Beach Trading Blog

This just in from the California State Parks Foundation:
San Onofre State Beach needs our help!
The toll road backers in Orange County are appealing to the federal government to override the Coastal Commission and get special approval to build their toll road through San Onofre State Beach.
Click here and take 30 seconds to send a letter […]

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Need to get rid of an old answering machine or VCR?
We all know you can’t just dump these electronic goodies into your trash or even your recycling bin so our friends over at Earth Resource Foundation are putting on an electronic waste drive this Saturday, May 10th, from 9am-1pm at Surterre Properties, 1400 Newport Center […]

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Support Heal the Bay this Sunday, May 4th, by joining the Santa Monica Classic Run and exploring the Expo at the Santa Monica Pier at the 3rd Annual Santa Monica Classic and Expo.
This Sunday morning you can join with other Santa Monica Classic runners on a scenic course, get training and nutrition trips from […]

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Get up and out this Saturday morning and join Heal the Bay as they hold one of their monthly ‘Nothin’ But Sand’ beach clean ups.
This month they’re tackling Redondo Beach just south of the pier at the Ainsworth lifeguard tower from 10am -Noon.
You can park at Veterans Park metered parking lot at the end of […]

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Next week we’ll all be celebrating this place we call home: Earth.
Earth Day Network, the nonprofit organization that was founded by the organizers of the original Earth Day in 1970, is speaheading major events on the National Mall and seven other cities on Sunday, April 20th.
In addition to the free events on […]

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Because California Governor Schwarzenegger is proposing the lame idea of closing 48 of California’s state parks and taking lifeguards away from 16 state beaches, dozens of state and local organization including the California State Parks Foundation (CSPF), have launched the “Save Our State Parks” (SOS) campaign.
The campaign is fighting against the Governor’s 2008 budget proposal […]

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Yes, it’s that time of year again… a sad and disgusting time when Canadian fishermen start their annual seal pup slaughter.
Most of us don’t know, (or don’t want to know), that this barbaric practice still exists and is condoned by the Canadian government. In addition to being a cruel, unnecessary slaughter, the harp seal hunt […]

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One of our most favorites sites, Happy Monkey Planet, recently posted some great ideas about ways you can put your old newspapers to use by giving them a second life beyond the old recycling box, including our new fav: donating them to your local animal shelter!
It makes us feel warm and fuzzy to know some […]

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We came across this story and though it was shocking and amazing and that we had to share it with you…
“A vast swath of the Pacific, twice the size of Texas, is full of a plastic stew that is entering the food chain. Scientists say these toxins are causing obesity, infertility…and worse.”
Read the entire story…

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