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		<title>Not much of a choice</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/not-much-of-a-choice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 07:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We like to pretend like there is a real choice in politics, but there isn&#8217;t. Because of decades of gerrymandering safe districts, the two-parties have infected national politics with the old stereotypes of entrenched ward bosses with near lifetime appointments &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/10/06/not-much-of-a-choice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1352&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tenets of Deep Ecology &#8211; part 1</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/tenets-of-deep-ecology-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cascadia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deep ecology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As it should be clear, Deep Ecology has had a profound impact on my views regarding the environment, ecology, economics, philosophy, and policy decisions. In order to explore this a little deeper, I’ve decided to write a few posts going &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/tenets-of-deep-ecology-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1349&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Searching for a new home</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/searching-for-a-new-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home buying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interconnectedness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that this housing market and terrible economy has provided is a pretty decent buyer&#8217;s market in terms of housing. There are lots of homes on the market right now, and interest rates are ridiculously low. Here in Cascadia, &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/searching-for-a-new-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1344&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making a dent</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/making-a-dent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arlington WA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past year or so, I&#8217;ve been volunteering with a local non-profit, Sound Salmon Solutions. It&#8217;s an organization that works on salmon habitat restoration in the river basin where I live here in Snohomish County, WA.They work with local &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/making-a-dent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1339&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The government which governs best&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-government-which-governs-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/?p=1336</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just yesterday I was listening to NPR and they were talking about how President Obama had recommended combining several government agencies into one, thereby reducing government waste, bureaucracy, costs to taxpayers, and government workforce. The agencies involved are all related &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/the-government-which-governs-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1336&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The mistake was what he did say, not what he didn&#8217;t&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/the-mistake-was-what-he-did-say-not-what-he-didnt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night in the 3,756th Republican debate, Texas Governor Rick Perry made what many are calling a “gaffe” by drawing a blank when talking about the three government agencies he would do away with when elected President. He was able &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/the-mistake-was-what-he-did-say-not-what-he-didnt/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1317&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Voted.</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/voted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was able to vote in my underwear, and no one seemed to mind. Thankfully, my state has mail-in voting, where nearly all ballots cast are done by mail. There are still a few polling places around for &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/voted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1314&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I support the Occupy Movement</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/why-i-support-the-occupy-movement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:44:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My paternal Grandfather arrived home from his tour in Europe during WW2 and started an HVAC business in my hometown of Saginaw, MI. My father worked for him for a bit, and he employed a few people, some white and &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/why-i-support-the-occupy-movement/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1308&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/welcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, this is my new blog, Cascadia Nation. I plan on talking more about environmental issues, political issues, green and sustainable living, deep ecology, and local (city/county/state/region) issues as well. Please take a moment to view the different pages at &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/welcome/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1292&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Justice?</title>
		<link>http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/justice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 20:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night as I was working on homework, I saw my twitter stream go nuts. Within less than 30 second there were 45 new tweets (this is a lot for my stream, I&#8217;m only following like 380 people). Reports were coming &#8230; <a href="http://cascadianation.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/justice/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=cascadianation.wordpress.com&#038;blog=25427446&#038;post=1176&#038;subd=cascadianation&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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