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    <title><![CDATA[Surfrider Foundation Coastal Blog]]></title>
    <link>http://www.surfrider.org/</link>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2013</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2013-05-22T17:09:54+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wordwide Beach Litter Stats - Plastics Lead The List]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/wordwide-litter-stats</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/wordwide-litter-stats</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Ocean Conservancy recently released the totals from last years' worldwide Coastal Cleanup Day (CCD) and each of the top seven items picked up are typically made from plastic.  CCD provides a one day snapshot of beach litter with over half a million volunteers picking up over ten million pounds of litter covering over 1,700 miles of coastline.  Cigarette butts are #1 on the list again and smoke-free beaches are one way to help curb the problem.  Food wrappers/containers came in at #2 and plastic bottles were #3.  Chapters can take an active lead in pursuing EPS foam foodware bans and support statewide bottle recycling bills to help tackle those items.  Plastic bags, caps/lids, utensils and straws/stirrers rounded out the top seven.  Plastic bags are the tip of the litter iceberg and it's becoming apparent that more source reduction efforts are needed to help stop plastic pollution.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics, Bag Bans, Expanded Polystyrene Foam,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-22T18:34:10+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit Resurrected to Kill Zombie Toll Road]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/zombie-lawsuit-resurrected-to-kill-zombie-toll-road</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/zombie-lawsuit-resurrected-to-kill-zombie-toll-road</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Back from the dead, a proposal to build the first segment of the 241 toll road was certified by the Transportation Corridor Agencies ("TCA") on April 18, 2013.  Today, May 21, 2013, the vigilant group of environmentalists, including Surfrider Foundation, resurrected our California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") lawsuit that challenged the original 16-mile toll road proposal in 2006.  The fight to Save Trestles has now moved to court again.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Legal,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-22T17:09:54+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[6 Ocean Friendly Gardens Events In One Day in Southern California!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/6-ofg-events-in-one-day-in-southern-california</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/6-ofg-events-in-one-day-in-southern-california</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Temperatures are warming and people are thinking about garden plans. Interest among property owners and water agencies is growing for an approach like OFG that combines water quality, water supply and other issues. 6 OFG events, sponsored by Surfrider chapters or private- and public-sector partners, took place in just one day in Southern California!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Friendly Gardens, Basic Class, GAP, HOW,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-21T20:54:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surfrider Chapters Join Hands to Say No to Offshore Drilling]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-chapters-join-hands-to-say-no-to-offshore-drilling</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-chapters-join-hands-to-say-no-to-offshore-drilling</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This weekend, over 25 Surfrider Chapters participated in Hands Across the Sand events across the country, joining thousands of activists around the world in saying NO to offshore drilling and YES to clean energy!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Ecosystems, Ocean Energy,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-20T17:55:14+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 2012 BWTF Annual Report]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/the-2012-bwtf-annual-report</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/the-2012-bwtf-annual-report</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Surfrider chapters, volunteers, teachers & students that make up the Blue Water Task Force supported by Emergen-C Blue®, undertook a massive water monitoring effort at their local beaches during 2012. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blue Water Task Force,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-20T16:48:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Story of Bacterial Problems at Larrabee State Park]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/the-story-of-bacterial-problems-at-larrabee-state-park</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/the-story-of-bacterial-problems-at-larrabee-state-park</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Read about the long and complicated path the Northwest Straits Chapter has followed to discover, investigate and help solve water pollution problems at Larrabee State Park in Bellingham, Washington.  Written in the Chapter Chair, Eleanor Hines, own words.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blue Water Task Force, Partnerships, Solutions, Source Identification, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-20T16:39:19+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Progressive Stormwater Permit Approved In San Diego]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/progressive-stormwater-permit-approved-in-san-diego</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/progressive-stormwater-permit-approved-in-san-diego</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On May 8th, 2013 the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) unanimously approved a new regional MS4 permit implementing a watershed-based approach to stormwater management with an increased reliance on Low Impact Development (LID). ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Know Your H20, Low Impact Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-17T22:03:59+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gradients of Surf Protection]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/gradients-of-surf-protection</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/gradients-of-surf-protection</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A look at how strategic approach, local community action and legal protection predicts the likely outcome of surf protection. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Surf Protection,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-16T22:18:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bag Ban Legislative Season Heats Up!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/bag-ban-legislative-season-heats-up</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/bag-ban-legislative-season-heats-up</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[As the legislative season heats up in areas around the country, there is an increase in plastics related legislation.  "The largest single subject of all these bills at the state level is plastic bags. Thirty-five plus bills would either ban plastic bags or put taxes on them or require their take-back. They tend to cover both plastic and paper bags," according to an industry expert.  On top of that, dozens of cities and counties throughout the country are lining up for checkout bag ordinances to help reduce plastic pollution.