Bondi Bathers goes solar
I’m a sucker for feel-good green stories like this one sent to us by the Waverley Council PR people. Be great if all the surf clubs were solar powered I reckon. Anyway, here’s the bumpf… World’s Oldest Surf Lifesaving Club Goes Solar On Saturday 6 February, the world’s oldest surf lifesaving club, Bondi Surf Bathers’ […]
Clearing the AIRS: latest satellite data verifies climate change
Interesting news of Infrared satellite data being released to public (deniers time to write your papers for peer review). Short version: climate change is happening; water vapour is amplifying, not muting average temp rise; data shows storms becoming stronger and more frequent; AIRS could dramatically improve accuracy of forecasting models. Large changes in climate likely […]
HEAPS DROP IN ON SURFRIDER
Over 270 souls turned out to pay respect to the beaches and sea at Surfrider Foundation’s Northern Beaches inaugural annual fundraiser, proving that quite a few of us do indeed respect the fact we all use the same ocean. Bridging the brief gap between Layne’s annual WCT contribution and the upcoming Manly Festival of Surfing, […]
Half Way there, half way to Go!
The Transparentsea team passes Point Plomer www.transparentseavoyage.com (Tuesday, October 20th, Crescent Head, NSW, Australia): After 19 days of surfing, paddling and sailing their way down the NSW coast, the environmental awareness group led by pro surfer Dave Rastovich has successfully passed the halfway point of their intended 700km, 36 day voyage from Byron Bay to […]
NORTHERN BEACHES JOIN THE LARGEST DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION IN HISTORY
2000+ EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD On Saturday 24 October 2009 Northern Beaches residents will join hundreds of thousands of people from around the world in taking a stand for a safe climate future as part of the largest global day of climate action ever witnessed. The call to action by both Climate Action Pittwater and […]
“TRANSPARENTSEA” – A MODERN JOURNEY WITH ANCIENT CREATURES
Professional surfer Dave Rastovich initiates a bold environmental awareness campaign tomorrow from Byron Bay. Professional free-surfer and environmental campaigner David Rastovich will attempt an epic 700km ocean paddle from Byron Bay to Bondi Beach this October. The journey aims to follow the annual migration south of humpback whales and their calves while raising awareness of […]
Dangerous staph bacteria found at US beaches in Washington state
Interesting item… anyone know if there are Australian researchers working along the same lines? SAN FRANCISCO — Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with the problem. The germ […]
About the climate poll
A week ago I was looking for a poll idea and I happened across this article entitled “Climate Change Belief Research – great cause for concern by Mike Hanlon” on the gizmag site. As many of our regulars have no doubt worked out, I’m quite keenly interested in the topic and so I was intrigued […]
Barton Lynch at Surfrider Northern Beaches
Former world surfing champion Barton Lynch will be coming along to the Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches public meeting on Wednesday 2 September. This meeting is open to anyone who’s interested in coming along to hear from Barton and learn a little about Surfrider Foundation. Barton will give a brief talk about his career and his […]
Kirra Beach Project Meeting
Public meeting to discuss sand buildup at Kirra on 30 July at 630pm in Coolangatta.