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How deep sea research uncovered an underwater upside-down lake. Feb 19, 2020

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Learn how deep sea research uncovered an underwater upside-down lake with Carlie Wiener, Director of Marine Communications at the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Learn more about Schmidt Ocean Institute’s work here: https://schmidtocean.org/
Want to see the upside down underwater lake? https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=281483759375976
Boo! Check out the “Ghost Fish” https://schmidtocean.org/underwater-reveal-finding-deepest-fish-leads-to-seamount-discovery/#images-4
Want to see how you can use an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) to paint for you? https://schmidtocean.org/cruise-log-post/mechanical-muse/
And you can see more of the S.O.I.’s Artist At Sea Program here: https://schmidtocean.org/apply/artist-residency-program/
And just for fun, we have to share this one again -- see how deep the deep sea goes and who lives at what depth! https://neal.fun/deep-sea/

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Flotsam + Jetsam (Feb 14) - This week's ocean news... Feb 15, 2020

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Take action to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act! https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU&cid=54585defa91e651aba4b0eb1a4b3741ff8d11849a8db3f265439ad2d4c70be55e6f52a587c4f23526be3b5685317671c

Learn more about the Break Free From Plastic Act https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/federal-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-act-introduced

Check out the Story of Plastic https://www.eventbrite.com/e/story-of-plastic-screening-tickets-92406820287?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventname_text

The Antarctic is heating up… https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/world/antarctica-registers-hottest-temperature-on-record/index.html

Meanwhile the Arctic permafrost is melting, too. https://www.wired.com/story/abrupt-permafrost-thaw/

Like eating poke? Might want to read up on The Poke Paradox https://longreads.com/2020/02/06/the-poke-paradox/

Scope out these sustainable sneakers — The Space Hippies — from Nike. https://news.nike.com/news/space-hippie

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Why your surfboard sucks for the ocean Feb 12, 2020

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Learn why your surfboard sucks for the ocean and the environment with Ry Harris, eco-board guru and surfboard shaper.

Check out Ry’s work at https://earthtechsurf.com/ and find them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/earthtechnologies/
Scroll down here to see the boards Ry and team laminated at the PURE Village during the Freshwater Pro https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/421840/wsl-pure-sustainable-innovators-join-forces-at-the-surf-ranch
Learn more about Ecoboard Certification from Sustainable Surf http://www.sustainablesurf.org/ecoboard/

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How kōkua spirit can change the world. Feb 05, 2020

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Learn how kōkua spirit can change the world with Kim Johnson, educator and founder of the Johnson Ohana Foundation and Kōkua Hawaii Foundation.

Check out Kim’s amazing work to green Jack’s tour https://jackjohnsonmusic.com/archive/news/thanks_for_a_great_green_tour
Learn more about All At Once http://allatonce.org/,
Check out the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/
Join the BYOBottle campaign here https://byobottle.org/
And you can find us @wslpure and at wslpure.org!

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Flotsam + Jetsam (Jan 31) - This week's ocean news... Jan 31, 2020

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Australian scientists are urging the government to act on climate! https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/dire-outlook-researchers-call-for-urgent-australian-climate-action-20200128-p53vfq.html

They should know, they’re looking at the data, like this video from NASA https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1220451416197730305?s=12

Meanwhile, New Jersey is taking a big step forward to protect its coast https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/nyregion/climate-change-nj-environmental-rules.html

and New York is battling the Williams Pipeline (again!). Sign the petition if you can! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-governor-cuomopublic-service-commission-listen-to-the-clcpa-reject-all-of-national-grids-fracked-gas-pipelines-and-proposals

In California, new renewable energy targets may mean a boost to the economy https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/01/27/a-7-billion-economic-opportunity-from-stronger-california-climate-policies-shows-low-hanging-fruit-remains-to-be-picked/amp/

If you’re in LA, shake it all off at the Panic Party! https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2020/panic-party

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How to stay zen in an ocean of plastics. Jan 29, 2020

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Learn how to stay zen in an ocean of plastics with Air Copeland, mindfulness master, producer, and Executive Director of The 5 Gyres Institute.

Thanks for listening. Lots to follow up on here!

Air

You can learn more about Air at http://www.airrioncopeland.com/
You can rent Air’s documentary “White Wash” on race in surfing on iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and in the Google Play Store.

