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	<title><![CDATA[Back To School Shopping For Green Kids]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/18/back-to-school-shopping-f_n_119637.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Aisles of back to school shopping are beginning to sprout up in stores nationwide, encouraging a level of consumerism that is not particularly green. Estimates expect <a href=http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/12/back-to-school-shopping-madness-from-kindergarten-through-college-its-time-to-curb-the-stuff/>$17.6 billion</a> to be spent on back to school shopping for students entering kindergarten through college.</p>

<p><a href=http://sustainablog.org/2008/08/12/back-to-school-shopping-madness-from-kindergarten-through-college-its-time-to-curb-the-stuff/>Blogger Robin Shreeves of Sustainablog</a> urges readers to reassess their back to school shopping habits. <br />
<blockquote>Whether it's stuff for a college student or a kindergarten student, many of the "must-have's" simply aren't. When parents shop like...</blockquote></p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Green]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-09-18T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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