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics, Bag Bans,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-13T21:55:09+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surfrider Club At Florida Elementary School Plants First Ocean Friendly Garden]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-club-at-florida-elementary-school-plants-first-ocean-friendly-gar</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-club-at-florida-elementary-school-plants-first-ocean-friendly-gar</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Students with the Surfrider QUAD Club decided that their first project would be a hands-on experience with installing an Ocean Friendly Garden. Now it's a permanent solution to pollution and a great learning tool for them and for the community. It may spark changes off campus, too!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Friendly Gardens, GAP,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-13T18:51:49+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Global Wave Conference: #gwc2013]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/gwc2013</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/gwc2013</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The third Global Wave Conference (GWC2013) will take place in Rosarito, Baja California Mexico from May 5th - 8th. The conference is being organized by Wildcoast and Surfrider and is a gathering of the world's surf protection NGOs, researchers and academic institutions to focus on collaboration to protect the globe's surf spots. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Surf Protection,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-05-01T21:18:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Say No to Atlantic Seismic: Sign the White House Petition!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/say-no-to-seismic-testing-in-the-atlantic-sign-the-white-house-petition</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/say-no-to-seismic-testing-in-the-atlantic-sign-the-white-house-petition</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Actor and ocean advocate Ted Danson has launched a White House Petition asking President Obama to cancel planned seismic airgun testing for oil and gas in the Atlantic Ocean. The goal: to collect 100,000 signatures by May 15 to compel the President to provide an official response on the issue.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Ecosystems, Ocean Energy,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-30T04:01:51+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Watershed Adventures Of A Water Bottle]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/watershed-adventures-water-bottle</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/watershed-adventures-water-bottle</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Check out this great children's book that was recently published to help raise awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution and how kids can help prevent it.  Jennifer Chambers does a nice job of telling a story that is compelling and interesting while the artwork from Jesse Auth illustrates the tale well.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-29T22:31:52+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Does a Plastic Packaging Bill Look Like?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/what-does-a-plastic-packaging-bill-look-like</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/what-does-a-plastic-packaging-bill-look-like</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The enormity of the plastic pollution problem in our oceans is staggering.  Surfrider Foundation has been hard at work advocating for local bag bans, polystyrene foam foodware bans and regulations of cigarette butts, amongst other efforts.  But what else can we do to make sure we are targeting other forms of plastic pollution?  What is going on at the statewide level to ensure that producers of plastic packaging are taking responsibility for their products? ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Legal, Rise Above Plastics,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-29T21:05:51+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Gets Poor Marks on Offshore Drilling Safety]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/congress-gets-poor-marks-on-offshore-drilling-safety</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/congress-gets-poor-marks-on-offshore-drilling-safety</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A new report by Oil Spill Commission Action gives Congress a "D+" for its failure to improve the safety and environmental oversight of offshore drilling.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Ecosystems, Ocean Energy,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-29T02:46:03+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Blue Vision Summit: May 13-15]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/blue-vision-summit-may-13-15</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/blue-vision-summit-may-13-15</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Registration is open for the Blue Vision Summit in Washington DC on May 13-15. Join ocean activists from around the country as we make our voice heard in the nation's capitol!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Ecosystems,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-27T15:31:04+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thousands See News Clip &amp; Millions Will Walk By Strand OFG]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/thousands-see-news-clip-millions-will-walk-by-boardwalk-ofg</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/thousands-see-news-clip-millions-will-walk-by-boardwalk-ofg</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Though Ocean Friendly Garden principles apply along the coast as well as inland, it's great when an OFG is installed along a high-profile beach boardwalk. To top it off, the ribbon cutting was covered by a major tv station, including a water district director giving the Surfrider OFG pitch!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Friendly Gardens, GAP,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-26T23:41:43+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Potential of Stormwater]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/stormwater-a-potential-water-supply</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/stormwater-a-potential-water-supply</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s a basic idea: When it rains, we need to be able to capture that water, store it and then use it later.  Today, about half the water from rain that could be used to replenish groundwater basins and increase local water supplies ends up turning into polluted stormwater runoff. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Know Your H20, Low Impact Development, Water Recycling,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-26T22:02:13+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Congress Looks to Bypass Environmental Protections for Beach and Water Projects]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/congress-looks-to-bypass-environmental-protections-for-beach-and-water-proj</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/congress-looks-to-bypass-environmental-protections-for-beach-and-water-proj</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Senate is expected to vote in the coming weeks on a Water Resources Development Act, or "WRDA" for short. Several bad provisions make this bill unacceptable and it needs to be reworked.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Coastal Preservation, Beach Dredge & Fill,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-26T20:54:45+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[With Us - NYC Expands Recycling!]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/nyc-expands-recycling</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/nyc-expands-recycling</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg hosted a press conference to announce that New York City is expanding its household recycling program to include all rigid plastics, not just #1 or #2 bottles and jugs.  This will be a great opportunity to divert materials from the landfill and provide more recycled source material but it comes with one big caveat: NO PLASTIC BAGS OR EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) FOAM FOODWARE.