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How Surfers Against Sewage created three decades of disruptive change. Apr 15, 2020

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Learn how Surfers Against Sewage created three decades of disruptive change with Hugo Tagholm, the organization’s CEO for over 10 years. He talks about their new focus on harmful plastics, the power of an in-your-face message, “radical hope,” and how they became one of the Royal Family’s favorite non-profits.

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Check out Surfers Against Sewage here: https://www.sas.org.uk/
If you’re looking to help your community go plastic free, we encourage you to check out their Plastic Free Communities program: https://www.sas.org.uk/plastic-free-communities/
You can find Hugo online here https://www.instagram.com/hugotagholm/ and here https://twitter.com/HugoSAS
Rupi Kaur is a poet/author who seems to empathize with the whole of humanity: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VsoYxB5d5/
David Goggins is as hard as they come. Here he is, keeping things in perspective. Warning, colorful language: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xRPKOlVrd/
#StayHomeShredLater https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/451049/surfrider-foundation-launches-stayhomeshredlater

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How Australian Surfers paddled out to protect their coast Apr 08, 2020

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On this week’s podcast, learn how Australian surfers paddled out to protect their coast with activist Damien Cole. He talks about leading The Fight For The Bight campaign against a foreign oil company drilling off the coast of southern Australia, what their win meant, and the importance of a committed team.

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Damien was just one of many incredible activists in the Fight For The Bight. Check out The Great Australian Bight Alliance to see the other organizations and people involved: https://www.fightforthebight.org.au/
Do check out indigenous elder, Bunna Lawrie in “Jeedara: The Great White Whale” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMMrGCurugw
“The Head Of The Bight” by Patagonia Australia has some beautiful imagery of the area: https://vimeo.com/374032680
The Fight For The Bight Goes To Norway https://www.patagonia.com.au/blogs/roaring-journals/the-fight-for-the-bight-goes-to-norway
A great perspective from Sean Doherty, another amazing voice in this campaign: https://www.surfer.com/features/how-australian-surfers-defeated-equinor/
Here’s our most recent coverage: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/447762/bight-oil-drilling-plan-abandoned
And some in depth coverage from last year from our friend Adam Skolnick: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/386727/surfers-down-under-rise-up
Some of pro surfing’s best joined the paddle outs last year — https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/385795/paddle-out-for-the-bight-torquay
Australian Surfers Give A Masterclass In Protesting https://www.surfer.com/features/australian-surfers-give-master-class-protesting/
You can find Damien on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/damienmcole/
And you can find us online @wslpure and wslpure.org

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How the surfing community saved Trestles Apr 01, 2020

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Learn how the surfing community came together to save Trestles with the Surfrider Foundation leaders that spearheaded the campaign, CEO Chad Nelsen and Coastal Preservation Manager Stefanie Sekich-Quinn. With Surfrider and their strong coalition of grassroots organizations, they fought together against big money, big government, and almost impossible odds to protect one of the world’s most iconic waves.

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Australian Bushfires with Mick Fanning, Jessi Miley-Dyer, Sean Doherty, Amanda McKenzie Mar 25, 2020

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In this special episode, Reece connects with four notable figures in the Australian surf community to discuss the aftermath of the fires, why they happened in the first place, and what’s being done now. Three-time WSL World Champion Mick Fanning, WSL’s VP of Tours & Competition Jessi Miley-Dyer, writer and Patagonia Ambassador Sean Doherty, and CEO of Climate Council Amanda McKenzie look back at the impact of the devastating fires, and look forward to the recovery efforts in progress.

Thanks for listening to this special episode of WSL PURE | One Ocean. Here are the show notes for this week's episode:

Thanks to our guests this week:
Amanda McKenzie https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/author/amanda-mckenzie/
Mick Fanning https://www.instagram.com/mfanno/
Sean Doherty https://www.instagram.com/seano888/
Jessi Miley Dyer https://www.instagram.com/jessmileydyer/
Learn more about Climate Council and their work to advocate for climate action in Australia here. https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
Learn more about the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal and their work to rehabilitate Australia after the fires here. https://www.frrr.org.au/ [Sorry to our friends at FRRR for misreading their name in the show!]
And if you liked that quote from Kurt Vonnegut Jr., you can read the book from which it came, “God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.”
And you can find us online @wslpure and wslpure.org.

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Why a surfer and senator are fighting for Australia's ancient forests Mar 18, 2020

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Learn why a surfer and senator are fighting for Australia's ancient forests with WSL Championship Tour surfer and PURE Ambassador Ace Buchan and Senator for Tasmania Peter Whish-Wilson. They discuss their trip to the Tarkine, a region of Tasmia known for its incredible rainforests that is currently under threat from logging, and their interactions with the environmentalists fighting to protect the trees from being cut down. 2020 World Surf League. All Rights Reserved.

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How Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation builds grassroots movements. Mar 11, 2020

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Learn how Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation builds grassroots movements with Natalie McKinney, the foundation’s Executive Director. She also talks about educating kids on plastic pollution and farming, the positive power of coalitions, and growing up in Hawaii.

