Owner: Oceans Waves Beaches URL:http://oceanswavesbeaches.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 05:36:34 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: This blog is an exploration into Surfrider Foundation's mission statement "...protection and enjoyment of oceans, waves and beaches for all people..". The blog is written by Surfrider's CEO, Jim Moriarty. Site statistics:Click here
Go ahead, sign a petition to ban water 2008-06-20 20:16:00 Below is a good, pithy video on the complexities of leading an examined lifestyle.
It's brought to you by Penn & Teller.
I'm actually a little surprised there isn't more of this kind of biting humor out there. We're cleanly in the midst of a movement and... no one is pointing out some obvious issues (such as the follower mentality). Now that I think about it... very few people were doing thi Read more:water
, ahead
, petition
Strategic Plan wordled 2008-07-10 08:50:00 Sometimes it's hard to... see.The label cloud to the right of this post let's a person easily see frequent themes in my posts. If you want to see all the posts with Jack Johnson in them, click on his name.Similarly there is a web app called Wordle. It allows you to dump in fairly large amounts to text and... see patterns. Below is our entire Strategic
Plan (all 13 pages).I like what pops out.I als
Where's the trash? 2008-07-09 09:37:00 The Fourth of July brings with it something unique. No, I'm not talking about fireworks.The Fourth of July usually brings... trash. More specifically it brings trash onto beaches.In San Diego, where I live, this phenomenon has been so notable it's gained it's own brand "Morning after mess." The photo to the right of Pacific Beach last year captures the "Morning After Mess" perfectly. The beach lo
Yvon caught by a fish 2008-07-08 08:58:00 This is a simple video that points to the... simple truth that we should do more than just "take". We should give.There have been so many instances where this has rung true for me. I've been mentoring high school kids for years and each step along the way I felt like I got more out of the relationship than they did. Today one is working for us as an intern and two others are coming to Central Ame
Surfrider Australia 2008-07-07 16:43:00 With every passing day we see coastal regions under siege. Unfortunately, we see this all over the world, on every continent, in every time zone and with most cultures.The flip side of these challenges can be seen with groups of people that organize to address these issues. These groups are almost always made up of volunteers that are incredibly knowledgeable about issues in their region. Sometime Read more:Australia
State of the Beach Report 2008-07-06 09:44:00 Every year we publish a document called State
of the Beach
. It's a multi-hundred page document that literally looks that the state of our beaches. Below are a few pages from this tome, I encourage you to check out the larger report here.This report isn't targeted at consumers. Rather it's an example of how we work at a deeper level with regional governments and related groups.If you're feeling lik
Plastics out of the ocean? 2008-07-05 21:46:00 I was visiting a good friend at his office yesterday. I noticed he was drinking some water, and after the summer drive to his office I was parched. I asked for some water and he grabbed a FIJI (not what he was drinking) in a single-use plastic container and handed it to me.I was really thirsty.I took it from him and looked at the bottle.I handed it back to him.I shared how I couldn't use it, and w Read more:Plastics
Morning after mess 2008-07-04 12:23:00 I love this poster, look at all the different communities and supporting companies coming together to clean up our beaches on the 5th of July. See ya at Powerhouse. Read more:Morning
Oregon Tales 2008-06-30 21:25:00 This past weekend we had a Board of Directors meeting in Oregon
. We host board meetings in locations that reflect the work we're doing all over the globe. This gives our board, 15 people who volunteer their time and expertise on behalf of our mission, first-hand knowledge of local issues. The Oregon chapter network has been doing notable work for years so it was great to spend some extended time w Read more:Tales
Wave cleanup anyone? 2008-06-30 10:23:00 We've all been there... you're somewhere between waiting for a wave and seeing one rise on the horizon and you see a piece of trash.Normally you'd stick it in your wetsuit sleeve or your boardshorts pocket... but the wave is close. If you take time to store it properly you'll miss the wave.What do you do?Ok... now I'll up the ante. You're in a contest, in Hawaii, and the same scenario happens. Sur
Most dangerous species in the Mediterranean 2008-06-28 19:18:00 Check out this poster (go here for the full-size version to read the fine print).
