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		<title>A nurse&#8217;s perspective on critical breakdowns in Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My experience is what I see from press and television reports. As a nurse I can see many things seriously wrong. The same disorganization and mismanagement that occurred at the Katrina disaster is now occurring in Haiti and there seems to be inadequate attention to logistics. The press does not use their communications medium adequately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti mood resembles post-Katrina New Orleans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although millions have been donated for relief, delivery of critical supplies to earthquake-stricken Haiti is proceeding slowly.
The Haitian people, as well as the thousands of foreign missionaries and aid workers trapped in the country&#8217;s capital, are entering day three without food or water. Supply pallets have piled up by the tons in the Port-au-Prince airport with no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2010/01/15/haiti-mood-resembles-post-katrina-new-orleans/</link>
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		<title>Major earthquake strikes Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Photo by U.S. Geological SurveyThe world&#8217;s governments and relief organizations are responding to a 7.0 (7.3) earthquake, with multiple aftershocks, that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti, just before nightfall yesterday.  CNN, which broadcast coverage of the disaster through the night, has early photos of the earthquake&#8217;s impacts.Poverty, weak infrastructure and few resources will pose challenges for Haiti&#8217;s recovery. However, some international relief [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2010/01/13/major-earthquake-strikes-haiti/</link>
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		<title>Changing international law to protect those displaced by climate change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The American Society of International Law (ASIL), a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, held a meeting yesterday in Washington, D.C., to discuss the human rights implications of climate change, a slow-moving global disaster, and the need for new international laws to address gaps in current law.
The event was covered by the organization Clean Skies, which published the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2010/01/12/changing-international-law-to-protect-those-displaced-by-climate-change/</link>
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		<title>Happy 2010!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the year is a purrrrrfect time to update emergency plans, whether personal, family or business plans.  Changes in laws and government programs often become effective on January 1, potentially changing how plans would work or how we would want them to work.  Often, the holidays have brought another kind of change&#8230;a furry, finny, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2010/01/08/happy-2010/</link>
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		<title>Disaster Accountability Project Takes 3rd Place, Wins $1000!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your generous comments and helping us win $1000 in the 3Banana social media competition!
Some of the comments we received in the competition are listed below.  Like what you see?  Support our work!  Please visit our website to donate.
&#8220;What a great concept. I am part of my county&#8217;s emergency response team, and know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2009/09/30/disaster-accountability-project-takes-3rd-place-wins-1000/</link>
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		<title>Your vote will help Disaster Accountability win $5,000</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friends,
Disaster Accountability Project is in a social media competition to win $5,000.  In this economy, raising cash isn&#8217;t easy.  This is a way for the Disaster Accountability Project to raise much needed funds, reach out to a wide network of supporters, and collect incredible testimonials about the importance of Disaster Accountability Project&#8217;s work.
Please VOTE here:  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2009/09/24/your-vote-will-help-disaster-accountability-win-5000/</link>
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		<title>Help Disaster Accountability Project Win $5,000!! Takes less than 1 minute!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Disaster Accountability Project is in a Social Media contest to get $5,000! We need your help because Disaster Accountability saves lives.
1) Visit http://3banana.com/m/9Oy/BS_GKWi6B0l 
2) Sign in (if you have a gmail account you don&#8217;t need to sign up!)
3) Leave a comment below the Disaster Accountability Project&#8217;s Note! (Say anything - like, why Disaster Accountability Project [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2009/09/08/help-disaster-accountability-project-win-5000-takes-less-than-1-minute/</link>
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		<title>Fighting fires with California&#8217;s budget</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, August 30, two LA County Firefighters were killed when their truck plunged 800 feet on Mount Gleason while attempting to rescue 55 inmates, three corrections officers, and other fire personnel from a fire-crew camp.  The loss of two heroes in this tragic accident raises awareness of the state&#8217;s use of inmates to fight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2009/09/04/fighting-fires-with-californias-budget/</link>
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		<title>The Boy Who Cried ‘Storm’</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 28th the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing, “Weathering the Storm: The Need for a National Hurricane Initiative,” which reviewed the renewed need for hurricane research. Witnesses questioned why hurricanes - which have caused $180 billion in losses between 2002-2005 - received fewer research dollars than earthquakes, which have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.disasteraccountability.com/2009/08/04/the-boy-who-cried-%e2%80%98storm%e2%80%99/</link>
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