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Where are we in the El Nino/La Nina cycle?

7 March, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: During February 2013, ENSO-neutral continued although SSTs remained below average across the eastern half of the equatorial Pacific Ocean. The Niño 3.4 index remained near -0.5oC, while the Niño 3 index became less negative as the month progressed. The oceanic heat co…
Plant a Tree plan adds website, nabs Wilko

7 March, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Apparently Wilko didn’t read his etnies contract very carefully. According to the video posted today, Wilko is required to personally plant a tree for every pair of his etnies Wilko Dapper and Wilko Dory shoes sold, since the styles are part of the brand’s Buy a Shoe, Plan…
Firewire signs on to eco-credentialing project

7 March, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: Firewire has joined The Ecoboard Project, an important environmental initiative focused on the verification of our surfboards’ eco-credentials by the non-profit SustainableSurf.org (SS). SS is dedicated to helping the surfboard industry transition to more eco-friendly materials …
Bali’s sea turtles get help on the Gold Coast

7 March, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Several groups have joined the Quiksilver Foundation at the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast to both show off their progress and to elicit support in their on-going efforts to clean up Bali’s beaches, support the Bali lifeguards and ensure the survival of Bali’s sea …
Orcas break up surf session in Canada

5 March, 2013 : - VIDEO: On Feb 23rd, videographer Adam Chilton was filming a bunch of surfers in the line-up in Tofino, Canada, when a pod of killer whales hunting sea lions rocked up. He hit the record button, posted the video on his Youtube page and within a few days, over 350 000 people had watched the clip.…
Dredging taking tubes from Whangamata Bar

28 February, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: The Whangamata Bar Association (WBA) was formed after a meeting in May 2012 of 40 plus local surfers concerned about degrading wave quality at the Whangamata Bar. After independently monitoring The Bar under the guidance of surveyors and coastal process scientists, local member…
Sea Shepherd thick in the whaling fight

27 February, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: In response to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in a preliminary injunction hearing against Sea Shepherd Conservation Society U.S. as brought by Japan’s Institute for Cetacean Research, the global marine conservation nonprofit calls the ruling a 'bad decision,' …
Guess Where? Aussies name new surf reserve

27 February, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Victoria’s first National Surfing Reserve on Phillip Island will be formally declared at a ceremony to be held on Saturday, 16 March 2013 at Cape Woolamai Beach at 10.30am and everyone is invited. The Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve, made up of four sites along Ph…
World Water Day gets 3-second film fest

26 February, 2013 : - FILM: That dripping sink faucet often fades into white noise, but what most people don’t realize is that one leak can waste up to 20 gallons of water per day. To raise awareness about our world’s water issues and the small changes individuals can do to help, Surfrider Foundation…
Coldest place in the Northern hemi?

26 February, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: The coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere have been recorded in Sakha, the location of the Oymyakon valley, where according to the United Kingdom Met Office a temperature of -67.8 degrees Celsius (-90 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in 1933 - the coldest on record …
Dave Rastovich paddles for New Zealand

25 February, 2013 : - VIDEO: For Zen Wallis, at last, relief ... on December 1st 2012, David 'Rasta' Rastovich paddled the final metres into Piha after a testing two-week, 350 km journey from Taranaki. The paddle was long, tough and treacherous. It pushed Rasta, one of the world’s greatest surfers, to new …
Japanese whalers ram Sea Shepherd boat

21 February, 2013 : - ENVIRONMENT: Anti-whaling activists called on Wednesday for Australia to send a naval vessel to the Southern Ocean after a confrontation in which they said a Japanese whaling ship collided with two of their protest vessels, damaging their flagship. 'The Nisshin Maru has rammed the Steve Irw…
Firewire branches into wood construction

20 February, 2013 : - INDUSTRY: In the ongoing pursuit of greener products with lower environmental impacts, Firewire has developed our most eco-friendly technology to date. Working in conjunction with Australian master cabinetmaker Grant Newby, Firewire has taken 21st century surfboard manufacturing techniques …