A plastic six-pack ring lasts 450 years.
A cigarette butt lasts a decade.
Etc.
8 million tons of waste are hitting the oceans each day.
Our oceans may well be the swing vote for humanity, let's not trash them.
Read more:dangerous
, species
, Mediterranean
Bustin' Down The Door 2008-06-27 09:07:00 A month or so ago I took my daughter Allie up to Santa Barbara for the premier of Bustin' Down the Door. It would be an understatement to say that the entire surf industry turned out as it seemed that thousands of people were wrapping around the block and angling for a way to get in. It was one of those instances where you found yourself double checking to see if you were on the right list... as t
When it's flat 2008-07-25 00:34:00 Watch this vid... all the way through.Before I was a surfer I was a skater. I was sponsored in high school, etc. But... in the last year I've snapped, and I mean snapped, the same wrist twice requiring two surgeries and possibly a third. It's clear that I have too much metal my wrist...Still... skating holds a spot in my heart.I'm not sure I can explain it any more than I can explain why I'm drawn
Dome: The water bottle project 2008-07-22 18:58:00 I've blogged on Pam Longobardi before, and this time around she takes to the bottle
... and makes a gorgeous dome out of old, discarded water
bottles.Check out her bottle site.
We-Think 2008-07-19 07:31:00 I dig big ideas.Ever since Netscape went live, I've been captivated by the truism "the 'net changes everthing." Now that I'm at Surfrider I'm diving into what our shifting world means to a grassroots, global network like ours.One of the characteristics of today that really interests me is that what we're dealing with is wet clay. That is... we're working in a new territory and, to some degree, ma
Michelle Kremer / Ed Mazzarella > podcast 2008-07-18 08:01:00 Michelle Kremer & Ed Mazzarella in the conference room at Surfrider HQ.Ed Mazzarella and Michelle Kremer have been with Surfrider Foundation for a long time. Ed was first and Michelle came on about a year later, each has been here about 15 years.Listen in as you hear their view on what has transpired, how things were during the double-live-gonzo years and where we're going. Oh... and if there Read more:Michelle
Thursdays @ Google 2008-07-17 07:36:00 Ok, so I don't spend my Thursdays
at Google
... that title just rolled off my fingers. However, I have spent a few different days at the Googleplex, including this past Thursday. It's probably fair for you to sit back in your seat at this point and think... "what the heck is Surfrider doing at Google?"The answer is multiple things...A month or so ago I met with some of the Google maps crew, sharing
Padang Padang wreck 2008-07-16 12:49:00 In case you haven't seen or heard about this yet. A rather large boat has reefed itself smack dab in the middle of one of Bali's famed waves. I just hope this doesn't turn into another Shipwrecks...
victory update (94 and 95) 2008-07-15 16:52:00 We wanted people to easily and quickly see that we're accomplishing real, understanable wins. This post is an update to the list of global victories since 1/06.AustraliaStopped Overdevelopment of Nobbys Headland in NewcastleThe Hunter Branch, working in collaboration with a number of community organizations (e.g. Newcastle Parks and Playgrounds Association) and a former resident (Ms Penny Cecil
By the people 2008-07-14 18:23:00 We recently heard that the July 25th Trestles meeting was cancelled. I'm not sure the actual reason will ever be known, but from what I understand it revolves around the point that a lot of people
were expected at this event.Before the February California Coastal Commission meeting, record attendance was around 500 people... 3,500 showed up for that meeting in Del Mar. It was a galvanizing event.
Five year old Emily 2008-07-14 07:59:00 As you might guess, we get some interesting mail. We get mail that supports our work and mail that challenges our work. But no mail means more to me than this kind... Read more:Emily
Slightly choppy 2008-07-13 07:34:00 This is the Slightly Choppy boardshort from Quiksilver. I'm wearing a pair as I type this... I dig 'em.They are made of organic cotton so they have that firm feel at first but will weather to the point of being super soft... even supple.They also come with a hangtag that has ten things you can do to protect our oceans and beaches. Our logo is part of the graphic mashup.Before I start sounding like
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