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		<title>The Simulation Argument</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2019/12/23/the-simulation-argument/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2019 08:20:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A filmmaker&#8217;s delight: my favorite scene from Atlanta (Season 2, Episode 7).  Nadine: Is she real? Darrius: Real fake. Insightful and humorous dialog, dreamlike cinematography, beautiful in every way. Darius (played by Lakeith Stanfield) and Nadine (Gail Bean) in this scene have &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2019/12/23/the-simulation-argument/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Spectacular Persuasion</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2018/11/18/spectacular-persuasion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In societies where modern conditions of production prevail, all of life presents itself as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly lived has moved away into a representation. &#8230; The spectacle is not a collection of images, but &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2018/11/18/spectacular-persuasion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cost of Inaction</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2017/09/02/the-cost-of-inaction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2017 20:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As civilization faces a warming planet, the likelihood of weather events such as Hurricane Harvey only increases. We must set aside our differences and act against this growing threat. Read the full article on Medium (originally posted on 30 Aug &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2017/09/02/the-cost-of-inaction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Goes without saying</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/12/04/goes-without-saying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2016 21:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain facts of human nature that cannot be twisted by Machiavellian motives no matter how extreme or sensitive the political circumstances may be surrounding them. The facts of the matter are that human lives need air to breath, &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/12/04/goes-without-saying/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Attack in Kabul amid peaceful protests over energy access for minority group</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/07/23/attack-in-kabul-amid-peaceful-protests-over-energy-access-for-minority-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy and Society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead&#8221; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-protests-idUSKCN1030GB Saturday&#8217;s demonstrators had been demanding that a 500 kV transmission line from Turkmenistan to Kabul be re-routed through two provinces with large Hazara populations, saying they feared being shut out &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/07/23/attack-in-kabul-amid-peaceful-protests-over-energy-access-for-minority-group/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Water reservoir levels improving in California</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/07/06/water-reservoir-levels-improving-in-california/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 06:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The California Water Resources Control Board says the 28 percent May water conservation rate, compared to May 2013, was &#8220;phenomenal.&#8221; The board says cumulatively, local water suppliers have saved 1.6 million acre feet in the 12 months of mandatory conservation, &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/07/06/water-reservoir-levels-improving-in-california/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Green politics as a unifying force</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/26/green-politics-as-a-unifying-force/</link>
		<comments>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/26/green-politics-as-a-unifying-force/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There was a time when both Democrats and Republicans supported the environmental movement. The first Earth Day in 1970 was brokered in an attempt to heal political divisions within the United States amid the backdrop of the Civil Rights Era &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/26/green-politics-as-a-unifying-force/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Van Jone&#8217;s cites Prince as inspiration behind #YesWeCode</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/23/van-jones-cites-prince-as-inspiration-behind-yeswecode/</link>
		<comments>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/23/van-jones-cites-prince-as-inspiration-behind-yeswecode/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wealth and Poverty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An interview with Van Jones in January 2015 explains my connection to the pop singer who passed of late. Van Jones on closing Silicon Valley&#39;s diversity gap https://t.co/APL6m3ip5x via @usatoday &#8212; Nate. (@natemurthy) April 23, 2016]]></description>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s another data point</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/19/heres-another-data-point/</link>
		<comments>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/04/19/heres-another-data-point/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 03:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy and Society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oil falls on failed output freeze; Dow above 18,000 https://t.co/KVRfUFnHvI via @ReutersIndia — Nate. (@natemurthy) April 19, 2016]]></description>
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		<title>Oil prices down, equity markets up</title>
		<link>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/03/29/oil-prices-down-equity-markets-up/</link>
		<comments>https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/03/29/oil-prices-down-equity-markets-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 06:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[natemurthy]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy and Society]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to separate the signal from the noise when gauging economic barometers, taking guesses now that will most certainly be proven wrong later. And today may have been just another one of those days when false negatives and &#8230; <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~nmurthy/2016/03/29/oil-prices-down-equity-markets-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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