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Beach water tests in all-time low PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 09:40

Beach water: testing one, two, three

Just because your local beach hasn't been closed in awhile doesn't mean it's somehow gotten cleaner-in fact it may be dirtier.

"Isn't that what water quality testing is for?" you may be wondering.

Well, yes, assuming that it's being done. According to an unnerving investigation conducted by the LA Times, beach health testing is at an all-time low since it was made law in 1999.

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Dead fish invades beaches of Delaware Bay PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 17 August 2010 10:19

Fairhaven, Massachusetts: citizens forced to choose another beach

While Barack Obama swims in the Gulf of Mexico, beachgoers in Fairhaven, Massachusetts were met with a nasty surprise last week when thousands of dead fish washed up on local beaches, causing a smell one young interviewee described as "wicked bad."

The dead fish, all of them menhaden (a species belonging to the herring family), also washed up en masse along the Delaware Bay in New Jersey.

Environmental experts are unsure of why the fish are dying, but don't believe pollution, a broken commercial fishing net, or toxic algae blooms are to blame.

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The US Beach Act needs support from the surfing community PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 07 August 2010 13:45

Beach Act: for safe sands and waters | Photo: Cumulus Clouds

For the third year in a row, Congress is considering a bill to reauthorize the Beach Act. This landmark law was first championed by Surfrider Foundation a decade ago.

The Clean Coastal Environment & Public Health Act of 2009 will increase the amount of federal dollars that can be spent on beach water quality monitoring and will modernize the technology we rely on to protect the health of the beach-going public. It also expands the scope of the Beach Act to include tracking and cleaning up the sources of beach water pollution. The House of Representatives has passed this bill twice now, but it has not yet seen the Senate floor.

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Barack Obama halts oil drilling until December PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 12:24

The Gulf of Mexico oil tragedy: green fields and oil aren't friends

The Obama Administration today issued new suspensions on deepwater drilling on the OCS that will last until Nov 30, 2010.

Last week a federal appeals court rejected the federal government's effort to impose an offshore deepwater drilling moratorium, opening the door to resumed drilling in the Gulf while the legal fight continues.

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SurfAid and Walu join forces in Papua New Guinea PDF Print E-mail
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Saturday, 10 July 2010 14:01

Surf Aid: great job, now with Walu

SurfAid International granted the newly formed Walu International an experience that will help proliferate their impact in villages in Papua New Guinea.

SurfAid gave Walu an inside look on how Community-led Total Sanitation (CLTS) is being properly implemented on the island of Nias, off North Sumatra, Indonesia, with the objective of helping expedite the impact that Walu will have as an organization.

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SURFING

High scores at the 2010 Panama ISA World Masters

Thursday, 02 September 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center It was an intense fourth day of competition at the Panama ISA World Masters Surfing Championship with only repercharge rounds taking place today, again in pretty big waves that reached the 8 to 10 foot faces mark. There were 99 surfers at the beginning of the day, 70 remains now out of the 107 that initiated last Sunday. South Africa, Australia, Peru and Brazil are leading the ratings, with all their surfers still in contention for the title.
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The California Surf Festival celebrates surf culture

Thursday, 02 September 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center The California Surf Festival celebrates awareness and support for surf history preservation through the California Surf Museum, between the 19th and 22nd November. It is an international event destination bringing people from all over the world to Oceanside, California, to experience surf culture through films, music, art, photography and interaction with those who embody the culture as well as highlight the surf community of California. The California Surf Film Festival, produced as a...
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KITESURFING

Alberto Rondina and Bruno Sroka are European kitesurfing champions

Monday, 30 August 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center Celline Collaud from Switzerland and Alberto Rondina from Italy performed best after five successful events throughout the most beautiful beaches in Europe. 76 riders from 11 nations were attending the final stage of the Kitesurf Tour Europe in Swinoujscie. “It was a great pleasure to host the series for the first time and it will be not the last” , Wojciech Gagorowski CEO of Event Factory S.C. said right after the ceremony.
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Louis Tapper sets the longest kitesurfing journey in Brazil

Monday, 30 August 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center Louis Tapper has successfully kitesurfed the 2000 kilometres of Brazil’s coast to set a new world record for the “longest kitesurfing journey”. Tapper concluded the adventure in 30 days, landing at Praia do Meio Beach. "I am pleased to finish and somewhat relived. I am looking forward to do some stress free kiting and waking up late", said Tapper after finishing this tiring adventure.
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WINDSURFING

"The Windsurfing Movie II" is available to order

Thursday, 02 September 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center The hugely anticipated sequel to The Windsurfing Movie is hitting screens and is available to order online now!Building on the award winning success of Poor Boyz Productions first action packed windsurfing movie, the second instalment follows some of the world's most radical sailors as they travel around the globe in search of the ultimate wind and wave combo seen through the eyes of Levi Siver (Dakine). The movie is packed full of inspiring athletes and former world champions alike,...
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UKWA promotes RS:X training events

Tuesday, 31 August 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center The RS:X class will be running 8 open training events between September 2010 and end March 2011. The training will be similar to the sessions run last year, there will be 4 sessions pre-Christmas and 4 post. The main difference this time is that the Class will be hosting the Transitional Training Squad selection events; i.e. there will be no separate selection events as in the past, so if you want to be considered for the 2011 RS:X Transitional Squad the only way to qualify is to attend the...
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BODYBOARDING

The Deeply Surfusiom 2010 hits Ferrol

Thursday, 02 September 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center In the aftermath of the Pantin Surf Classic, the Galician coast prepares for another wave challenge, this time with the Deeply Surfusiom 2010, from 2nd to 5th September. The 7th edition of this IBA World Tour event will be held at the Doniños Beach, Ferrol, in the North of Spain. Amaury Lavernhe, the newly crowned 2010 world bodyboarding champion, will hit the waters of Doniños. "I had already planned to come to Ferrol because I enjoy the waves of this region", he said.
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Green light for the Scion Jenks Pro 2010

Wednesday, 01 September 2010

SurferToday.com | Surfing News Center The Scion Jenks Pro rider check-in went down tonight at the Jenks Inlet Bar and Grill. The over 100 Athletes where greeted to waves as a bonus for coming to the opening ceremonies. 3-4ft perfect swell hit the Jenks sand bar right before dark and the nations best were there tear it apart.
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