Cocoa Beach Tumbleweeds
Cocoa Beach tumbleweeds, aka disposable plastic shopping bags, seem to be everywhere. On a three-block bike ride to the beach I picked up five, and another four in the parking lot at the dune...
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January Word On the Street
5 Easy to Love: Broadway’s Romance 7pm, $20 The Scott Center 5625 Holy Trinity Drive, Melbourne spacecoastsymphony.org/event/easy-love-broadways-romance 6 & 8 Hot Pink Concert Cruise 8:30pm-12:30...
View ArticleWhat Is Killing The Indian River Lagoon?
In 1971, I moved to Florida from Indiana fresh out of college to begin teaching English at Cocoa Beach High School. I was instead assigned classes in Oceanography and Marine Biology. Being from...
View ArticleDemand Clean Water
If you’re not already suspicious of Gov. Rick Scott’s environmental plans, let me tell you about his most recent maneuver. On July 26, the Environmental Regulation Commission (ERC) voted to allow an...
View ArticleConsumerism: How Much is Too Much?
According to a Penn State University study, Americans consume way more of the Earth’s stuff per capita than our fair share. The study states that “Americans make up roughly 5% of the world’s...
View ArticleThe Nature of Idealism
Having returned from Italy the other day, I miss the unobstructed views of green hills, rows of grapevines, vegetable gardens, and fields of flowers. In the words of my boyfriend, “They actually take...
View ArticleChange Begins Onshore
Here are 10 ways you can use less plastic every day to protect our oceans, waves and beaches: 1. Avoid buying items packaged in plastic Look for produce and other items that aren’t over-packaged. Not...
View ArticleFill the Holes
We all know that the beach can sometimes be a dangerous place. You might encounter jellyfish or Portuguese man-o-wars with their painful stings. You might even see a shark or a stingray. Maybe the...
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Winning
Perhaps no group is more excited over the decision not to allow oil drilling in the Atlantic than the Surfrider Foundation. After objections from environmental groups and the Surfrider Foundation, the...
View ArticleSustainable Investing
Human agency is the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. Everyone affects the sustainability of the economy and the planet in some way and we can use our...
View ArticleAdopt A Beach!
Chances are, since you are perusing this fabulous periodical, you might be a resident of this wonderful seaside town. Or perhaps you are visiting from our nearby Brevard communities such as Merritt...
View ArticleThe Plastic Ocean
The next time you are walking along the beach look closely at the lines of debris left behind by the receding waves. Notice the tiny bits of multicolored particles? Upon closer inspection you will find...
View ArticleWater, Water, Everywhere
We don’t often give water a second thought. But we really need to give it some serious consideration. We are all water creatures. 60% of our body, 70% of our brain, and 80% of our blood is made up of...
View ArticleFireworks and the Environment
Many of us love to watch a colorful 4th of July or New Year’s Eve fireworks display. But did you know that a federal science agency now confirms that fireworks pollute the air, land and water? The...
View ArticleHands Across the Sand
On May 16 at noon we will be joining hands at Lori Wilson Park to send a message to our government leaders that we say “No” to fossil fuels, and “Yes” to a safe, healthy, and sustainable future with...
View ArticleFracked Up : Surfrider Cocoa Beach
Florida Power & Light wants to invest in fracking, they want customers to pay for it, and they are asking the state for permission to add this fee onto our bills. FPL says that in the long run it...
View ArticleBe Aware
On November 15 our chapter is having an Aware-Fest at Coconuts in Cocoa Beach. Many people I talk to don’t know that our government has given the go-ahead to start testing for oil and gas deposits...
View ArticleChange Begins Onshore
Here are 10 ways you can use less plastic every day to protect our oceans, waves and beaches: 1. Avoid buying items packaged in plastic Look for produce and other items that aren’t over-packaged. Not...
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Surfrider News and Events: November 2013
The Obama Administration has announced that it will delay a final decision on whether to conduct seismic surveys in the Atlantic Ocean until March 2014. Seismic airgun testing would cause major impacts...
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Surfrider News and Events: October 2013
Most plastic pollution at sea starts out on land as litter on beaches, streets and sidewalks. Rain or overwatering flushes that litter through a storm drain system or directly to creeks, streams and...
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