<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:rssdatehelper="urn:rssdatehelper"><channel><title>Globe Net</title><link>http://www.globe-net.com?ref=rss</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:19:45 GMT</pubDate><generator>umbraco</generator><description>Globe Net News</description><language>en</language><item><title>Ballard Sees Positive Developments in Fuel Cell Material Handling Market</title><link>http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/16/ballard-sees-positive-developments-in-fuel-cell-material-handling-market/</link><pubDate>2013-05-16T00:00:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ballard Power Systems sees great potential in material handling applications powered by  Ballard fuel cell stacks]]></description><comments>http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/16/ballard-sees-positive-developments-in-fuel-cell-material-handling-market/#comments</comments><enclosure url="http://www.globe-net.com/media/560255/forklifts.jpg" length="" type="image/" /><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/16/ballard-sees-positive-developments-in-fuel-cell-material-handling-market/</guid></item><item><title>Where have all the flowers gone?</title><link>http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/16/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/</link><pubDate>2013-05-16T00:00:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It is said one of every three bites of food eaten worldwide depends on pollinators, especially bees, for a successful harvest. 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investment tool that is helping finance $400 billion worth of fossil fuel projects could be available to renewables—as soon as the bill can pass.]]></description><comments>http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/14/a-rare-bipartisan-clean-energy-bill-is-ready-for-passage/#comments</comments><enclosure url="http://www.globe-net.com/media/559780/washington_dc__2_.jpg" length="" type="image/" /><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/14/a-rare-bipartisan-clean-energy-bill-is-ready-for-passage/</guid></item><item><title>Measuring the Wealth of Nations - Using a New Gauge </title><link>http://www.globe-net.com/articles/2013/may/11/measuring-the-wealth-of-nations-using-a-new-gauge/</link><pubDate>2013-05-11T00:00:00</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sweden is the world’s most socially advanced country - Britain ranks second ahead of Germany, the United States and Japan in new Social Progress Index. 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