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    <title><![CDATA[Surfrider Foundation Jim's Blog]]></title>
    <link>http://www.surfrider.org/</link>
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    <dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2012-05-23T18:45:35+00:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[No border sewage, a campaign to address the horrific shape of the Tijuana River watershed]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/no-border-sewage-a-campaign-to-address-the-horrific-shape-of-the-tijuana-ri</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The border between San Diego and Tijuana is... a mess. Our baselines have shifted and some haven't even noticed the slow-motion disaster.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Chapters, Waves, Campaigns, Water Quality, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-23T18:45:35+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The magnitude of the plastic trash issue captured in one image]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/why-plastics-matters-answered-by-a-single-picture</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/why-plastics-matters-answered-by-a-single-picture</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[We talk about recycling but the hard truth is that virtually all our plastic ends up as trash... in landfills and in our oceans.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Chapters, Plastics,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-15T18:40:50+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[After a 23 year fight, Ma’alaea on Maui is saved]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/maalaea</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/maalaea</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[One of the fastest waves on the planet, Ma'alaea, is now saved. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Coastal development, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-07T22:12:57+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The simple joy of going surfing]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-simple-joy-of-going-surfing</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-simple-joy-of-going-surfing</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It's hard to explain to non-surfers the draw surfers have to riding waves. This photo comes close to doing that.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Joy, Art, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-04T16:08:58+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[From Ireland to Burma to Africa to France to America to New Calidonia: the Marie Contassot podcast]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/from-ireland-to-burma-to-africa-to-france-to-america-to-new-calidonia-the</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/from-ireland-to-burma-to-africa-to-france-to-america-to-new-calidonia-the</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Truly global perspectives are fantastic to interact with but hard to come by. Marie Contassot is an exception to that rule.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Podcasts,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-05-01T21:59:29+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[You say you want a revolution]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/you-say-you-want-a-revolution</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/you-say-you-want-a-revolution</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The fight to decrease single-use plastics has become a mainstream movement. Join it.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Victories, Kids, Chapters, Plastics, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-26T17:48:30+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[16 wins in last 90 days]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/16-wins-in-last-90-days</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/16-wins-in-last-90-days</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Surfrider's activist network continues the scorching pace and delivers 16 wins in the last 90 days. Kudos to the volunteers behind these victories.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Victories, Coastal development, Water, Beaches, Coastal armoring, Campaigns,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-25T17:30:37+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The High Line, another smart city park]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-high-line-another-smart-city-park</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-high-line-another-smart-city-park</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The High Line in NYC offers a great, urban twist on ocean friendly gardening. Check it out if you have the chance.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Ocean friendly garden,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-23T22:28:46+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Private Access: Go Away]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/private-access-go-away1</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/private-access-go-away1</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Beach access is one of those things we take for granted until it's too late. We should be able to access the beach, period. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Coastal development,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-19T14:45:49+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Persistent toxins; The ongoing tragedy of the BP oil spill]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/persistent-toxins-the-ongoing-tragedy-of-the-bp-oilspill</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/persistent-toxins-the-ongoing-tragedy-of-the-bp-oilspill</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Over a year later toxins from the Corexit used in the BP oil spill remain. The spill isn't over. It's just less visible to the naked eye.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Coastal development, Blue Water Task Force, Oil Pollution, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-18T02:50:45+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a surfer so I believe&#8230;]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/i-believe</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/i-believe</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[So, you're a surfer. What does that mean to you? What do you believe?]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Waves, Activism, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-04-05T03:15:06+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[The man who took the baton from our founders; The Jake Grubb Podcast]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-second-leader-the-jake-grubb-podcast</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/the-second-leader-the-jake-grubb-podcast</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Jake Grubb led Surfrider through a key phase in our history. I caught up with him a few days ago and recorded this podcast.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Podcasts, Stories, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-29T18:00:06+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[All the way to the ocean]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/all-the-way-to-the-ocean</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/all-the-way-to-the-ocean</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Check out Joel Harper's new book and film, All the way to the ocean.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Kids,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-28T13:38:46+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ten coastal victories in the last 60 days]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/ten-coastal-victories-in-the-last-60-days</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/ten-coastal-victories-in-the-last-60-days</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Ten wins for our coast in the last 60 days thanks to volunteers around the nation.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Victories, Coastal development, Chapters, Beaches, Coastal armoring, Campaigns, Activism, Plastics, Water Quality, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-27T17:17:48+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Capturing the essence of water in 3 seconds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/capturing-the-essence-of-water-in-3-seconds</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/capturing-the-essence-of-water-in-3-seconds</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[How do you capture something as valuable as water in 3 seconds? Find out right here.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Water, Joy, Communications, Modern Activism, Water Quality, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-23T23:21:35+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[This World Water Day, get involved to keep our waters blue]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/this-world-water-day-get-involved-to-keep-our-waters-blue1</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/this-world-water-day-get-involved-to-keep-our-waters-blue1</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[This World Water Day take a moment to think about how important clean water is.