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics, Bag Bans, Expanded Polystyrene Foam,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-25T23:50:15+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surf Protection in the UK]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surf-protection-in-the-uk</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surf-protection-in-the-uk</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Surfrider Foundation and Surfers Against Sewage co-present on surf protection at the International Coastal Symposium 2013 ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Surf Protection,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-20T21:04:59+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Surfrider OFG Teams Up With Habitat For Humanity]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-ofg-teams-up-with-habitat-for-humanity</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/surfrider-ofg-teams-up-with-habitat-for-humanity</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A Ventura, CA Surfrider activist with the Ocean Friendly Gardens Program learned about Habitat rehabbing a house and asked them about partnering on re-doing the landscape. The local Habitat rep liked the idea and loved the result. The next door neighbor may be next and including a curb cut, and then we're talking about scaling up and a green street!]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Friendly Gardens, GAP,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-18T22:10:43+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[White House Releases Final Ocean Plan]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/white-house-releases-final-ocean-plan</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/white-house-releases-final-ocean-plan</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Obama Administration has released its final National Ocean Policy action plan, outlining more than 50 actions the U.S. will take to protect our nation’s oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean Ecosystems,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-16T19:53:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Down Cycled to Marine Debris]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/down-cycled-to-marine-debris</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/down-cycled-to-marine-debris</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Plastics manufacturers tend to promote recycling as the holy grail for waste management.  As more cities aim to divert more materials from landfills for good reason, more recycled material gets processed and needs to find a second life.  Some materials can be made directly into the same products they came from while other materials are 'down cycled' into different products.  I recently found an abundance of one of those down-cycled products at a beach cleanup.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-15T23:58:17+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Major green infrastructure project is completed in New York]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/major-green-infrastructure-project-is-completed-in-new-york</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/major-green-infrastructure-project-is-completed-in-new-york</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[In an area where combined sewer system overflows are a leading contributor to water quality problems, the City of New York has turned to green infrastructure as a cost-effective solution to multiple problems.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Know Your H20, Low Impact Development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-12T23:10:37+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[No $ for Beach Programs in 2014 Federal Budget]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/no-for-beach-programs-in-2014-budget</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/no-for-beach-programs-in-2014-budget</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The President's budget for FY2014 once again fails to include any funding to support beach water testing programs.  It is disappointing that the Administration continues to be penny-wise and pound-foolish, ignoring the huge public health costs and potential risk to coastal tourism economies that these cuts will bring.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blue Water Task Force, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-12T15:40:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rethink Butts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/rethink-butts</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/rethink-butts</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The Surfrider Foundation has been fighting cigarette but litter since the 1990's when the San Diego County Chapter mobilized activists with their 'Hold On To Your Butt' campaign to end cigarette butt litter.  Since then there has been great progress in some areas but cigarette butts continue to be a top litter item.  We're happy to see other groups join the fight and Legacy recently launched rethinkbutts.org as part of their efforts.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Rise Above Plastics,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-10T23:28:50+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kaua&#8217;i BWTF hits education record]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/kauai-bwtf-hits-education-record</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/kauai-bwtf-hits-education-record</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Involving local high school and college students in relevant, water pollution, scientific studies is a big part of the Kaua'i Chapter's BWTF program.   This past year they mentored a record number of students.  Keep reading to see the impressive areas of study they tackled.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blue Water Task Force, Youth,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-09T18:28:58+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[California’s Landmark Law Under Attack]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/californias-landmark-law-under-attack</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/californias-landmark-law-under-attack</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is one of California’s most important laws—not only because it helps protect our environment and “quality of life”, but CEQA also promotes democratic participation in the decision-making process—giving citizens a say in what happens in their local communities.  

Unfortunately over the past few years, developers and polluting industries have been attempting to weaken CEQA through legislation.   If special interests succeed in weakening CEQA, California’s natural resources could suffer from unchecked development, and the public will lose its ability to require developers to address environmental impacts. 
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      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach Access, Blue Water Task Force, Coastal Preservation, Know Your H20, Ocean Ecosystems, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-08T19:55:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[South Bay Teach and Test]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/south-bay-teach-and-test</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/south-bay-teach-and-test</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The South Bay Chapter and their Teach and Test program sponsor, the West Basin Municipal Water District, recieved some nice press for their partnership recently.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Blue Water Task Force, Youth,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2013-04-08T18:00:13+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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