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	<title>Surfing in Costa Rica &#187; Eco Watch</title>
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		<title>Costa Rica Ranks Top 5 Cleanest Country in the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eco Watch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica Sustainable Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surfers and surf vacation fanatics can be proud that Costa Rica now ranks as one of the top 5 places in the world for being the cleanest country. Below is an article about the findings of a recently published study by Yale and Columbia.
The Universities of Yale and Columbia have published their collaborative study called [...]

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		<title>Shrimp Fishing and Permethrin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica beaches]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does Shrimp fishing and permethrin have to do with surfing? Well, nothing and everything. We surf in the ocean where the shrimp live. Many surfers here in Costa Rica have favorite surf spots that are located at the mouths of the many rivers that feed the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In nature, Shrimp love [...]

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		<title>The Spin on Costa Rica&#8217;s Sustainability</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eco Watch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Costa Rica Sustainable Energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Has anyone read this article written by the New York Times and syndicated around the web under the authors name? The author Thomas L. Friedman seems to have experienced a Costa Rica that is written by Burson-Marsteller the powerhouse public relations firm that the Costa Rican government pays millions per year to keep the sustainable [...]

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		<title>Is Costa Rica protecting the environment?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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