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		<title>EcoInterview – Albe Zakes, VP of Media Relations for TerraCycle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On 9/16/11, I had a fun and informative interview with Albe Zakes.  He is the VP of Media Relations for TerraCycle. He has been with TerraCycle since 2006. That same year, INC magazine ran a story calling TerraCycle the &#8220;coolest little start-up in America&#8221;. They are still very cool and now exemplify a company that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/09/22/ecointerview-albe-zakes-vp-of-media-relations-for-terracycle/</link>
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		<title>5 Cool Things Our Members Are Doing!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our members know that their businesses can be more eco-friendly and profitable by incorporating sustainable strategies into biz operations.  Here are just a few examples of intriguing challenges: 5) Jeffrey Hodgins is looking for a dry season cover crop that can be sown with two months old corn plants and live to survive the dry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/08/01/5-cool-things-our-members-are-doing/</link>
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		<title>Calling all EcoHeroes!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Love this idea from our friends at EventBrite. Calling all EcoHeroes! EcoApprentice members are special.  They care about being EcoFriendly in their businesses and their communities. Nominate yourself or a friend to be an EcoHero.  We&#8217;ll share with the world (or at least our little corner of it) about your desires and actions to impact [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/06/22/calling-all-ecoheroes/</link>
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		<title>EcoInterview – John Metta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Metta is an EcoApprentice Advisory Board member as well as one of the programmers who helped with initial phases of EcoApprentice.  He is a hydrologist, a talented programmer and entrepreneur.  His scientific and business expertise have been greatly valued by the EcoApprentice team. &#160; 1)  Tell us a little about yourself? That&#8217;s a crazy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/05/31/ecointerview-with-advisory-board-member-john-metta/</link>
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		<title>Five Cool Things About EcoApprentice We Didn’t Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The EcoApprentice model is pretty straight forward: * Businesses share EcoChallenges. * University Students/MBA Students work to resolve those EcoChallenges with EcoSolutions, gaining real world experience and, in many cases, credit from their University for the project. * Businesses select their favorite EcoSolution and give the prize (if one is provided) to the winner. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/05/17/five-cool-things-about-ecoapprentice-we-didnt-plan/</link>
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		<title>1% Percent for the Planet “Membership Marshal” Interview</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long before EcoApprentice turned our renewable-energy-powered lights on, we became members of 1% for the Planet. According to Wiki: One Percent for the Planet is an international organization whose members contribute at least one percent of their annual sales to environmental causes. Their mission is to &#8220;use market forces to drive positive environmental change by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/05/12/one-percent-for-the-planet-membership-marshall-interview/</link>
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		<title>Green Students Needed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited about the number of businesses who have become members and shared their EcoChallenges, plus the university faculty and students who&#8217;ve signed on to participate. We&#8217;re looking for more green-minded students to help solve EcoChallenges; you know who you are &#8212; brilliant, ready to change the world. Helping to provide an EcoSolution can give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/05/02/green-students-needed/</link>
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		<title>EcoInterview-Keely Killpack, PhD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[EcoApprentice has a talented Advisory Board that has helped guide us during our entrepreneurial venture. We&#8217;d like you to meet Advisory Board Chair, Keely Killpack, and learn about her involvement with EcoApprentice. Keely Killpack PhD is the Owner and CEO of Killpack Group. Killpack Group offers management consulting services. They focus on change strategy &#038; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/04/25/ecointerview-keely-killpack-phd/</link>
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		<title>EcoChallenge from Balch Hotel in Dufur, Oregon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeff &#38; Samantha Irwin renovated the Historic Balch Hotel and it&#8217;s now a wonderful place to stay, have a gorgeous, sunny Columbia Gorge wedding or attend delectable Supper Club dinners they host once a month. The Irwin&#8217;s have shared an EcoChallenge that could impact many hotels, lodges and B &#38; B&#8217;s. Check it out. No [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/04/14/ecochallenge-from-balch-hotel-in-dufur-oregon/</link>
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		<title>Leaving Kathmandu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My first trek through the Khumbu region of Nepal was as a young man and it was amazing! I was determined to make it to the highest mountain in the world. The logistics of how I would solo trek to Everest Base Camp were challenging, but I knew I would reach my goal. I studied [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ecoapprentice.com/blog/2011/04/04/leaving-kathmandu/</link>
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