The city has been ranked 10th in the 2010 Most Polluted Cities report from the American Lung Association. So for many, strengthening ozone standards should feel like a breath of fresh air. But not for some businesses. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing tougher standards, [...]]]></description>
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