This morning the White House announced that it will be extending the existing moratorium on new deepwater well drilling for 6 months, along with plans to cancel the proposed lease sales off the coast of Virginia and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as a suspending planned exploration of two sites in Alaska.
In response, the [...]
Surfrider Foundation Responds to President Obama
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments
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Sad State of Plastic
May 18th, 2010 · No Comments
Someone sent us this video and we feel it is too important not to share. Some of the images are heart wrenching and may not be suitable for small children but we dare you adults to watch it!
Plastics, (bags, bottles, etc), are literally choking our planet:
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U.S. Beaches Still Polluted
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), recently released a report of the sad state of affairs at our beaches and the Great Lakes: 7% of beachwater samples violated health standards, showing no improvement from 2006.
While nationally there was an overall decrease in closing and advisory days from 2006, regionally the picture varied. The biggest increase [...]
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Heal the Bay – Beach Clean Up
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
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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