Thanks for listening. Before you go for a swim and run for city council, check the show notes...

You can learn more about Kōkua Hawai’i Foundation here https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/ and find them on social media @kokuahawaiifoundation.
And you can check out the Plastic Free Wave we built together a couple years ago, and the recent activation at the 2019 Pipemasters here https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/366461/join-wsl-pure-and-catch-the-plasticfreewave and here https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/439985/join-wsl-pure-and-friends-and-catch-the-plasticfreewave
As always, you can find us online at wslpure.org and @wslpure.

Until next time!

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Flotsam + Jetsam (March 6) - This week's ocean news... Mar 07, 2020

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CONGRATS to the Australian surf community that led the #FightForTheBight…and won!
Energy giant Equinor has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/great-australian-bight-equinor-abandons-plans-to-drill-for-oil

CLIMATE

Firstly, the AUS fires are FINALLY out…
And it seems that the present research shows that human caused climate change making the chances of the fires happening at least 30% more likely… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/australia-wildfires-climate-change.html
Great Barrier Reef could be facing the most extensive coral bleaching ever…
https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/record-february-heat-pushes-reef-corals-closer-to-big-bleaching-event-20200305-p547bc.html
California Had Its Driest February on Record…
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/climate/dry-california.html
Do something about it! Sign Surfrider Foundation’s Climate Action Alert
https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0028739&id=701i00000018YoU

COASTS

Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century, study finds
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/world/beaches-disappearing-climate-change-sea-level-rise/index.html

PLASTIC

How Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/plastic-problem-recycling-myth-big-oil-950957/
Earth Island Institute suing major single-use plastics producers and packagers https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-02-26/coca-cola-pepsi-other-big-companies-face-plastic-pollution-lawsuit
The list suggests it was at least somewhat informed by #BreakFreeFromPlastic’s brand audit… https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/globalbrandauditreport2018/
Do something about it! Support the Federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act!
https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU

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How surfing empowers women and youth in under-resourced communities. Mar 04, 2020

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Learn how surfing empowers women and youth in under-resourced communities with Emi Koch, Fulbright National Geographic Storyteller.

So many great notes to follow up on this week!

Learn more about and support Emi’s NGO - Beyond The Surface International https://www.beyondthesurfaceinternational.org/ You can also find her work on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/beyondthesurfaceintl/ and https://www.instagram.com/coast2coast.movement/
If you want to see Transformed “Beyond The Surface” it’s available here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/448196/wsl-studios-transformed-season-3-beyond-the-surface?playlistId=447965&s1=watch
We chatted about our experience volunteering in Peru with https://www.wavesfordevelopment.org/ And this is an all-time favorite moment of mine, when my wife took the initiative to get some of the girls in the water https://www.instagram.com/p/BRaJonFBV54/
Check out the Kovalam Surf Club here https://www.kovalamsurfclub.com/
And be sure to see the whole film, too! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3504810/

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Why baby fish are eating microplastics Feb 26, 2020

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Learn why baby fish are eating microplastics with Jamison Gove, PhD, Oceanographer at NOAA.

Check out the stunning imagery here - “Baby fish have started eating plastic. We haven’t yet seen the consequences” https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/05/microplastics-impact-on-fish-shown-in-pictures/
See more about how “Prey-size plastics are invading larval fish nurseries” https://www.pnas.org/content/116/48/24143 https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/users/332186-jamison-m-gove/posts/56442-prey-size-plastics-are-invading-larval-fish-nurseries
To help track coral bleaching in Hawaii, check out https://Hawaiicoral.org
Learn how “Hunting Wild Pigs Could Save Hawaii’s Coral Reefs” https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=jCEdBoONo2k&feature=emb_title

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Flotsam + Jetsam (Feb 21) - This week's ocean news.... Feb 22, 2020

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Here’s the ocean news that floated into our inbox this week, February 21, 2020:

Former prime ministers are supporting “30x30” targets... “World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/18/world-leaders-urged-to-step-back-from-precipice-of-ecological-ruin-aoe
Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve In Pursuit Of Legal Protection https://www.savethewaves.org/gold-coast-world-surfing-reserve-gains-legal-protection/
Check out our friends at Surfers For Climate! https://www.instagram.com/surfersforclimate/ and their call to support #CliamteActNow “Australian leaders launch petition for a Climate Change Act #ClimateActNow” https://www.climateactnow.com.au/
Take 3 For The Sea CEO, Tim Silverwood, is handing over the reins of Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/ - and starting Ocean Impact https://www.ocean-impact.org/ -- An accelerator to help people start, grow & invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean.
Solar prices are dropping below coal prices, and that’s great news for the ocean… “As Solar Energy's Price Has Dropped, More Companies Get Onboard” https://www.npr.org/2020/02/21/808016558/as-solar-energys-price-has-dropped-more-companies-get-onboard?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr