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News from Surfrider National

• The magnitude of the plastic trash issue captured in one image
  We talk about recycling but the hard truth is that virtually all our plastic ends up as trash... in landfills and in our oceans.
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• After a 23 year fight, Ma’alaea on Maui is saved
  One of the fastest waves on the planet, Ma'alaea, is now saved.
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• The simple joy of going surfing
  It's hard to explain to non-surfers the draw surfers have to riding waves. This photo comes close to doing that.
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• From Ireland to Burma to Africa to France to America to New Calidonia: the Marie Contassot podcast
  Truly global perspectives are fantastic to interact with but hard to come by. Marie Contassot is an exception to that rule.
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• You say you want a revolution
  The fight to decrease single-use plastics has become a mainstream movement. Join it.
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News from Surfrider Coastal Blog

• Ventura Chapter Teams With City For Ocean Friendly Gardens Program Series
  Slightly overcast weather - perfect for working - greeted 30+ volunteers at an OFG Workday. The Workday was the next step in the OFG Series,
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• Hawaii Becomes the First State in the U.S. to Ban Plastic Bags!
  When the governor of Honolulu County signed into law the plastic bag ban last week that the County Council approved, Hawaii became the first state in the nation where every city and unincorporated area is covered by a plastic bag ban. This was not done by the state legislature, but instead by all four County Councils - a great example of local activists and decision makers addressing the serious issue of plastic pollution.
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• Will your reusable bag make you sick?
  Nope – but any inanimate object could potentially carry a virus, germs, bacteria or mold. A recent report from Oregon documented norovirus virus was transferred on a bag of groceries that was being kept in a hotel bathroom. The report stressed that the carrier could be any inanimate object or surface so here are a few things to remember:
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• Atlantic Coast: Seismic Surveys Proposed for Energy Exploration
  The federal government has proposed seismic surveys off the South and Mid-Atlantic coasts to assess potential oil & gas resources. Check out our Not the Answer page for information on how to take action by the May 30 comment deadline!
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• Ma’alaea Saved
  Environmental campaigns are most often marathons, not sprints. You have to be prepared to be in it for the long haul. An extreme example of this is our Save Ma'alaea campaign, which has extended for over 20 years. Ma'alaea, on the island of Maui, is home to a small boat harbor and also one of the fastest waves in the world. In 1990 Surfrider Foundation joined with the Protect Ma'alaea Coalition and other groups to try to stop or modify plans by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expand the boat harbor.
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