Jim's Blog
July 2012
July 30, 2012
Video update on Chicago’s “Surfing is not a crime” campaign
Topics: Beach access Victories Chapters Beaches Waves Stories Campaigns Activism Surfing
Mitch McNeil and Rex Flodstrom bring us up to speed on what's going on with Surfrider Chicago.
July 19, 2012
A better board: Glassing with a Bio-Based Epoxy Resin
Topics: Joy Waves Culture Shifting Oil Pollution Water Quality Surfing
Want to have a smaller impact with your surfboard, get your board glassed by someone who uses Bio-Based Epoxy Resin.
July 12, 2012
Would you care more if I was a panda?
Topics: Ads Strategy Campaigns Fish Activism Modern Activism Water Quality
What does it take for us to care? Sometimes it takes a cute animal.
July 09, 2012
What does it mean to protect a wave?
Topics: Policy Victories Events Chapters Beaches Waves Coastal armoring Campaigns Activism Surfing
Protecting something, anything, over the long term is not easy. Protecting a wave takes a few things, including locals willing to fight to preserve it.
July 05, 2012
A better surfboard; the best shaper you can find
Topics: Joy Waves Culture Shifting Surfing
The second post in a series on "a better surfboard." In this post I talk about the shaper.
July 03, 2012
Oceans of garbage (info graphic)
Topics: Fish Communications Plastics
A picture is worth a 1,000 words this graphic is worth much, much more.