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		<title>QCEA Annual Report 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/05/qcea-annual-report-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click here for the 2012 Annual Report. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/05/qcea-annual-report-2012/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Europe 349 &#8211; February/March 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/04/ae-349-febmarch-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/04/ae-349-febmarch-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Around Europe, Programme Assistant Bethany Squire asks how we might define the &#8216;green economy&#8217;. She takes us through some prominent definitions, then highlights some ideas of her own. Joint Representative Alexandra Bosbeer discusses the dangers of fracking, a technique used to extract natural gas which could &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/04/ae-349-febmarch-2013/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QCEA submission to EU consultation on fracking</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-submission-to-eu-consultation-on-fracking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-submission-to-eu-consultation-on-fracking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Bosbeer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consultation response on fracking (alternative fossil fuels, or shale gas) in Europe In February 2011, citing needs for jobs, growth and European competitiveness, the European Council called for an examination of the environmental effects of hydrofracking. Hydrofracking is a method of harvesting gas held in impermeable rocks or coal. To &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-submission-to-eu-consultation-on-fracking/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QCEA Presentation at IEEM Spring Conference &#8211; Ecosystem Services</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-presentation-ecosystemservices/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-presentation-ecosystemservices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexandra Bosbeer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 20th March 2013, QCEA Representative Alexandra Bosbeer gave a talk to the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. The talk highlighted the economic, social and environmental risks of placing a monetary value on natural capital. The slides of the presentation, &#8216;The Costs of Pricing Nature: The Implications of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/qcea-presentation-ecosystemservices/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conference 2013: Europe and Economic Justice &#8211; Guaranteeing a fair share</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/2013-conference-15th-17th-november/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/2013-conference-15th-17th-november/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Europe and Economic Justice: Guaranteeing a fair share 15th-17th November 2013 in Brussels What are the causes and consequences of the European economic crisis? What alternatives are there to austerity? How can we, as Quakers, contribute to the building of a just and sustainable economy which meets human needs without &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/03/2013-conference-15th-17th-november/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Europe 348 &#8211; December 2012 / January 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/02/around-europe-348-december-2012-january-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/02/around-europe-348-december-2012-january-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this issue of Around Europe, Joint Representative Gordon Matthews discusses the European Union&#8217;s (EU) research programme for 2014 to 2020, &#8216;Horizon 2020&#8242;. QCEA is supporting an amendment to the rules of participation which would make it more difficult for entities with questionable human rights records to receive EU funding. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/02/around-europe-348-december-2012-january-2013/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Consultation Response: Ensuring Sustainable Development Globally</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/consultation-response-ensuring-sustainable-development-globally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/consultation-response-ensuring-sustainable-development-globally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Directorate General for Environment of the European Commission held a public consultation on Ensuring Sustainable Development Globally. The consultation aimed to gather views on how the European Union should follow up on the commitments that it has made to sustainable development. Questions related to issues such as the Green Economy and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/consultation-response-ensuring-sustainable-development-globally/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Rami Levy Supermarkets in the West Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/video-rami-levy-supermarkets-in-the-west-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/video-rami-levy-supermarkets-in-the-west-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QCEA is pleased to present a new short-film looking at the role of the Rami Levy supermarkets in the West Bank. For more information, please see the accompanying post on our blog. Rami Levy stores have been springing up across the West Bank for several years now. Israeli businesses have been &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2013/01/video-rami-levy-supermarkets-in-the-west-bank/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Consultation response: European Investment Bank energy lending</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/consultation-response-european-investment-bank-energy-lending/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/consultation-response-european-investment-bank-energy-lending/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Bosbeer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Investment Bank asked stakeholders to respond to an issues paper with a number of questions. The EIB website stated they sought &#8220;to solicit views and input from a wide array of stakeholders that are involved in the energy sector and can bring valuable expertise to the review of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/consultation-response-european-investment-bank-energy-lending/">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Around Europe 347 &#8211; November 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/around-europe-347-november-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/around-europe-347-november-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>C Venables</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[November&#8217;s edition of our monthly newsletter: Programme Assistant Bethany Squire explains how QCEA communicates with the wider world, explaining our social media and web presence as well as how to subscribe to our newsletter and publications. Alexandra Bosbeer asks if we are &#8216;cutting ourselves off from Mother Earth&#8217;, and Chris &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://www.qcea.org/2012/12/around-europe-347-november-2012/">More...</a>]]></description>
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