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				      <title><![CDATA[Town hall meeting urges Philadelphians to push for clean energy and energy savings legislation stuck in State Senate committee]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Passage of laws would mean Great Green Jobs throughout the City of Brotherly Love(Philadelphia - May 1, 2008) Just two days after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced plans to build a $12 million solar power plant at the Navy Yard, bringing great green jobs to Philadelphia&rsquo;s workers, Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) held a packed town hall meeting to urge citizens to join the Campaign for Great Green Jobs, a statewide campaign with more than 100 endorsers, geare]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=892&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Election Day coinciding with Earth Day should mean action, not promises]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Statement of John Hanger, president and CEO, Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture)Harrisburg (April 21, 2008) &ndash; &ldquo;Pennsylvania&rsquo;s pivotal election, coinciding this year with Earth Day, provides a clear reminder to elected officials that voters want action, not just campaign promises. And nowhere is that action more crucial and immediately necessary than on the issue of energy.&ldquo;Since last November&rsquo;s election, energy costs have continued to spiral out of]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Al Gore to lead celebration of PennFuture’s 10th Anniversary]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Gala set for Saturday, May 3 at the Sheraton Society Hill in PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA (April 14, 2008) Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) announced today that Nobel laureate and former United States Vice President Al Gore will lead the celebration of PennFuture&rsquo;s 10th anniversary at a Gala event on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia. Dignitaries joining Gore include Teresa Heinz, Chair of The Heinz Endowments; Rebecca Rimel, President]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture calls on state legislature to pass clean energy bills to help Pennsylvania win good, green collar jobs]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Action crucial as Van Jones stirs community to build new energy economyPhiladelphia, PA (February 21, 2008) - As Philadelphia&rsquo;s leaders begin a drive to bring green collar jobs to the region, Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) said action on clean energy legislation by the Pennsylvania state legislature is crucial to make that drive a reality. &ldquo;Van Jones&rsquo; appearance tonight at the Academy of Natural Sciences discussing green collar jobs is sold out, with eigh]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Robert Sugarman, Henry Rowan join PennFuture, launch PennFuture Center for Grassroots' Support]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (February 14, 2008) John Hanger, president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) announced today that noted environmental and civil rights lawyer Robert Sugarman, and Henry Rowan, Executive Director of the Institute of Community Preservation and member of the Buckingham Township Board of Supervisors, have joined PennFuture to create the PennFuture Center for Grassroots&rsquo; Support.&ldquo;We are honored to welcome Bob Sugarman and Henry Rowan, who have]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=867&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture hails Superior Tube’s decision to stop toxic pollution]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Collegeville, PA (February 13, 2008) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today was informed by Superior Tube Company, Inc. (Superior) of Collegeville, Montgomery County, that Superior will move to eliminate all use of highly toxic trichloroethylene (TCE) and make past emission reduction requirements enforceable.&ldquo;This is a big win for public health, the environment and the economy,&rdquo; said Charles McPhedran, chair of PennFuture&rsquo;s law staff. &ldquo;Rather]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture praises state House for moving Pennsylvania into national leadership with passage of energy savings bill]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Urges prompt Senate actionHarrisburg, PA&mdash;(February 12, 2008)&mdash;Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) president and CEO John Hanger praised the members of the Pennsylvania State House for their passage today of HB 2200, the energy savings bill, saying &ldquo;this legislation will save Pennsylvania&rsquo;s citizens money, save our environment, and move us into the forefront nationally of the clean energy economy. &ldquo;This vital legislation, passed with bipartisan support by]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=865&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Lauds Court Decision Striking Down Federal Mercury Rule]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania Rules More Protective, Now in ForceHarrisburg, PA &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) praised the ruling today by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit striking down as insufficient the Bush Administration&rsquo;s plan to allow coal-fired power plants to buy credits if they failed to adequately clean up their toxic mercury pollution. PennFuture noted that this ruling striking down the federal rule was predicted by it and others who f]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture study shows cost-effective solutions to Collegeville companies’ toxic pollution]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania DEP urged to take action, reduce permit limits to require complianceCollegeville, PA (January 9, 2008) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today released a study by Matson &amp; Associates which outlines cost-effective pollution control solutions that would reduce the release