Oceans, Waves and Beaches

Many people forget it was George Bush I, in 1990, that put a federal moratorium on net new offshore drilling  in place. He did this as a reaction to the Exxon Valdez spill which, in many ways, helped launch the environmental movement. The offshore moratorium served us well for almost two decades and was allowed [...]

Jack Johnson and the amazing team at Brushfire Records have generously included Surfrider Foundation in their last two world tours and we are forever grateful to them. On the last tour he helped us launch our Rise Above Plastics campaign which has since yielded 17 victories to minimize the use of single-use plastic (Californians, help [...]

Jack Johnson is always ready to connect to a meaningful cause. On Jack’s last world tour he helped us kick off the Rise Above Plastics campaign on multiple continents.
As you probably already know, Jack is touring again right now. His tour dates are here.
His tour is among my favorites as it’s hard to point to [...]

I grew up in the early 70s and my dad drove odd cars. If you were around then you’ll remember that “the big three” American car companies ruled. Most people, especially those in the Midwest, drove very large cars in those days. I remember people driving GM Camaros and Suburbans and I remember being taunted [...]

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 [...]

What can you do? You can weigh in, you can act. You can be part of the solution. Go here and tell our leaders to restore the offshore drilling moratorium which was in place for decades and was, only recently, taken away.
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For Immediate Release Contact:Gina Goodhill, Environment California. 213-447-8583 Contact: Stefanie Sekich, Surfrider Foundation. 619-807-0551
April 20, 2010 Sacramento, CA – Environment California and the Surfrider Foundation applaud the Natural Resources Committee for soundly defeating AB 2719 last night, a bill that would have opened all California’s coast to new oil drilling leases. [...]

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