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Thanks for connecting with our oceans, waves and beaches.
J
Blog has moved to new site (final post)
Apr 21, ’11
3:38 PM
Eating from a food chain we’re tainting
Apr 8, ’11
8:49 AM
We conveniently segment the way we think about the ocean. We think of the ocean as some infinitely large area which, no matter what we do to it… no matter what we dump in it… it’ll be fine. We think it’s too large to NOT be fine.
One fact we tend not connect to any ocean-related [...]
The ocean as a dump
Apr 5, ’11
10:21 AM
We have a very odd and wildly inconsistent way of behaving around our oceans.
On one hand we are drawn to it like few other things. The most expensive real estate borders the ocean, many people’s preferred vacation is to go to the beach, etc. On the other hand we seem to treat this very thing, [...]
Dune restoration in Texas
Apr 4, ’11
12:05 PM
I love photos like the one taken by Rob Nixon to the left. They highlight the simple need for locals to become stewards of the beaches they love. In this case we’re talking about a dune restoration project in Texas.
If you look at the numbers there is a nice measurement of success:
44,000 plants were planted, [...]
Plastic water bottle fossil
Apr 1, ’11
1:49 PM
What do we leave behind?
What will the fossils from our era highlight?
More great work from Young and Rubicam Paris.
Surfing is…
Mar 31, ’11
5:01 PM
More pics in this Surfer Mag by Morgan Maassen over here. His site is here.
Dipping a toe in the water: The Sean Ahlum podcast
Mar 30, ’11
12:57 PM
I wanted to reach out to Sean and capture his story because it offers an evolutionary look into Surfrider Foundation. Some people that dip their toe in the Surfrider water end up with most of their body submersed.
Sean started out as a chapter member in North Carolina and fast forward… today he’s a member of [...]
Surfrider in Arabic
Mar 29, ’11
10:09 AM
I love seeing the idea behind Surfrider embraced by new regions. Our mission “… protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network” has been live in North and South America, Japan, Australia and Europe for years. Now it is being embraced on the African continent. The following is a great [...]
First time on a board
Mar 28, ’11
3:56 PM
Last evening I took my friend Tim surfing. It was his first time on a surfboard. There is something truly special about watching someone discover the magical elements of the ocean.
We see that discovery… the magic… mostly with kids. When I take my son to the beach he’s stoked beyond belief to play in the [...]
Captain Charles Moore at this weekends Surfrider Hawaii chapter conference
Mar 28, ’11
9:05 AM
Captain Charles Moore at the Surfrider Hawaii Conference from Rise Above Plastics on Vimeo.