of highly toxic trichloroethylene (TCE) by Superior Tube Company, Inc. (Superior) and Accellent, Inc. (Accellent), both of Collegeville, Montgomery County. Implementing these strategie]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=853&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture hails Pennsylvania General Assembly for unanimous vote to fund Hazardous Sites Cleanup, saving jobs and protecting environment]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (December 12, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today heralded the Pennsylvania General Assembly for passing legislation to fund the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Program (HSCA). The funding passed the House today by a unanimous vote, after passing the Senate on October 30, 2007, also with unanimous approval. &ldquo;Funding HSCA without raiding other environment programs is a major victory for our environment and economy,&rdquo; said John Hanger, PennFu]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture calls Senate-passed energy funding bill a first step; House must boost total funding and share for solar and wind power]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA (December 12, 2007)&mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) called today&rsquo;s passage by the Pennsylvania Senate of Special Session SB 1, a bill to fund clean energy, &ldquo;a first step towards making Pennsylvania a 21st Century energy leader, but more needs to be done,&rdquo; according to John Hanger, PennFuture&rsquo;s president and CEO.&ldquo;This bill is improved from where we started,&rdquo; continued Hanger. &ldquo;The Senate responded to the voters&]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Santa and friends call for legislative action on energy before winter break]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvanians will suffer through another two winters without relief if no actionWilkes-Barre, PA (December 7, 2007)&mdash; Santa Claus and other supporters of proposed legislation comprising the Energy Independence Strategy (EIS) today called on northeast Pennsylvania citizens to contact their legislators and urge them to pass the energy bills without further delay. The event was sponsored by Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) and included Eric Thumma, director of regulatory]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=844&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture hails Pennsylvania Senate passage of historic global warming bill by 47-3]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (November 20, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today heralded the Pennsylvania Senate for overwhelmingly passing the Pennsylvania Climate Change Act (SB 266), by a margin of 47-3. &ldquo;This bipartisan outpouring of support shows the seriousness of our climate problem, and the determination of our elected officials to face it squarely,&rdquo; said John Hanger, PennFuture&rsquo;s President and CEO. &ldquo;They understand that global warming poses]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[House sponsors of clean energy legislation and PennFuture announce push for passage of EIS]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Bipartisan Countdown to Energy Independence launched to get action by December 12Harrisburg, PA&mdash;(November 14, 2007)&mdash; The prime sponsors and other supporters of the House bills comprising the Energy Independence Strategy (EIS), joined Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) at a press conference today in Harrisburg, urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to take action on the legislation before its planned December 12 recess for the year. &ldquo;Too little has been don]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=837&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PJM’s Phil Harris Joins PennFuture]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (November 8, 2007) Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) announced today that Philip G. Harris is joining PennFuture as a senior fellow in PennFuture&rsquo;s Center for Energy, Enterprise and the Environment. Harris was for 15 years the president, CEO and Chair of PJM Interconnection (PJM), the regional transmission organization that ensures the reliability of the electric power supply system serving 51 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia. Harr]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=835&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Hails Cool Move by the Pennsylvania House With Landmark Passage of Global Warming Bill by 182-15]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (October 31, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) regards today&rsquo;s passage of the Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act as &ldquo;the coolest thing the House of Representatives has ever done.&rdquo;&ldquo;Legislators from both sides of the aisle clearly get it about global warming,&rdquo; said John Hanger, PennFuture&rsquo;s President and CEO. &ldquo;They understand that global warming poses a threat to our economy and our future if we don&r]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=831&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Proceed with Lawsuit against FirstEnergy for Continued Violations of Clean Air Laws]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh PA (October 18, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture), with the support of the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), today announced it has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against FirstEnergy Corporation for repeated and dangerous air pollution violations at its Bruce Mansfield plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. PennFuture is representing itself and three of its members who live near the plant, Ralph Hyso]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=828&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Eagles, Upper Dublin Township, United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, Exelon, Phipps Conservatory & Gardens, Great Valley School District, Eastern University Lead Recipients of Green Power Awards]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Special Award to DCNR Secretary DiBerardinis at Annual Event Honoring Businesses, Institutions, Government, Individuals as Green Power Heroes 

