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		<title>My New Collection of Jewelry Made from Upcycled Surfboard Resin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The surfboard resin jewelry is a fantastic achievement. We finally found a beautiful solution for the waste byproduct resin created by surfboard building.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2011/04/27/our-new-ad-in-deep-magazine/</link>
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		<title>Recycling Nirvana</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just introduced a new line of jewelry I created with the help of a few local craftsmen, made from upcycled surfboard resin, excess material created with the surfboard building process. Each stripe comes from a board made by master shaper Dennis Ryder. It represents the dreams of riding waves on a new board, hopefully [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2010/10/28/recycling-nirvana/</link>
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		<title>Ban Styrofoam Now: It&#8217;s easier than you think.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received this email letter today from Environment California Legislative Director Dan Jacobson. Very important subject and ridiculous that nothing has changed yet. But it is easy to change if we simply ask for it at places that sell take out food and beverages. Right now companies are more than ever willing to listen to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2009/04/15/ban-styrofoam-now-its-easier-than-you-think/</link>
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		<title>A Mid-Winter Perfect Summer Day (and Sea Glass Collecting)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I took today off. It was incredibly warm and sunny, such a departure from the chill we&#8217;ve had since November. What an amazing day it was! Funny, because I got an email this morning from a friend in Berlin. He said its minus 18 degrees Celsius there (that&#8217;s about zero in Fahrenheit). I lived in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2009/01/12/a-mid-winter-perfect-summer-day-and-sea-glass-collecting/</link>
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		<title>The Story of Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I posted this some time ago and assumed everyone has seen it, alas, I live in a bubble of eco-consciousness. Most of my customers already consider the source when they shop and that&#8217;s why they choose Betty Belts and Betty B. They know we manufacture ethically. Always have, since 2003. So lately it became obvious [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/12/30/the-story-of-stuff-2/</link>
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		<title>Betty Belts at Earth Day Santa Barbara</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please come visit our booth at Earth Day in Santa Barbara Sunday, April 20th! As a sponsor of the Community Environmental Council, Betty Belts was invited to participate in this very special Earth Day Festival which is located in the beautiful Sunken Gardens behind the courthouse in downtown Santa Barbara. Donna and Allie will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/04/18/betty-belts-at-earth-day-santa-barbara/</link>
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		<title>The Story Of Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This was forwarded to me today by a fellow COOP America Green Business Network member. Everyone should see this for many enlightening yet entertaining video. Well worth the 20 minutes. THE STORY OF STUFF An excerpt from the website, where you can also find many resources and ways to help: The Story of Stuff is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2008/01/04/the-story-of-stuff/</link>
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		<title>Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REinvent!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my contribution to Blog Action Day How many ways can motto Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and REinvent be applied in your life? I started using this motto many years ago for my company policy. I&#8217;ve actually made an art of it, some people say. Here is a very short list of things I do with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/10/15/reduce-reuse-recycle-and-reinvent/</link>
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		<title>Please Nominate Betty Belts For COOP America&#8217;s Green Business Of The Year!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please consider nominating us for the COOP America People&#8217;s Choice Award as Green Business Of The Year! Only 15 more days left, closes Sept. 18th. The ten COOP America Aproved Green Businesses with the most nominations will be feautured. It would be awesome if Betty Belts was one of them. We are already a member [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/09/03/please-nominate-betty-belts-for-coop-americas-green-business-of-the-year/</link>
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		<title>Plastic is Evil</title>
		<description><![CDATA[â€œIf you could fast-forward 10,000 years and do an archaeological digâ€¦youâ€™d find a little line of plastic. What happened to those people? Well, they ate their own plastic and disrupted their genetic structure and werenâ€™t able to reproduce. They didnâ€™t last very long because they killed themselves.&#8221; &#8211; Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer, Ph.D., an expert on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thebettyblog.net/2007/06/10/40/</link>
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