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	<title>Oakville Chit Chat &#187; Environment</title>
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		<title>Green Building summit being held in Oakville</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been wondering recently how you can be greener or what companies provide green services and products. You can find out some of this information by attending the Green Building summit on December 2 at Oakville&#8217;s Town Hall at 1225 Trafalgar Road. The event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. providing the public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Less signs are needed during election</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the screaming heard throughout our community over the last many months regarding the environment, one cannot be surprised that cries have been heard regarding the amount of signs littering the streets during this election season. We all recognize the need to get the name of a candidate out during election season but many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Task force calls for a stopping new air polluters in Oakville</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A victory may have been won for the Town of Oakville against the fight to stop the building of the new power station on the Ford plant property. The South West GTA Air Quality Task Force has made a recommendation that no new major pollution source should be allowed in the Oakville-Clarkson Airshed. The Ministry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bronte Creek oil cleanup methods considered</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 16:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bronte Creek spill is still causing issues for Oakville. Gasoline spilling out of the Trans-Northern Pipelines Inc. pipe into Bronte Creek was more serious than first believed. Containers were setup following the spill and an environmental cleanup was required by the Town of Oakville. The initial spill occurred on March 11th. The Ministry of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power plant fight continues but at a cost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:32:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent explosion of a power plant in the United States, many in Oakville are asking the Premier of Ontario to implement a immediate moratorium on the proposed Oakville power plant coming to Oakville. The Town of Oakville has spent $350,000 so far with costs expected to cost another $1 million. Some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TransCanada Open House</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to know more about the 900-megawatt gas-fired power plant potentially being built in Oakville? Don&#8217;t miss the open house on Wed. Feb. 10 at 4-9:30 p.m. to find out more. This proposed build has sent many in Oakville into tailspins considering the pollution and health issues many fear it will bring to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Town Approves Air Quality Bylaw</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Oakville has approved the new Health Protection Air Quality bylaw putting polluting industries on notice. Oakville is the first Ontario jurisdiction to regulate pollutants like the ones noted in this bylaw. Under the new rules, the Town can reject new industries coming to our community. It also allows the Town to deem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens for Clean Air Stepping Up the Fight</title>
		<link>http://www.oakvillechitchat.com/citizens-for-clean-air-stepping-up-the-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oakvillechitchat.com/citizens-for-clean-air-stepping-up-the-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:32:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Citizens of Clean Air are stepping up their campaign to stop the Oakville Power Plant. The organization recently sent a letter to the Minister of the Environment asking for an independent environmental assessment. Click here to see the letter. As everyone in Oakville knows, the proposed plant will cause increased pollution and issues for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TransCanada Appeals Power Plant Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.oakvillechitchat.com/transcanada-appeals-power-plant-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.oakvillechitchat.com/transcanada-appeals-power-plant-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TransCanada is appealling a recent decision by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) to uphold a special interim control bylaw. The action is being taken because the bylaw restricts TransCanada’s ability to build a 900-megawatt gas-fired power plant on the Ford-owned lands of 1500 Royal Windsor Dr. With this latest challenge causing a possible construction delay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens for Clean Air Slogan &#8216;It Doesn&#8217;t Make Sense&#8217; Launched</title>
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		<comments>http://www.oakvillechitchat.com/citizens-for-clean-air-slogan-it-doesnt-make-sense-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Citizens for Clean Air (C4CA) held a meeting at John Knox Christian School attracting over 400 people to hear what can be done to ensure this development is stopped. With the new 900-megawatt gas-fired power plant just around the corner, the time is more urgent than ever to increase the opposition to this power [...]]]></description>
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