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		<title>Tallyho &#8211; How It All Added Up</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/35/tallyho-how-it-all-added-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2004 04:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life on the road is both leisurely and very rewarding. Never making reservations ahead so as to not commit ourselves, we let &#8220;the moment&#8221; guide Emili (our Toyota Prius); always taking time to smell the roses and take advantage of any current opportunities. Emili (with us in tow) visited 74 towns / cities, 4 Canadian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Ship out of Water</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/29/a-ship-out-of-water/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2004 03:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy efficient homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[g U.S. New Mexico]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Rick Butler
Imagine! Never another hydro bill; never another heat bill; never another water bill. This is not a fantasy; it is a reality.
Begin with used car tires, add sand, some solar panels, one small wind turbine, lots of live plants; splash in a sprinkling of rain and snow and you have the recipe for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sands of Time</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/27/the-sands-of-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2004 03:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[american wind power center lubbock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[global warming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lake mcbride wind farm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wind mills]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Canada, it is estimated, 16,000 people die prematurely each year and many more suffer from long term illness and disabilities caused by the fossil fuel burning polluted air we breathe.]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos to Our Gal, Emili</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/26/kudos-to-our-gal-emili/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/26/kudos-to-our-gal-emili/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2004 03:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toyota prius gas economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;G&#8217;day ya&#8217;ll&#8221; met us as Emili (our Toyota Prius) pulled in to a gas/convenience store; no, Emili didn&#8217;t need a drink, we did. A very excited young man blocked our way, &#8220;where&#8217;d ya&#8217;ll buy yer car?&#8221; As our conversation pursued we discovered this young man and his wife had ordered a Prius and would have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gasonomics</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/23/gasonomics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/23/gasonomics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With 9336 kilometres behind us, Emili (out Toyota Prius) has snacked on 446 litres of gas for an average of 4.8 litres per 100 kilometres ( app. 60 mile per gallon ) at a cost of $384.00 ( average of 84 cents per litre ). Her best performance to date is Winnipeg to Crookston, Minnesota with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the Immortal Words of Bob Dylan &#8220;The Answer, my friend, is Blowing in the Wind&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/19/the-snswer-my-friend-is-blowing-in-the-wind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2004 04:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Eco-Travel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cowley ridge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mcbride lake wind farm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pincher creek]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our gaze was met by hundreds of tall white behemoths blowing in the wind ]]></description>
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		<title>Ahhh, the Flat Prairies!  Or so we thought</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/17/ahhh-the-flat-prairies-or-so-we-thought/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/17/ahhh-the-flat-prairies-or-so-we-thought/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2004 04:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Travelling through southern Alberta and Saskatchewan brought many surprises, in attractions and land marks, (which you can read about in Ireneâ€™s Blogs) as well as in Emili&#8217;s (our Toyota Prius) performance. Many people are under the impression that the prairies are flat and uneventful. In fact, I have heard comments over the years that central Canada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Energy Growing in the Kootenays</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/15/alternative-energy-growing-in-the-kootenays/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/15/alternative-energy-growing-in-the-kootenays/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Energy Eco-Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wind Energy has been around for, well, since forever.
By Rick Butler
New and exciting technology is being developed almost daily to harness wind energy.  We met with Rick West, the president of West Tech Energy in Kelowna B. C. who is currently developing a small Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT).  Rick maintains this turbine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emil&#8217;s Performance Through the Mountains</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/14/emils-performance-through-the-mountains/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/14/emils-performance-through-the-mountains/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One thing is for sure, Emili (out Toyota Prius) attracts a lot of attention no matter where she goes. Countless times people noticed Emili while parked and came over to ask questions and comment on her sleek aerodynamic styling and futuristic appearance. She truly is a beauty. The interior is spacious and efficient with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EMILI&#8217;s Log #1 &#8211; Gas Prices &#8220;Up Up and Away&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/12/emilis-log-1-gas-prices-up-up-and-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.globaltrekkers.ca/index.php/12/emilis-log-1-gas-prices-up-up-and-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2004 08:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Toyota Prius gas mileage stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever increasing fuel costs is a fact of life we all need to adjust to.  In fact, the higher the price of gas the better off we will be.  That&#8217;s right, in my opinion, we have for many decades become addicted to the stuff as a result of lower gas prices in North [...]]]></description>
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