<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>EurActiv.com</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><description>Latests Documents</description><category>UNE</category><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:27:23 GMT</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><ttl>5</ttl><managingEditor>editor@euractiv.com</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@euractiv.com</webMaster><image><title>EurActiv.com</title><url>http://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gif</url><link>http://www.euractiv.com/</link><width>103</width><height>60</height></image><item><title>EESC boss: 'Green revolution must include low earners'</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/eesc-boss-green-revolution-include-low-earners/article-187096?Ref=RSS</link><description>The drive to "green" the EU economy will only succeed if it provides real solutions for low income earners and works towards a "renewed sense of shared prosperity," according to Mario Sepi, president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), an EU advisory body.</description><pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tcm:29-187096-16</guid></item><item><title>European patent office to study green innovation</title><link>http://www.euractiv.com/en/enterprise-jobs/european-patent-office-study-green-innovation/article-186982?Ref=RSS</link><description>The European Patent Office (EPO) has embarked on a detailed study to map the growth in eco-innovation since the introduction of the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. 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