Links for 2/27/16

I wasn’t expecting much from jazz bagpipe, but this is great.

Source: Jazz bagpiper Rufus Harley on “I’ve Got a Secret” (1996)


 

The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational competition got underway at 8am (local time) today in monstrous waves at world-famous…

Source: Gladiators, Monster Waves | Quiksilver


 

Source: Yale Environment 360: Scientists find new large lizard species on remote Papua New Guinea island


 

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Source: Everyday Life in the Past : Photo


 

Source: The Reality of Touring Revenue From Someone Who Has Done It For 32 Years | The Trichordist

Links for 2/18/16

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.


 

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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


 

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Links for 2/17/16

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

Links for 2/5/16

Source: Ton-Up Boys, Girls, The Ace Cafe And The 59 Club: John Hoppy Hopkins’ Favorite Photographs – Flashbak


 

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…

Source: Relatively Interesting If you’re on the beach, this map shows you what’s across the ocean – Relatively Interesting


 

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


 

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Links for 1/18/16

Seismologists’ warnings about hydraulic fracturing and wastewater disposal divide residents, politicians and companies in Colorado and Oklahoma, while temblors increase around the region

Source: Fracking shakes the American west: ‘a millennium’s worth of earthquakes’ | Environment | The Guardian


 

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Improvements in the travel industry are helping us all to be greener globetrotters, writes Lucy Siegle

Source: The eco guide to booking a holiday | Lucy Siegle


 

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Responding to overwhelming consumer demand to be kept in the dark about where meat comes from, the government has relaxed the relevant labeling requirements. After more than a decade of wrangling, …

Source: They don’t have to tell you where meat comes from anymore


 

TRNN correspondent Dimitri Lascaris talks to former UN Ambassador of Bolivia Pablo Solon, who says the final Paris agreement is headed towards the creation of carbon markets with terms to be settled in future COP meetings

Source: Former Bolivian UN Ambassador: COP21 Draft Text Shows Plans to Further Commodify Nature