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 from 12 noon - 2 pmThe Hilton Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street in Philadelphia
    Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) will hold its eighth annual Green Power Awards on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 from 12 noon - 2 pm at The Hilton Inn at Penn, 3600 Sansom Street, in Philadelphia. Thirty-three individuals, priva]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=823&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Wind Energy Vital to Pennsylvania’s Economy, Environment and Public Health]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Letter to Legislature Urges Votes on Facts, not Disinformation Harrisburg, PA (September 17, 2007) &ndash; As the Pennsylvania legislature is set to begin its Special Session on Energy, Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today released a letter to all legislators showing that wind energy development is vital to Pennsylvania&rsquo;s economy, environment and public health, and urging elected officials to base their votes on good information. &ldquo;If we are to build an energy f]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=818&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Report Confirms Energy Efficiency Plan under Consideration by Legislature Could Save Pennsylvanians $12 Billion, Protect Environment and Security]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (September 13, 2007) &ndash; As the legislature is set to begin a special session on energy next week, Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) released a report today which shows that the energy efficiency plan being considered as part of the Energy Independence Strategy could, if passed and implemented, save Pennsylvania&rsquo;s families and businesses up to $12 billion over the next decade. The PennFuture report, &ldquo;Building Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Energy Future,&]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=816&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Decries “Porkfest at Southpointe;” Leaders Demanding Nearly $4 Billion Mon-Fayette Toll Road Ignore $11 Billion Needed for Failing Bridges]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA (August 29, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today condemned the &ldquo;rally&rdquo; of Allegheny County elected officials and others who lined up to demand completion of the nearly $4 billion Mon-Fayette toll road, despite an $11 billion crisis in Pennsylvania bridge and road maintenance that has already resulted in bridge closings; weight and traffic restrictions; and the 2005 collapse of an I-70 bridge previously identified as structurally def]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=809&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Launches Contest to Help Fight Global Warming]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[PennFuture Launches Contest to Help Fight Global WarmingGrand Prize is Clean Wind Energy for a Year; Monthly Prizes Are Energy Saving Light Bulbs Harrisburg, PA (August 20, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) launched a year-long statewide contest this month to help educate, motivate and assist Pennsylvania residents to fight global warming. &ldquo;Win Clean Wind Energy for a Year&rdquo; is an online contest, with 12 monthly winners who will each receive six compa]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=805&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[Conservationists Score Major Court Victory on Destruction from Mining]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Federal Court Rules Pennsylvania Must Require Coal Industry to Post Bonds to Cover Entire Cost of CleanupHarrisburg, PA (August 3, 2007) &ndash;The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit yesterday gave a victory to Pennsylvania&rsquo;s environment and economy by ruling in favor of a coalition represented by Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must require the state&rsquo;s coal operators to post bonds to cover the entire cost]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=800&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Files Notice of Intent to Sue Two Collegeville Facilities for Releases of Cancer Causing Solvents]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania DEP Urged to Take Immediate Action Collegeville, PA (July 23, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) notified Superior Tube Company, Inc. (Superior) and Accellent, Inc. (Accellent), both of Collegeville, that it intends to sue them for violations of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA). This notice comes after the plants repeatedly failed to prevent the release of highly toxic and cancer-causing trichloroethylene (TCE), with a major pollution violation]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Files Lawsuit to Make State Government Protect Rural Citizens]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Conservation Commission Violates ACRE Law, Fails to Regulate Factory Farm OdorsHarrisburg, PA (July 16, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court, asking the Court to order the State Conservation Commission to immediately perform its legal duty to establish regulations on odors from factory farms. These regulations are explicitly required by the Agriculture, Communities and Rural Environment Act (ACRE), which was signed by Gover]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=795&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Pleased with Progress on Energy Independence But Decries Utilities’ All-Out War against Energy Conservation]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA&mdash;(July 10, 2007)&mdash;Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) president and CEO John Hanger said he was pleased with the announced progress by Governor Rendell and the Pennsylvania legislature on the Energy Independence Strategy, and the organization looks forward to the special legislative session on energy that is set for September 17, 2007.&ldquo;Despite the pressure of the budget crisis, the furlough of state workers and the intense lobbying by the utility indust]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=792&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture, Sierra Club, Earthjustice Sue Feds to Eliminate Loophole Allowing Cancer-Causing Chemical to be Released Unchecked]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pennsylvania DEP Urged to Take Immediate Action Collegeville, PA (July 2, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) and the Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit today in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit challenging the United States Environmental Protection Agency&rsquo;s (EPA) refusal to reduce cancer risks in Collegeville and throughout the nation resulting from the use of highly toxic industrial solvents, in]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=790&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[NYC Power Outage Gives Stark Evidence of Need for Energy Independence Strategy]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Legislature Urged to Pass Vital Bills by July 4, Ignoring the Electric Utility Interests Swarming Capitol to  Deny Consumers Lower Energy Bills, Cleaner EnergyHarrisburg, PA (June 27, 2007)&mdash;Today&rsquo;s power outage in Manhattan and the Bronx affecting vital subway travel and incapacitating more than 100,000 businesses and households on one of the hottest days of the year provides stark evidence of the need for the Pennsylvania legislature to pass the Energy Independence Strategy immediat]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=787&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Energy Independence]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[96% Support Investing in Renewable Energy; Voters by 2:1 Margin Willing to Pay Fee for State&rsquo;s Energy InvestmentHarrisburg, PA&mdash;(June 18, 2007)&mdash;A poll of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s registered voters released today by Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) shows a virtual consensus throughout the state in favor of the Energy Independence Strategy (EIS), currently before the Pennsylvania General Assembly. This stunning support, unprecedented in scope and size, was expressed by]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=784&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[“Black Rain” Inundates Local Community Again]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Bruce Mansfield Power Plant Continues to Violate Clean Air LawsLocal Citizens under Barrage of Air Contamination Pittsburgh PA (June 12, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today decried another &ldquo;black rain&rdquo; of harmful pollution that was released Sunday night by FirstEnergy&rsquo;s Bruce Mansfield plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. This dangerous air pollution was released despite the company having been notified on May 22, 2007 by PennFuture that i]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=778&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture, Environmental Integrity Project Launch Legal Action to Stop Massive Air Pollution from Bruce Mansfield Power Plant]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Local Citizens under Barrage of Air Contamination Harrisburg, PA (May 22, 2007) &mdash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture), with the support of the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), today announced that it intends to sue FirstEnergy for massive air pollution violations at its Bruce Mansfield plant in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. PennFuture sent the legally required 60-day notice letter to the company, as well as to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Pe]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Praises House Committee’s Approval of Global Warming Bill]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[First-Ever Such Legislation to be Passed in any Pennsylvania Legislative BodyHarrisburg, PA (May 8, 2007) &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today praised the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee for its 18 to 8 passage of HB 110, the Pennsylvania Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act, the first-ever approval of legislation to counter global warming in the General Assembly. This action moves the bill &mdash; sponsored by Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) and Mario Scavello]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=767&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Lauds Senate’s Vote to Reconfirm McGinty, DiBerardinis]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (May 8, 2007) &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today praised the Pennsylvania Senate for voting to reconfirm Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources Michael DiBerardinis and Secretary of Environmental Protection Kathleen McGinty to continue their service for the next four years.&ldquo;The overwhelming majority of the Senate who voted yes deserves our thanks for recognizing the great public service McGinty and DiBerardinis have provided to the Co]]></description>
				      <link><![CDATA[http://www.pennfuture.org/media_pr_detail.aspx?MediaID=768&TypeID=2&Archive=]]></link>
				      <pubDate>Tue, 8 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Decries Senate Witch Hunt]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Calls on Senate to Confirm Secretary Kathleen McGinty
Harrisburg, PA (April 25, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today called on the Pennsylvania Senate to confirm Governor Rendell&rsquo;s re-nomination of Kathleen McGinty as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and to halt the personal attacks upon her and her family.
