Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Think about your friends. They include people you used to work with, people you spend time with on weekends… it’s a diverse group.
We all know some friends are closer than others. Some will listen to you and spend time to hear what’s on your mind. If you’re doing a walk to raise money for breast [...]

I think about this subject almost every day. Why is ________ an activist? Why isn’t ________ engaged more, don’t they care?
People aren’t born activists.
Events in their lives shape them and push them to a point where they feel like they MUST engage.
This is illustrated so well right now in Egypt. The hundreds of thousands… [...]

This series explores the the question “what does it mean to protect a wave?”
My last post looked at the relationship between two elements of wave protection, two legs of the stool so to speak.
The more I thought about this the more I saw the need to talk about how critical the distinct components of [...]

You may have recently heard about the Governor of Hawaii’s executive order that established the Duke Kahanamoku Surfing Reserve and the North Shore Reserve on Oahu.
You may also be aware of the protective status of two waves–Tres Palmas in Puerto Rico and Bells Beach in Australia (pdf). And if you’re really dialed into this [...]

There are 873 total events organized.
There are 774 events organized in the U.S.
There are events organized in 530 different U.S. cities.
There are events organized in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (52)
There are 99 events organized outside the U.S.
There are events organized in 35 countries outside the [...]

I love this photo… it illustrates all types of coastal lovers coming together to send the singular message that our coasts aren’t for sale and that they will stand up for coastal protection.
Hands Across the Sand started a few months ago in Florida. This Saturday 720+ areas will be sending that same message with an [...]

Many of us feel like we’re watching a slow-motion, multi-week disaster unfold with no way to personally make a difference.
Here are five things YOU can do.
1) Join more than 11,000 others and make your voice heard.
Tell President Obama to restore the FULL moratorium that was put in place under Bush I (and [...]

History can be tragically funny. Many times it makes people’s choices look ill-advised… even stupid. Think about that for a second, how many times have YOU thought about a historical decision and said out loud… “what were they thinking?”
Sometimes these come from business… like Ken Olsen, computer business maven and CEO who in 1977 said…
“There [...]

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