Jim's Blog — Water Quality
September 23, 2011
Plastic found at the ends of the earth
Topics: Culture Shifting Plastics Water Quality
There are no pristine coasts... anywhere.
September 16, 2011
Light from plastic trash
Topics: Plastics Water Quality
Plastic trash covers the planet. Some people are starting to find uses for all that trash.
September 01, 2011
This is what an oil spill looks like. Video taken yesterday.
Topics: Oil Pollution Water Quality
Is there a live oil spill happening in the Gulf? Watch and decide for yourself.
June 09, 2011
Surfrider Japan update - Full-length interview with leader Hiromi Matsubara
Topics: Coastal development Waves Coastal armoring Water Quality Surfing
We all watched the fast-motion damage from the the horrific tsunami and then the slow-motion disaster brought on by the Fukushima meltdown. Hiromi Matsubara, the Executive Director of Surfrider Japan shares her thoughts on the current state of things in Japan.
June 07, 2011
A literal line in the sand, the Dave Rauschkolb podcast
Topics: Events Beaches Podcasts Stories Activism DIY Activism Oil Pollution Water Quality
This is Dave Rauschkolb's story. One day he was running three Florida Gulf businesses and the next day he was the catalyst for people around the globe to join hands and draw a line in the sand against net new offshore oil drilling.
June 06, 2011
Addicts run out of money, kick their habit or die… what will the US do?
Topics: Oil Pollution Water Quality
We are addicted to oil. What does that actually mean? In means that, as addicts, we will run out of money, kick our habit or die. Time to kick the habit.
June 01, 2011
The first wave ever lost due to nuclear meltdown
Topics: Coastal development Waves Water Quality Surfing
The recent events in Japan had many in the Surfrider network talking. We talked about all elements of this major catastrophe and we also questioned what was being learned from it.
May 19, 2011
Malibu
Topics: Coastal development Waves Activism Water Quality Surfing
Malibu still attracts large crowds because it's still a great wave. After decades and numerous campaigns to preserve it... the wave still delivers one of the better surfing experiences around. What is needed to preserve this area is constant pressure, endlessly applied.
May 10, 2011
The beautiful and the horrible, underwater life and the crap from storm drains
Topics: Coastal development Water Quality
Storm drains exist for one reason, to offer a solution to take excess storm water off the land. Unfortunately we let much more go down them and, in doing so, we're trashing our oceans.
April 28, 2011
26,000 dolphins and whales harmed by BP spill
Topics: Fish Oil Pollution Water Quality
The Center for Biological Diversity estimates that 26,000 dolphins and whales, 82,000 birds, and 6,000 sea turtles were likely harmed by the BP spill last year.
September 09 2010
