Beach Trading Blog

In 2006 the Surfrider Foundation set an ambitious goal to achieve 150 coastal victories by the end of 2010 and on December 1st they finally reached their goal – congrats! Last week’s decision by the Obama administration to place a 7-year ban on new offshore drilling in the continental United States, not only capped off [...]

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The Long Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation General Meeting is TONIGHT!!! Come one, come all to Ecco’s Pizza on 2123 N Bellflower Blvd. in Long Beach, CA, 90815. This meeting is free to the public. The Long Beach Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will give an update on recent efforts to bring waves back [...]

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If you live anywhere near Venice, CA and want to help our oceans then please stop by the “Sunday Funday BBQ” sponsored by the Surfrider Foundation West Los Angeles/Malibu Chapter this Sunday!! The event will be held this Sunday, August 15th from 11am-5pm at Big Red Sun: 560 Rose Ave, Venice, CA Tickets at the [...]

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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, [...]

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This Thursday, November 5th, an important hearing is happening in downtown Los Angeles that could help to finally clean up the water at world famous Malibu Surfrider Beach and we here at Beach Trading are encouraging all of our Southern California customers to attend! For those of you who may not know, Surfrider Beach is [...]

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Tonight in Hermosa Beach, CA, the South Bay Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is holding one of it’s popular mixers. These mixers are a great way to find out about local coastal issues and victories, and gives you a chance to meet Chapter members who are working on these projects. This is the best way [...]

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Thirteen Costa Rican beaches (including tourist hot spots like Puntarenas‘ province’s Jacó, Quepos, and Tambor, Guanacaste’s Playa del Coco and Limón’s Cieneguita and Portete) were all flagged late last year for high fecal contamination levels. The poop pollution is coming from sewage runoff from businesses, hotels and homes that don’t have adequate sewage treatment facilities. [...]

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Just a reminder that tonight the Long Beach, CA Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will host a special evening with Surfline Forecasters who will discuss the basics of wave formation, what swells and wind conditions are best for the surrounding area and can also certainly throw in some info on what the surf would be [...]

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With the buzz of a climatic final from the Boost Mobile Pro , (congrats Kelly Slater!), still fresh in the air, Rip Curl teamed up with the Surfrider Foundation to host a ‘Save Trestles’ Benefit that attracted hundreds to the Rip Curl San Clemente Surf Center this past Friday, September 19. With a major product-packed [...]

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The Washington Post reported that Senator John McCain received $1.1 million in June of this year from oil and gas executives (three-quarters of which came after his June 16th speech calling for an end to the offshore drilling ban). This is a substantial increase of donations from this sector, which donated $116,000 in March, $283,000 [...]

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