&ldquo;Secretary McGinty has provided this Commonwealth with exemplary public service,&rdquo; said John Hanger]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Opposes Bill to Restrict Citizens’ Rights]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Proposed Legislation Passes Committee without Hearings, Despite Voters&rsquo; Demand for Open Government Harrisburg, PA (April 17, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) declared its opposition to SB 354, passed today by the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee. The legislation will restrict citizens&rsquo; rights to ask for relief from pollution. &ldquo;Even though the voters clearly demanded a more open process with more citizen involvem]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Says Daylight Savings Time Change No Magic Bullet; Real Energy Savings Will Come from 10 Simple Actions]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (March 1, 2007) - John Hanger, president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today called the impeding switch to daylight savings time on March 11 &ldquo;no magic bullet for saving energy,&rdquo; despite the intentions of Congressional sponsors who inserted the provision into the Energy Policy Act of 2005.&ldquo;Just shifting to an hour of daylight later in the day will do little to save energy, unless people also take concrete action to change their habits,]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Pleased Senators White, Musto Agree Mercury Rule is Final; New Regulations to Protect Pennsylvania's Babies a Public Health Victory]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (February 7, 2007) - Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today expressed pleasure that the leaders of the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee bowed to reality and accepted the mercury regulations legally adopted last session. The regulations, adopted to protect babies from toxic mercury from the state's outdated coal-fired power plants, have passed all regulatory approvals and all attempts to stop them by the legislature had failed to]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Lauds Governor Rendell’s Budget Proposal Guaranteeing Environmental Victories to Grow the Economy]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Harrisburg, PA (February 6, 2007) - John Hanger, president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today praised key portions of the budget proposal unveiled by Governor Edward G. Rendell, stating &ldquo;this plan will guarantee environmental victories that will grow Pennsylvania&rsquo;s economy.&rdquo;&ldquo;Once again, Rendell has turned the conventional wisdom on its head,&rdquo; said Hanger. &ldquo;While other second term governors &ndash; knowing their time in office is s]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Urges Legislature to Pass Governor’s Clean Energy Initiatives Quickly]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Economic Development Package Will Result in Long Term Environmental and Security Benefits Harrisburg, PA (February 1, 2007) &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today called on the Pennsylvania legislature to quickly pass the clean energy initiatives proposed by Governor Edward G. Rendell, stating that &ldquo;our economy, environment and security are all at stake.&rdquo;&ldquo;This comprehensive package will truly make Pennsylvania a new energy economy,&rdquo; said John H]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Files Endangered Species Act Petition Against Bush Administration Due to Loss from Global Warming]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA (February 1, 2007) &ndash; Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) today joined environmental, sporting groups, and scientific organizations from all regions of the country in legal action to further press President Bush on global warming and the growing potential of significant wildlife extinctions this century. The diverse conservation groups &ndash; led by the Center for Biological Diversity, including California Trout, Center for Native Ecosystems (Colorado), Con]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Thu, 1 Feb 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Applauds Senator Erickson, Rep. Vitali for Environmental Leadership;]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[More than 1/3 of Senate and Nearly 1/3 of House Co-Sponsor Bills to Launch Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Global Warming CampaignHarrisburg, PA (January 31, 2007) &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) praised Pennsylvania Senator Edwin Erickson (R-Delaware) and Representative Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) at a press conference today where they announced that they were introducing legislation to combat the state&rsquo;s contribution to global warming.&ldquo;American patriot and philosophe]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Files Notice of Intent to Sue Five Factory Farms in Lancaster County]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Farms Fail to Protect Water from Manure PollutionHarrisburg, PA &ndash;Citizens for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Future (PennFuture) announced today that it had sent letters of intent to sue five factory farms in Lancaster County for their failure to comply with the federal Clean Water Act and/or Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Clean Streams Law in the operations of their facilities. PennFuture is representing itself, Michael R. Helfrich who serves as the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper, and Stewards of the Lower Su]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				      <title><![CDATA[PennFuture Calls on Legislative Leaders To Order Legislative Reference Bureau to Obey the Law, Do Its Job]]></title>
					  <description><![CDATA[Letter Sent After LRB Refuses to Publish Mercury RuleRule from Pennsylvania DEP Will Cut Toxic Mercury from Power Plants by 90%, Protecting Babies from Brain DamageHarrisburg, PA &ndash; Saying the refusal by the Director of the Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) to publish the legally adopted mercury regulation &ldquo;subverts a legal regulatory process with a petty back room bureaucratic ploy,&rdquo; John Hanger, President and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture)]]></description>
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				      <pubDate>Thu, 4 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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