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	<title>Outer Banks Common Ground &#187; ocean</title>
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		<title>U.S. Unveils New Ocean Plan</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2012/01/18/u-s-unveils-new-ocean-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6. Water]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mother Nature Network, Contributor Image by jumpinjimmyjava via Flickr &#160; Written by Russell McLendon The U.S. has more than 95,000 miles of shoreline, including the Great Lakes, and 53 percent of all Americans now live in coastal counties. That percentage is forecast &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2012/01/18/u-s-unveils-new-ocean-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=2010&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean garbage patches are not growing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[4. Hazardous Waste and Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage path]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[so where is all that plastic going? By Larry Greenemeier // &#60;![CDATA[// // &#60;![CDATA[// Researchers have been visiting locations in the western North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea for more than two decades to better understand the large patches of &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2010/08/20/ocean-garbage-patches-are-not-growing-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=969&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will there be closures on the beaches in the national seashore again this summer?</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2010/04/02/will-there-be-closures-on-the-beaches-in-the-national-seashore-again-this-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Environmental News and Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[6. Wildlife and Plants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dunes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habitats]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Information from Cyndy M. Holda Public Affairs Specialist Cape Hatteras NS/Fort Raleigh NHS/Wright Brothers NM The beaches of the national seashore are being managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court ordered consent decree. Park visitors &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2010/04/02/will-there-be-closures-on-the-beaches-in-the-national-seashore-again-this-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=669&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is your Ocean IQ</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2010/03/02/what-is-your-ocean-iq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you tell a heron from a herring, or an otter from an osprey? Test your knowledge of everything from sea squirts to polar bears with Oceanar Ocean IQ quiz. You can use the Explore section of our site as &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2010/03/02/what-is-your-ocean-iq/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=666&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Ocean Acidification</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2009/11/15/what-is-ocean-acidification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2 Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our continued burning of fossil fuels is increasing the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. What goes into the atmosphere eventually ends up in the oceans. Consequently, the oceans have been absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide since the &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2009/11/15/what-is-ocean-acidification/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=401&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Resource Defense Council Reports on Water Quality on Local Beaches</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2009/08/04/national-resource-defense-council-reports-on-water-quality-on-local-beaches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[north carolina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ocean]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beach name Rating details 100 yrds ENE of Little Bridge, Causeway, Nags Head 100 yrds. offshore of 7517 S. Va. Dare Trail, Nags Head 100ft North of Jennett&#8217;s Pier Beach at Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Nags Head Bath House AO- 5 &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2009/08/04/national-resource-defense-council-reports-on-water-quality-on-local-beaches/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=212&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Beautiful Waves Ever</title>
		<link>http://obxcommonground.org/2009/07/14/the-most-beautiful-waves-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image 1 of 22 Clark Little is a photographer with a gift for capturing the ocean at its most beautiful. When you take a look at his images, it&#8217;s hard to imagine that the ocean is filling up with pollution &#8230; <a href="http://obxcommonground.org/2009/07/14/the-most-beautiful-waves-ever/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=obxcommonground.org&amp;blog=7823473&amp;post=177&amp;subd=obxcommonground&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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