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	<title>Comments on: On the State of the Birds</title>
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		<title>By: Nate</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@john- I agree. It doesn&#039;t have to be a lot, just enough to know people are making a difference.  I think the will would be there, we just need to find a way to make it happen.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@john- I agree. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a lot, just enough to know people are making a difference.  I think the will would be there, we just need to find a way to make it happen.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think that a binocular or field guide tax could become a dedicated stream of revenue for non-game conservation, assuming there is sufficient market for those products to create a fund. It would parallel similar fees for hunting without the problems inherent in creating a &quot;birding license.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think that a binocular or field guide tax could become a dedicated stream of revenue for non-game conservation, assuming there is sufficient market for those products to create a fund. It would parallel similar fees for hunting without the problems inherent in creating a &#8220;birding license.&#8221;</p>
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