Surfboards. Aloha. Rock n Roll
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Scientist on honeymoon in Thailand stumbles on ‘horrific-looking’ creature that is the first one known to swim
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Source: Now available: Star Trek Original Series Bluetooth Communicator at Firebox
If tests of the 100m-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface are successful, it could be deployed at a larger scale in the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’
International Surfing Day, June 20, A Global Day of Activation to Protect and Enjoy Our Coasts – Surfrider Foundation
Guitarist, record producer and songwriter who co-wrote The Dark End of the Street and worked with Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Tammy Wynette
Source: Chips Moman obituary | Music | The Guardian
Working On a Dream: the Long Reef Old Mal & Vee Bottom Surf Fest
‘I am a Sunflower’: Amazing Chinese children’s propaganda record
When New England fishers complained of working harder and harder to catch fewer and fewer fish, Spencer Baird assembled a scientific team to investigate. Though a fishery failure would once have seemed inconceivable, Baird wrote in his report, “an alarming decrease of the shore-fisheries has been thoroughly established by my own investigations, as well as by evidence of those whose testimony was taken.” Continue reading
Source: The Number One Thing We Can Do to Protect Earth’s Oceans – BillMoyers.com
China plans undersea lab, 3km down / Boing Boing
Eigentlich soll Palmöl im Kraftstoff das Klima schützen. Nach Ansicht von Umweltschützern ist das Gegenteil der Fall.
Source: Biokraftstoffe: Europa giert nach Palmöl – SPIEGEL ONLINE
Dwindling of Arctic’s oldest ice since 1990
Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as a result of ‘dramatic impact of climate change’ on the Solomon Islands
Source: Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits
A Tiny Spock Leaning on a 1964 Buick Riviera Is the Best Hot Wheels Car Ever
Australia’s natural wonder is in mortal danger. Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest. Using exclusive photographs and new data, a Guardian special report investigates how the reef has been devastated – and what can be done to save it
Source: The Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare | Environment | The Guardian
World’s first grid-connected tidal array almost complete
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Royal Hawaiian Featherwork: N? Hulu Ali‘i | LACMA
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This week we’re honoured to have the legend of TWANG drop into the Henhouse, Mr. Duane Eddy himself! For those of you who don’t know him, Duane Eddy revolutionized the sound of the electric guitar and became the king of “twang” with his trusty Gretsch guitar in hand.
Source: Episode 11 – Duane Eddy (Part 1)
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To imagine the ocean of the future: picture a writhing mass of unkillable tentacles, forever
Source: To imagine the ocean of the future: picture a writhing mass of unkillable tentacles, forever
The new, unelected government is reversing progressive measures by President Dilma Rousseff by taking over Indigenous land and attacking labor laws.
Source: Brazil Coup Govt Moves to Change Definition of Slavery | News | teleSUR English
Last week two activities were executed: The presentation of a booklet on penal environmental legislation, and the organization of an introductory course on environmental law.
Source: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Promotes Environmental Law in Galapagos – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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In California today, a grand jury indicted the Plains All-American Pipeline and one of the oil company’s employees on criminal charges over the massive 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County.
Source: Texas oil firm indicted in massive 2015 oil spill off coast of Santa Barbara, CA
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Silicon Valley father of four Damon McMillan has just put the finishing touches to his Seacharger boat and plans to set it off on a solo trip from the Californian coast down to Hawaii on May 30. The craft is designed to cut through the waves using only a motor powered by solar panels.
Source: Solar-powered boat ready to make 2,000 mile ocean voyage on its own
Women’s & Longboard Champs Crowned At the Australian Indigenous Titles
Grass in the park at the center of San Francisco gentrification debate is now for rent
Source: Grass in the park at the center of San Francisco gentrification debate is now for rent
Sinkhole discovery suggests humans were in Florida 14,500 years ago
A battle over access to a prime piece of California coast has brought unwanted attention to one of the most prominent venture capitalists in Silicon Valley.
Source: Billionaire V.C. under fire in beach dispute – Reuters.TV
An oil sheen of 2 miles by 13 miles could be seen off the Louisiana coast.
Source: Shell Oil Spill Dumps Thousands Of Barrels Of Crude Into Gulf Of Mexico
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Berta Cáceres, the environmental advocate shot dead in her home in March, told friends of a hitman boasting about his plans as she ‘worked frantically’
Source: ‘Time was running out’: Honduran activist’s last days marked by threats
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Oldest known axe discovered in Australia, claim researchers
We need a revolt against the fossil fuel industry
Amidst lingering smoke from the morning’s ceremony, Garifuna leader Miriam Miranda opened up the space with a welcoming. “We celebrate that you are here with us today to build something real. We don’t want our Sister Berta to become an empty word. We don’t want her name to become just another slogan.”
Significant portions of the habitats for loggerhead turtles, right whales, and many other species would be impacted if the Obama administration approves permits for seismic testing.
Source: Loggerhead, Right Whale Breeding Grounds Are Entirely Covered By Atlantic Blasting Area | ThinkProgress
Water is at risk in the United States and around the world. Its quality and availability is in peril. Today, nearly one in eight people lack access to adequate supplies of safe drinking water. Globally, water-borne diseases kill more people than tuberculosis or malaria, and five times as many children die of diarrhea than of HIV/AIDS.
Source: Watching Out for Our Water | Common Dreams | Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community