5 Gyres

Learn more about The 5 Gyres Institute at 5gyres.org
Check out their Better Alternatives Now list https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5522e85be4b0b65a7c78ac96/t/5acbd346562fa79982b268fc/1523307375028/5Gyres_BANlist2.pdf
And be sure to check out their Trash Blitz program at trashblitz.org
We chat about the 2015 “Sea Change” Expedition with 5 Gyres. Here’s the final report. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5522e85be4b0b65a7c78ac96/t/57d852e503596eb8b595d6e6/1473794795937/5Gyres+2015+SEA+Change+Expedition+Summary+Report.pdf
If interested in the history of plastic pollution and Marcus’ storied drift from CA to Hawaii, check out his book “Junk Raft.” https://www.amazon.com/Junk-Raft-Activism-Plastic-Pollution/dp/0807056405

Plastic Pollution

See the famous 1955 Time magazine cover re: “Throwaway Culture” https://time.com/3879873/throwaway-living-when-tossing-it-all-was-all-the-rage/
Here’s that article re: plastic fibers in the air we breathe: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/04/microplastics-pollution-falls-from-air-even-mountains/

Other

Dr. Kate Marvel “We Need Courage, Not Hope, to Face Climate Change” https://onbeing.org/blog/kate-marvel-we-need-courage-not-hope-to-face-climate-change/

As always, you can find us online @wslpure and at wslpure.org, or email us at oneocean@wslpure.org.

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Flotsam + Jetsam (Jan 24) - This week's ocean news... Jan 24, 2020

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China steps up the urgency on single-use plastic! “Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items”

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51171491

Another solid move! “Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won't be their 'garbage dump’”

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/asia/malaysia-plastic-waste-return-scli-intl/index.html

High fives to our friend Melati of Bye Bye Plastic Bags! “Meet the teenage change-makers making waves at Davos 2020”

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/the-teenage-change-makers-at-davos-2020/

Surfrider Foundation is hiring a Plastic Pollution Policy Coordinator!

https://www.surfrider.org/careers/plastic-pollution-policy-coordinator

Florida still calls it like it is. “Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-sharehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share%3E

Bio bricks? “Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete”

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/science/construction-concrete-bacteria-photosynthesis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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How an Australian surfer led Harvard to go green. Jan 22, 2020

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Learn how one Australian surfer led Harvard to go green with Leith Sharp, innovator and Director of the university’s Executive Education for Sustainability Leadership.

Thanks for listening!

Learn more about Leith Sharp! https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/leith-sharp
For an awesome primer on biomimicry, check out how biomimicry was used to redesign Japan’s high speed trains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXqTmfta0
Check out our friends at Mothers Out Front https://www.mothersoutfront.org/
And, if you want a laugh, check out the scene Leith references about ‘getting the vibe right’ from The Castle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssukL9a99JA
Want to learn more about organic cotton? Our friends and supporters at Outerknown share why “Organic Matters” on their blog. https://www.outerknown.com/blogs/journey/organic-matters
As always, let us know what you think of the show. Please rate and review, and if you have something to share, hit us up at oneocean@wslpure.org.

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Flotsam + Jetsam (Jan 18) - This week’s ocean news... Jan 19, 2020

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This week’s ocean news…!

Lots to read up on about the climate. No surprises here, but important to know where we stand…

Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right — https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/
Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates — https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates
Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-020-9283-7
2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade — https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/climate/hottest-year-2019.html

Shout out to Microsoft for taking bold action…

Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 — https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/

Local communities stepping up…!

Selectmen Support Carbon Pricing Act https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/selectmen-support-carbon-pricing-act/article_b1f55eb3-c383-5e33-a944-f35516f16c41.html
Petitioner Goes For All-Out Plastic Container Ban In Falmouth and https://www.capenews.net/mashpee/news/municipal-plastic-bottle-ban-proposed-in-mashpee/article_5b1ebd3f-676d-53ba-96ea-84d6028f8632.html and https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/petitioner-goes-for-all-out-plastic-container-ban-in-falmouth/article_b2a269fb-2e66-5e14-84ec-f8d5d45eda27.html

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Episode 07: Léa Brassy Jan 15, 2020

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Learn how living solo takes a village with Léa Brassy: surfer, sailor, spearfisher, and environmentalist.

Thanks for listening!

You can learn more about Léa at her site here http://www.leabrassy.com/ or follow her adventures on Instagram @leabrassy.
Be sure to check out our Glowing Glowing Gone project with Léa et al in Tahiti here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/411463/wsl-pure-raising-awareness-of-the-coral-reef-crisis and learn more about our partners in the project the Coral Gardeners https://www.coralgardeners.org/and Glowing Glowing Gone https://www.glowing.org/
Finally, you can learn from the legend himself, and watch our friend Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby’s TED talk on Coral Gardening… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PRLJ8zDm0U

If you want to learn more ways you can live a lower carbon lifestyle, we've got you covered. Check out https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/379080/wsl-pure-climate, and of course stay tuned to @wslpure and wslpure.org.

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