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Plastic Bag Bans Spreading To More Cities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Progressive Bag Affiliates, Surfrider Foundation, Dc-Bag-Fee, National Conference of State Legislatures, Environment, Plastic Bag Ban, Environment News, Plastic Bag Tax, Plastic Bags, California Plastic Bag Ban, Green News

WASHINGTON -- Across the country, cities and counties are instituting fees on plastic bags, or even banning them outright, in an effort to prevent pol...

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Caught in the Act: Malibu's Dirty Little Secret Cleaned Up (VIDEO)

Kathy Eldon | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Protection, Visions, John Sibert, Park, Malibu, Legacy, Pollution, Susan Nissman, Paul Herzog, Surfrider, Friendly, Environmental, Creative Visions Foundation, Legacy Park, Stormwater, Kathy Eldon, Foundation, Surfrider Foundation, Runoff, Creative, Ocean, Gardens, Clear Water Protection, Ocean Friendly Garden, Disinfection, Mayor, Ecological Threat, Run Off, Toxic, Irrigation, Polluted Stormwater, Environmental Project, Impact News

The glamorous city of 13,000 is now leading the way in stopping toxic stormwater and chemical-laden urban runoff from destroying its glamorous coastline.

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A Closer Look at the Beneficiaries of KROQ's Weenie Roast

Brandon Deroche | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Foo Fighters, Foster the People, Linkin Park, Bad Religion, Kroq, The Strokes, Surfrider Foundation, Weenie Roast, Music for Relief, Cage the Elephant, Young-the-Giant, Rise Against, Heal the Bay, La Impact, Los Angeles News

Tucked somewhere around the Jose Cuervo banana-eating contest, the three beneficiaries made their home. Each organization worked to educate the concert-goers about the work they're doing.

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Pro Surfer Rob Machado on Avoiding Hotels, Packing Socks, and Eating Kangaroo Tail

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Rob Machado, Bloomingdales, San Diego, Cardiff, Surfrider Foundation, Surfing, Tahiti, Chile, Travel Tips, Travel News

Known for his Zen-like flow both on land and in the water, Rob Machado is one of surfing's most recognizable figures and favorite ambassadors.

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There's No "Safe" Plastic, Already!

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Endocrine Disruptors, Plastic Pollution, Hormone Disrupting Plastics, Bisphenol-A, Surfrider Foundation, Toxic Plastics, BPA-Free Plastics Leach Chemicals, Phthalates, Plastic Chemicals in Fish, Green News

The latest science shows that plastics are really, really bad news. Hormone-disrupting chemicals were found to be leached from all kinds of plastics, including those labeled BPA-free.

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An Evening Of Surf, Style, And Shopping Benefitting Surfrider Foundation

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bloomingdale's, Surfrider Foundation, La Shopping, Santa Monica Place, Los Angeles News

Who: Something for the fashion-forward (and eco-conscious!) fellas. What: Bloomingdale's at Santa Monica Place is hosting an evening of surfing style...

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'Soul Of A Citizen': Village Politics -- Rebuilding Engaged Communities

Paul Loeb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Meg Whitman, Surfrider Foundation, Gulf Spill, Activism, 2010 Elections, Political Activism, Soul of a Citizen, Elections 2010, Books News

One way to do this outreach while simultaneously building a base for the future is to work toward engaging those face-to-face communities we're already part of.

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Hands Across the Sand Movement Makes a Bold Visual Statement Against Offshore Drilling

Zach Weisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Offshore Drilling, Bp, Moratorium, San Clemente, Protest, Surfrider Foundation, Hands Across the Sand, Dave Rauschkolb, San Clemente Pier, Impact News

Hands Across the Sand mobilized beachgoers in 860 different locations worldwide to make a bold, yet peaceful visual statement in protest of careless offshore drilling

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Surfers Lament the Largest Oil Spill in U.S. History

Zach Weisberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Bp, Gulf Coast, Jim Moriarty, Corexit, Louisiana, Oil Spill, Fourchon Beach, Deepwater Horizon, Surfrider Foundation, Impact News

A 45-year-old surfer, who lives near New Orleans, paints a clearer picture of what this disaster actually feels like for Louisiana residents and the local surf community.

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Activists Organize Peaceful Gatherings to Oppose Offshore Drilling

Stefanie Sekich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hands-Across-the Sand, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Surfrider Foundation, Offshore Oil Drilling, Los Angeles News

On Saturday June 26th, people from around the world will join hands for 15 minutes at local beaches to say no to offshore oil drilling and yes to clean energy.

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A Model Surfer: Artist Robb Havassy

Mary Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Giorgio Armani, Surf Story, Surfing Books, Surfrider Foundation, Surfing, Versace, Valentino, Robb Havassy, Surf Art, Los Angeles News

If you're familiar with the works of Robb Havassy, the odds are you are a surfer or a lover of surfer. That's because his art reflects his passion for the sport, and his love for the ocean.

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California Activists Raise Awareness About Offshore Drilling Threat

Stefanie Sekich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Community, Clean Energy, Alternative Energy, Surfrider Foundation, Offshore Drilling, Chuck DeVore, Drill Baby Drill, Los Angeles News

The fact that President Obama asked us to make "tough decisions about offshore oil and gas" in his State of the Union should give us great pause.

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Save Trestles, Safe Trestles, Surf Trestles

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Real Estate, Open Access, Architecture for Humanity, Surfing, Surfrider Foundation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Safe Access, Environmental Protection, Green News

Access to Trestles, one of North America's most celebrated waves, is under threat due to safety and environmental concerns.

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What Quiksilver Taught Me About Cystic Fibrosis

Stacie Krajchir | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Reef Mcintosh, Quiksilver Camps, Lisa Anderson, Green Cupcakes, Lung, Surfing, Surfrider Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Roxy, Quiksilver Foundation, Quiksilver, Cystic Fibrosis, Mauli Ola Foundation, Keep a Breast, Kala Alexander, Pulmonary, The Giving Life, Strider, Healthy Living News

Sometimes I have to remind myself that I really am living the dream. Aside from all of the "things" that I have and wonderful people in my life, above...

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Greening Hollywood: Green Geeks 2.0

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Waste Management, World Wildlife Fund, Social Vibe, Techcrunch, Surfrider Foundation, Michael Arrington, Geek 2.0, Greenopolis, Media News

Feel like getting social while going green(er)? Launched earlier this summer is Greenopolis, a social networking site that functions like the others,...

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