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		<title>The Bay vs. The Bag</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/the-bay-vs-the-bag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/the-bay-vs-the-bag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic bag ocean pollution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic bags]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[san francisco]]></category>

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Join Save The Bay in standing up to the plastics industry and reducing plastic bag pollution to protect our waters and marine animals!
Learn more at the Save the Bay Website
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		<title>Surfers At the Forefront</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/surfers-at-the-forefront/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/surfers-at-the-forefront/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[beaches]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Biofoam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rerip]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surfers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surfrider]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Surfers have been at the forefront, involved in protecting the beaches and oceans of the world far longer than any other group of citizens.  Organizations like Surfrider have been performing beach cleanups and lobbying for protective measures for decades.   Surfrider members perform regular cleanups of the shoreline, a largely messy and thankless job that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sec. Salazar Cancels Gas &#038; Oil Leases</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/sec-salazar-cancels-gas-oil-leases/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/sec-salazar-cancels-gas-oil-leases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[canceled]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[leases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[oil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Salazar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday, President Obama&#8217;s newly appointed Secretary of the Interior canceled leases on 77 parcels of land in Utah that the Bush administration offered up for gas and oil drilling in a last-minute attempt to help his cronies.  Amongst those were the parcels bid upon by the clever young activist who committed civil disobedience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Fishing Cooperatively Saves Species</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/how-fishing-cooperatively-saves-species/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/how-fishing-cooperatively-saves-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Preservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aaron Hirsch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fishing coops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overfishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading an article in the New York Times, written by Aaron E. Hirsch, a biologist and researcher, about the fishing practices of the people in the Bay of Los Angeles, down in Mexico.  One very strong point presented was that fishermen who have a vested and local interest in the area are less [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can The Flotsam</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/can-the-flotsam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/can-the-flotsam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Preservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Flotsam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=164</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Can The Flotsam campaign had its start right alongside the beginnings of Protect The Ocean.  We’re against ALL forms of pollution.  This time, we’re taking the fight to the pollution, rather than waiting for pieces of it to drift onto  the shore.  PTO has been talking about the problem for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PTO sounds S.O.S. in the North Pacific; Can The Flotsam!</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/pto-sounds-sos-in-the-north-pacific-can-the-flotsam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/pto-sounds-sos-in-the-north-pacific-can-the-flotsam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Can The Flotsam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Garbage Patch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Flotsam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[North Pacific Gyre]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[SOS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[toxic]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We wrote about the flotsam whirling about in the middle of the Pacific a few years back.  Guess what?  It&#8217;s still sitting there, killing wildlife.  But it&#8217;s degrading as well, turning everything toxic.  Not only are the Algalita&#8217;s famous Nikes still out there, but they seem to have been joined by a couple BILLION plastic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overfishing Reef Fish Devastates Breeding Populations</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/overfishing-reef-fish-devastates-breeding-populations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/overfishing-reef-fish-devastates-breeding-populations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Preservation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coral Triangle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[grouper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[market]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overfishing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reef fish]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia is amongst the South Pacific destinations that are eagerly gobbling up reef fish in unprecedented numbers. Coral trout, spotted lobster, prawns, giant grouper, and many other species are all fair game for both tourist and local appetites along this string of islands.  But they&#8217;re not the only ones demanding the fish.  All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennessee Toxic Spill Update</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/tennessee-toxic-spill-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/tennessee-toxic-spill-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Environmental News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[boxer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Clean Coal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coal ash]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disaster]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[spill]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TVA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=135</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Devastation from the recent coal ash disaster at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) power plant near Knoxville is far from cleaned up, let alone done and over with, but already confessions have begun.
Last week Tom Kilgore, CEO of the TVA, admitted before the U.S. Senate&#8217;s Environment and Public Works Committee that their plant had experienced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pick Up Your Dogs Crap!</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/pick-up-your-dog-crap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/pick-up-your-dog-crap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Activism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Water Quality]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[runoff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[water pollution]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I really hate it when I see a dog owner leave their pooch&#8217;s crap pile.  It makes me wonder &#8230; Are they stupid, insensitive, selfish, lazy, or maybe they just don&#8217;t give a shit care?   Beyond the common sense courtesy, there is the environment to consider.
Water pollution source studies of the water [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selfishly Clinging to Doubts of Global Warming</title>
		<link>http://www.protecttheocean.com/selfishly-clinging-to-doubts-of-global-warming/</link>
		<comments>http://www.protecttheocean.com/selfishly-clinging-to-doubts-of-global-warming/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Taylor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Global Warming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[blanching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[coral reef]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[doubt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[selfishness]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.protecttheocean.com/?p=122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazing though it seems, there are still many people &#8212; far too many &#8212; who choose to believe that Global Warming doesn&#8217;t exist.  Firing upon the messenger, such statements are often attached to harsh comments about former Vice-President Al Gore.  In a time when overwhelming evidence supports these global changes, it&#8217;s distressing to [...]]]></description>
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