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Surfrider News and Events: February 2013

Surfrider, Cocoa Beach Chapter By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org On Saturday, February 9 at 9 a.m., Cocoa Beach Surfrider Foundation will be hosting a Sea Oat...

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Surfrider News and Events: March 2013

SURFRIDER, COCOA BEACH CHAPTER By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org I was happy to see the below article featured in a recent edition of Surfrider’s “Soup”...

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Surfrider News and Events: April 2013

  SURFRIDER, COCOA BEACH CHAPTER By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org Spring is here finally, after one of the longest winters I think I’ve ever experienced here...

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Surfrider News and Events: June 2013

SURFRIDER, COCOA BEACH CHAPTER By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org The health of the Indian River Lagoon has become a big issue lately and it has me very...

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Surfrider News and Events: July 2013

SURFRIDER, COCOA BEACH CHAPTER By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org For those who aren’t familiar with Surfrider, below is a great history and overview of where we...

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Surfrider News and Events: August 2013

SURFRIDER, COCOA BEACH CHAPTER By Kelly Richardson www.cocoabeach.surfrider.org  cocoabeach@surfrider.org Over the past couple of months, my husband and I have been getting used to the new addition to...

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Surfrider News and Events: September 2013

NORTH REACH BEACH NOURISHMENT 2013 Surf Impact Monitoring Project The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced plans to nourish the North Reach of Brevard County (Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach)...

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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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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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Change 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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Be 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...

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Fracked 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...

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Hands 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...

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Fireworks 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...

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Water, 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...

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The 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...

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Adopt 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...

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Sustainable 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...

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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...

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Fill 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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