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What happens when a small-government, antispending philosophy rules the day? Flint happens.
Source: Skinflints
Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold
Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures
Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.
Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5
Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea
Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.
Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine
At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.
Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider
Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online
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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.
Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964
Fatboy’s $250 “picnic lounge” is a 9’x 7?, weather-resistant, picnic/beach blanket with a built-in pocket (inside the Fatboy logo-tag). (via Geekologie)
Source: Picnic/beach blanket that looks like a knotted rug / Boing Boing
Prof Antonella Sorace says children should be encouraged to learn less common languages to prevent them from dying out
Source: Preserve rare languages to spread benefits of multilingualism, says expert | Science | The Guardian
It started with an email from a source at Interpol. The subject line of the email said: “Brace yourself.” Attached to the email was a video that showed four men at sea, swimming frantic…
Source: A Murder at Sea. Caught on Camera. Will Anyone Investigate?
Though remains of 19 bodies were found at dump, investigators said no physical evidence supports attorney general’s claim that students were incinerated there
Source: Show the Love this Valentine’s Day | For the love of
Environmental groups — including all surf environmental groups — are concerned over proposed firing of California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director, Dr. Charles Lester. Here’s why.
Source: Battle Lines Drawn In California — and Why Surfers Should Care
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a ‘fourth industrial revolution’ to keep the ‘growth’ juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
Source: Peak stuff: have we reached the end of the ‘growth’ party? – The Ecologist
Source: ‘The Devil’s Toy’: The evils of skateboarding exposed! | Dangerous Minds
The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules as soon as Friday to curb methane leaks from oil and natural gas production, its latest attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production under its control, sources familiar with the plan said.
Source: U.S. to tackle oil and gas methane waste on public lands: sources
Have you ever lay on the beach, looked out across the ocean, and wondered what you could see on the other side? Well, then you might find this relatively interesting – a map that shows the countries that are due east and west from points along the coasts of North and South America. To make…
Not to be used for housing.
Source: Got a brand problem? Put a bird on it. — The Startup — Medium
Source: Retro To Go: New Dansette reissue: Crosley CR6234A Dansette Junior portable record player
Guardian photographer David Levene travelled across the San Francisco Bay Area photographing the sites that transformed one of the great cities of the world
Source: San Francisco, then and now
The apartments at 310, 320, and 330 Esplanade in Pacifica, California are literally hanging over the edge of a cliff. Rain, storms, and rising ocean levels are steadily eroding the sandy bluffs on …
Source: Video: cliffside apartment buildings near San Francisco are about to fall / Boing Boing
Source: Thrillville: Introducing THRILLVILLE PRESS!
Back in ’77 when shorts were short, socks were long and hair was big, professional photographer Nick De Wolf took these excellent shots of young skateboarders or as they were called in the early days Sidewalk Surfers showing off their skillz. These shots were taken in Aspen, Colorado about the time when freestyle skating was [&hellip
Source: Sidewalk Surfers of Seventy Seven – Voices of East Anglia
Electronics firm builds floating solar farm on a reservoir due to a scarcity of land for utility-scale solar in Japan
Source: Japan begins work on ‘world’s largest’ floating solar farm | Environment | The Guardian
In 1964, ten of the world’s best surfers converge on Manly Beach to fight for the title of world champion. (Video excerpt 2.03 minutes This clip chosen to be G)
Source: King of the Surf
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Hackney Brewery and food waste charity Feedback link up to launch quality pale ale that’s made from surplus loaves of bread
Source: Raise a Toast and help tackle the problem of food waste
Brant from Climate Truth writes, “A fishing boat captain, a restaurateur, and a Cuban refugee being displaced by rising seas in South Florida are setting off for New Hampshire next week to ha…
Source: Watch: Florida climate survivors travel to New Hampshire to confront Marco Rubio / Boing Boing
Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.
Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog
“These traditions come from Neolithic times — from shamanism — and they have never stopped,” said Mr. Fréger,
Source: European Masquerades: Pagan Costumes Of The Light Continent’s Wilder Men – Flashbak
The Beach Boys film Love and Mercy portrays Brian Wilson as experiencing music playing constantly in his head. A growing body of research suggests that this rare phenomenon might have been behind his creative talent
Source: Was musical memory the secret to Brian Wilson’s genius? | Music | The Guardian
Source: A Story as Sharp as a Knife – inside the vibrant art of the Haida | Creative Review
The public are being enlisted to read through detailed logs of whaling ships which include records of ice flows and weather conditions
Source: The 19th-century whaling logbooks that could help scientists understand climate change