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A short promotion for the Surfrider Foundation.
www.surfrider.org
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Over 2,500 activists gathered on beaches from Clearwater to Fort DeSoto in part of a statewide protest of off-shore oil drilling on Saturday. In an event called Hands Across the Sand, crowds of people from all backgrounds and political leanings joined together to oppose the possibility of oil drilling as near as 3-10 miles off Florida’s coast.
In a bi-partisan press conference before the protest, Republicans and Democrats united with a common message—preserve Florida’s beaches to preserve Florida’s economy.
“There is no good reason to risk our economy,” U.S. Senator Bill Nelson wrote in a statement read by his Regional Director Shahra Anderson. He said it involves too many risks for an outcome that will do nothing to lower the price of gas.
Tourism adds $65 billion per year to the state’s economy. In 2009, a tough economic year, 200,000 less tourists visited Pinellas County than the year before. Off-shore oil drilling might completely wash away the already fragile tourist economy.
State Representative Jim Frisch agreed. “We have a $7 billion tourist economy here in Pinellas County alone,” Frisch noted. “We can’t risk that.”
Pinellas County Commissioner Ken Welch voiced his concerns for the Tampa Bay area economy and for the environment Floridians enjoy. “Make no mistake about it. Near shore oil drilling represents a significant threat to our coastal environment, to our tourism based economy, and to our way of life as Floridians.”
Protesters on the sand echoed a similar sentiment. Protesters envisioning a clean energy future for the sunshine state disagree with continuing dependence on old oil technology. Many expressed concerns for a polluted Gulf and tainted Florida beaches. Hand Across the Sand participants dressed in black to represent oil that could pollute Florida’s beaches. When the protesters linked hands, a helicopter flew above and snapped photographs of the human oil spill. (Click on the link to read more.)Over 2,500 activists gathered on beaches from Clearwater to Fort DeSoto in part of a... more
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How do you make a Toyota Camry Hybrid even more green? Rip out the conventional gasoline tank and replace it with ultra clean burning compressed natural gas (CNG). The Surfrider Foundation's CNG Camry Hybrid shows a clear path to the future, where we rely solely on domestically produced fuel. CA-based Metal Crafters did the CNG conversion work, while Street Image handled the cosmetics.How do you make a Toyota Camry Hybrid even more green? Rip out the conventional... more
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This plan is bad for the environment, ocean life, and beach goers. It poses a threat to security in the Northeast, and it broadens our dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuels which can only lead to political tensions & potential future conflicts. Together we say NO TO LNG OFF OUR SHORES. There are a few easy ways to take action against this proposed plan to build an artificial island 13 miles south of Long Beach.
1.) SIGN THE PETITION ONLINE AT CARE2 thepetitionsite.com/petition/689151878 OR AT cleanoceanaction.org
2.) STAY UP TO DATE ON THE FIGHT TO STOP THE LNG ISLAND BY SIGNING UP ON FACEBOOK CAUSES apps.facebook.com/causes/193079
2.) WRITE TO GOVERNOR PATERSON BY MAIL OR EMAIL
Governor David A. Paterson
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
161.11.121.121/govemail (governor's email form)
3.) NJ RESIDENTS WRITE TO GOVERNOR CORZINE
Governor Jon Corzine
Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625
state.nj.us/governor/about/contact
4.) VOICE YOUR CONCERNS IN D.C.
Yvette M. Fields, Director
Office of Deepwater Ports and Offshore Activities
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, W21-309 (MAR-530)
Washington, DC 20590
To view the docket, go to regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#docketDetail?R=USCG-2007-28535. Please wait as the page loads slowly even though it appears to be done loading.
To submit comments, go to regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#submitComment?R=0900006480946987 and follow the instructions.
5.) PRINT OUT THE PETITION & FLYERS AND GIVE THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS TO SIGN & PASS FORWARD. SIMPLY VISIT THIS LINK & CLICK BELOW TO PRINT sparrowmedia.net/index.php?/projects/no-lng-video-w-envy-on-the-coast-/
6.) SHARE THIS VIDEO WITH OTHERS & TELL OTHERS ABOUT WHAT ENVY ON THE COAST, SPARROW MEDIA, CIPHER, SURFRIDER, & CLEAN OCEAN ACTION ARE TRYING TO DO. PLEASE SHARE THESE LINKS WITH OTHERSThis plan is bad for the environment, ocean life, and beach goers. It poses a threat... more
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Created by Saatchi and Saatchi for the Surfrider foundation, it's a neat way of drawing attention to an ever-increasing problem...
Strategically placed catches of the day in local farmers' markets...with some nice attention to detail.
Wonder if you got to take them home in plastic bags...?
dCreated by Saatchi and Saatchi for the Surfrider foundation, it's a neat way of... more
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don't catch a wave. catch a shark!
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Eight time world surfing champ and legend gets together with 600 of his closest friends, including Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder, to raise money and awareness to save the famous surf beach Trestles in San Clemente, CA.
Produced by: Evan B. Stone & Douglas CaballeroEight time world surfing champ and legend gets together with 600 of his closest... more
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The TCA (Transportation Corridor Agencies) plan to build the last leg of the toll road system (241 Foothill South) but are constantly challenged by numerous foundations including the Surfrider Foundation in belief that the road could have significant effects on the natrual enviroment and the world class wave at Trestles Beach. (For more info on the subject go to http://www.ftcsouth.com/home/index.asp for the TCA's info and http://www.surfrider.org/savetrestles/ for the Surfriders info, READ BOTH and decide for your self.)The TCA (Transportation Corridor Agencies) plan to build the last leg of the toll road... more
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The Surfrider Foundation is constantly challenging the Transportation Corridor Agency's (TCA) plans to build a Toll Road through San Onofre State Park but makes questionable claims about impacts to the waves and environment that the road may cause.The Surfrider Foundation is constantly challenging the Transportation Corridor... more
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The TCA (Transportation Corridor Agencies) plan to build the last leg of the toll road system (241 Foothill South) but are constantly challenged by numerous foundations including the Surfrider Foundation in belief that the road could have significant effects on the natrual enviroment and the world class wave at Trestles Beach. (For more info on the subject go to http://www.ftcsouth.com/home/index.asp for the TCA's info and http://www.surfrider.org/savetrestles/ for the Surfriders info, READ BOTH and decide for your self.)The TCA (Transportation Corridor Agencies) plan to build the last leg of the toll road... more
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In surf shops, on bluffs and even out in the ocean while waiting for water to crest, Baja California's surfers have been rehashing a series of recent armed attacks on foreigners, many of whom had been frequenting the beaches here just south of Tijuana for years.
"It's all we talk about," said Doug Wampler, 55, who has surfed Baja's waves since 1967. "We analyze each incident and we wonder if we're going to be next." In surf shops, on bluffs and even out in the ocean while waiting for water to crest,... more
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