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Water, Blue Water Task Force, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-22T09:43:32+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Kelly Slater talks about Surfrider Japan&#8217;s work]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/kelly-slater-talks-about-surfrider-japans-work</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/kelly-slater-talks-about-surfrider-japans-work</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Kelly Slater weighs in on Surfrider Japan's new focus on water quality testing.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Water, Coastal armoring, Campaigns, Water Quality, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-20T22:59:23+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Interview with Maurice Cole on Save Bells Beach]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/interview-with-maurice-cole-on-save-bells-beach</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/interview-with-maurice-cole-on-save-bells-beach</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Maurice and I connected to get the update on what the issues are at Bell Beach.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Coastal development, Beaches, Waves, Campaigns, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-17T16:19:31+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Doctor Chad Nelsen]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/doctor-chad-nelsen</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/doctor-chad-nelsen</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Dr. Chad Nelsen embodies protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches. ]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Economics, Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-16T15:28:45+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[IM interview with activist Rob Nixon]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/im-interview-with-activist-rob-nixon</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/im-interview-with-activist-rob-nixon</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[I've wanted to hear Rob's story for a while but he's thousands of miles away. So... I interviewed him on Skype via instant message.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Coastal development, Chapters, Stories, Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-09T19:45:01+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Investing 16 years into a campaign]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/investing-16-years-into-a-campaign</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/investing-16-years-into-a-campaign</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Jim Jaffe encapsulates the idea of "constant pressure, endlessly applied." He and a few others in this category deserve massive credit for their ongoing, multi-decade investment in single campaigns with large precedent setting value.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Victories, Coastal development, Coastal armoring, Stories, Campaigns, Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-08T18:04:18+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[California Coastal Commission votes in favor of recomendation regarding Solana Beach seawalls]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/california-coastal-commission-votes-in-favor-of-recomendation-regarding-sol</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/california-coastal-commission-votes-in-favor-of-recomendation-regarding-sol</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[The California Coastal Commission voted today to give beaches back to the public.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Victories, Coastal development, Chapters, Coastal armoring,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-08T01:06:24+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Solana Beach (or should we say Solana Walls?)... hearing tomorrow answers that question]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/welcome-to-solana-beach-or-should-we-say-solana-walls...-hearing-tomor2</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/welcome-to-solana-beach-or-should-we-say-solana-walls...-hearing-tomor2</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Tomorrow there is a hearing regarding Solana Beach's ongoing love affair with sea walls. Come down to San Diego for it.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Coastal development, Chapters, Beaches, Coastal armoring,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-07T00:03:27+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Stiv Wilson >>> Surfrider activist profile]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/stiv-wilson-surfrider-activist-profile</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/stiv-wilson-surfrider-activist-profile</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Stiv Wilson's story of how he became a leading coastal conservation activist.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Podcasts, Stories, Activism, DIY Activism, Modern Activism, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-05T16:46:37+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Malibu Surfing Assoc and beyond: The Michael Blum podcast]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/malibu-and-beyond-the-michael-blum-podcast</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/malibu-and-beyond-the-michael-blum-podcast</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Michael Blum was the head of Malibu Surfing Assn. until recently. I sat down with him to hear his story, here it is.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Podcasts, Stories,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-03-01T19:45:04+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Reinventing activism]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/reinventing-activism</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/reinventing-activism</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[What will Surfrider be in the future? We will be a network that is constantly learning from itself, getting better and becoming more potent... all for our coasts.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Strategy, Activism, Culture Shifting, Modern Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-28T07:47:52+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[A room with 800,000,000 people]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/a-house-with-800000000-guests</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/a-house-with-800000000-guests</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It is never about the technology, it's always about what the technology enables. Facebook is one more tool that helps us scale our mission.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Strategy, Activism, Modern Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-16T00:01:10+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[私たちの水の循環が壊れている (our water cycle is broken)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/our-water-cycle-is-broken</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/our-water-cycle-is-broken</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[Surfrider's mission spans the globe, so it makes sense that The Cycle of Insanity, a video about our broken water cycle and how to fix it, is now available in different languages.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Coastal development, Water, Chapters, Ocean friendly garden, Coastal armoring, Stories, Communications, DIY Activism, Modern Activism, Water Quality,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-14T18:47:32+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Peter Douglas: Patron saint of the California coast (podcast)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/The-Peter-Douglas-podcast</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/The-Peter-Douglas-podcast</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[It is challenging to point to an individual who has done more to preserve the California Coast than Peter Douglas. This is Peter Douglas' story told in his own voice.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Beach access, Policy, Victories, Coastal development, Beaches, Podcasts, Coastal armoring, Stories, Activism, Communications, DIY Activism, Modern Activism, Water Quality, Surfing,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T17:35:52+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tweeting for the coasts]]></title>
      <link>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/tweeting-for-help</link>
      <guid>http://www.surfrider.org/jims-blog/entry/tweeting-for-help</guid>
      <description><![CDATA[A weakness can become a strength... all for the betterment of our coasts.]]></description>
      <dc:subject><![CDATA[Communications, DIY Activism,]]></dc:subject>
      <dc:date>2012-02-07T00:09:38+00:00</dc:date>
      <dc:creator>Surfrider Foundation</dc:creator>
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