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Bacteria in Our Sand

These days, information flies around so freely that I barely notice something if I only see it once. But I have seen this story in a half a dozen places so it must be a big deal. In short, they have found MRSA bacteria in beach sand on the West Coast.

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Corruption, CAFRA, & Contaminated Sites...Perfect Together

Sometimes I wonder if politicians in NJ purposefully try to give the Sopranos writers material for new episodes should the show ever come back.  By now you have heard all about the political corruption scandal where 44 people were arrested in NJ and NY. Much of it involves money laundering, trafficking of human organs and really sorid stuff. But allow me to make the connection to the environment for you.  Read more »

Rally Against LNG - NJ

All photos by Dave Byer

Clean Ocean Action sponsored a really well attended rally against LNG on the Asbury Park boardwalk yesterday. There were speakers, a human SOS spelled out in the sand, and a few dozen surfers paddled out and held up a giant NO LNG banner.

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Anti-LNG Paddle Out - NY

As part of International Surfing Day celebrations, the NYC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation held a press conference / rally / Paddle Out against the LNG, Liquid Natural Gas, facilities planned off our coast. Right on the beach and boardwalk in Rockaway Beach, the event was attended by NY State Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer, and NYC Councilman Eric Ulrich.  Dozens of surfers paddled out to display their massive No LNG banner.  Read more »

Beachfill is a Waste of Money Report Finds

A US Senator has released a comprehensive report concluding that not only does beach dredge and fill waste taxpayers dollars, but it also keeps those dollars from going to projects that could actually save life and property.
http://coburn.senate.gov/public/_files/200905SenCoburnReportWashedouttos...

See the cover alone is worth a look.

Crazy About Caps

 Funny to think I got excited over and blogged about 4000 plastic bottle caps a little over a year ago. http://www.surfrider.org/blogger/2008_04_01_archive.asp .   Read more »

Offshore Drilling Op Ed in APP

This is the brainchild of Matt Walker at Surfing Magazine. I was just the local guy to get it into the local paper.

Shall we act like fools and allow offshore drilling?

http://www.app.com/article/200903290410/OPINION/903290324

LNG Hearings a Success

Even Polar Bear Plungers Don't Like LNG  Read more »

URGENT Public Hearings on Offshore LNG

Stop Ocean Industrialization!  Public Hearings on the proposal to build an island in the Atlantic Ocean as a Liquid Natural Gas facility.  Come out and join the Event and Cause on Facebook

NJ – Tues, Jan 27th, at the Eatontown Sheraton, 6 PM or
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=45357627313&ref=mf  Read more »