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	<title>PADI BLOG &#187; Environment</title>
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	<description>The Way the World Learns to Dive</description>
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		<title>Thank You PADI Divers for Saving Our Sharks!</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2013/03/19/thank-you-padi-divers-for-saving-our-sharks/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thank-you-padi-divers-for-saving-our-sharks</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Support from PADI Divers helped sharks and rays get the international protection they need and deserve. PADI Divers rallied the global dive community behind five species of sharks, two species of manta rays and one species of sawfish. Because of all your hard work and commitment to ocean conservation, all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alligator receives prosthetic tail</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2013/03/13/alligator-receives-prosthetic-tail/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=alligator-receives-prosthetic-tail</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TrevorPADI</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following on from Yu the turtle who received artificial limbs, we have &#8220;Mr Stubbs&#8221;, the alligator who was rescued by the Phoenix Herpatological Society in Arizona in 2005 after having his tail bitten off. After many months of development Mr Stubbs can now walk and swim again. If you missed it, check out Yu&#8217;s story.]]></description>
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		<title>New Certification Card Helps Protect Mantas</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2013/02/07/new-certification-card-helps-protect-mantas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=new-certification-card-helps-protect-mantas</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mantas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PADI Cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scuba certification]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Manta rays are incredible creatures and any diver who has been lucky enough to dive alongside one of these beautiful creatures will be able to tell you how truly amazing they are. Unfortunately, mantas are at risk of extinction and PADI is proud to support Project AWARE and divers in their conversation efforts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of the Week: Diver Rescues Dolphin</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2013/01/25/video-of-the-week-diver-rescues-dolphin/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-of-the-week-diver-rescues-dolphin</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of this week&#8217;s hot news stories is of an entangled dolphin being rescued by a diver. Even dolphins know divers are the guardians of our seas! The rescue was captured on video, and if you haven&#8217;t come across this video on CNN, BBC, etc., it&#8217;s a must-see. The video [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miss Scuba International 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/10/24/miss-scuba-international-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=miss-scuba-international-2012</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/10/24/miss-scuba-international-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 04:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miss Scuba International 2012 is now in full swing! While there has been many beauty pageants held in the past, many embracing great causes, none have focused on our oceans. Life on Earth as we know it today began with our oceans. Thus, the organizers of Miss Scuba International decided that it was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Eco Phuket a huge success</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/10/02/go-eco-phuket-a-huge-success/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=go-eco-phuket-a-huge-success</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/10/02/go-eco-phuket-a-huge-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Scott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday saw the world&#8217;s largest Dive Against Debris underwater cleanup take place in Phuket, Thailand, in support of Project AWARE&#8217;s Dive Against Debris month of action. Go Eco Phuket saw over 500 divers and 200 volunteers unite to help make a positive difference to the underwater environment. Supported by the Thai Government, PADI Dive Shops, PADI Professionals, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps Goes Underwater</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/09/25/google-maps-go-underwater/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=google-maps-go-underwater</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/09/25/google-maps-go-underwater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Great Barrier Reef]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hawaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philippines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[underwater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google is bringing the beauty of the underwater world to its &#8216;Street View&#8217; in Google Maps. Using the latest technology and working with the Catlin Seaview Survey, Google was able to map and survey the health of coral reefs in selected regions. The images were taken using a specifically designed underwater camera called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ocean Action Project Finalists</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/08/20/ocean-action-project-finalists/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ocean-action-project-finalists</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/08/20/ocean-action-project-finalists/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brandon Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our eco partner, the Project AWARE Foundation, has named the 12 finalists for the Ocean Action Project. The 12 finalists represent some truly amazing ocean action projects from all over the world. Importantly, we want to help these ocean heroes with their projects. But you hold the power to put their project in motion. Does their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Heart Sharks&#8221; Photo Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/03/29/i-heart-sharks-photo-contest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=i-heart-sharks-photo-contest</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/03/29/i-heart-sharks-photo-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AmyWarren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Do you heart sharks? So do we! Show your love for the chance to win a free airline ticket to dive the Great Barrier Reef.
Have a great shark sighting photo you want to share? Submit it ]]></description>
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		<title>Diver Named as CNN Hero</title>
		<link>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/03/05/diver-named-as-cnn-hero/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=diver-named-as-cnn-hero</link>
		<comments>http://www.padi.com/blog/2012/03/05/diver-named-as-cnn-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AmyWarren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Ken Nedimyer. He&#8217;s making a difference in saving the underwater world we all love. Want to get involved? Check out the Coral Restoration Foundation website at www.coralrestoration.org and see how to help. Key Largo, Florida (CNN) &#8212; It was more than 40 years ago, but Ken Nedimyer still remembers [...]]]></description>
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