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It would be safe to say that most of us have never given much thought to the desert mountains east of San Diego, where over 300 members of an influential Indian tribe exist. In fact, the Campo Kumeyaay Nation is one of its kind in terms of the environment: the reservation is home to the only large-scale renewable energy plant on Indian land in our country. Read more…
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Most of us make a statement in support of the environment by recycling, participating in a beach cleanup, or adding compost to our household. David de Rothschild however, went one step further. Four months, 8,000 nautical miles, and 12,500 reclaimed plastic bottles later, this man has completed an “epic eco-adventure”. Read more…
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Fireworks have become one of America’s favorite means of celebration- whether it be for Super Bowl Sunday or the Fourth of July. However, some environmental activists are beginning to challenge this explosive tradition, claiming that it is detrimental to the health of vulnerable ecosystems. In San Diego, one group has taken matters into their own hands.
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I recently took a trip to Tennessee to be a part of a four-day music festival called Bonnaroo, along with 100,000 other people! This large crowd, combined with record breaking temperatures and unbearable humidity, meant thousands of plastic water bottles, cups, and other various trash items littered the grounds of the festival. However, thanks to the volunteers belonging to Clean Vibes, each morning the grounds looked like they hadn’t been touched by people, and by the end of the festival it was as if Bonnaroo never even happened. Read more…
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Need yet another reason to support team USA in its match against England on the 12th of June? Well, now you have it! Team USA’s jerseys are the most environmentally friendly jerseys ever created!
In an effort to promote sustainability Nike has made team USA’s jerseys out of 100% recycled polyester from, believe it or not, discarded plastic water bottles found in landfills in Japan and Taiwan. Read more…
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The surf community has always been regarded as an eco-friendly culture, but actually how green are the products used for surfing- like, a surfboard? While tradition stands that about 40% or more of each “surfboard blank” ends up as refuse in nearby landfills, a San Clemente local has found a way to solve, or at least contribute to solving the issue. Read more…
You…you got what I need…cause we need clean energy…cause we need clean energy! So lets hear a little more about clean energy. What are some some of the different kinds and their accompanying pros and cons?
Solar: The amount of sunlight that hits the U.S. is huge. The southwestern states receive enough solar energy in a one hundred by one hundred mile area to supply the entire nation’s energy requirements. Read more…
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I remember telling my college advisor that I was thinking of being an environmental studies and music major. Music and the environment seem like two completely different ways of life to me, but today I discovered a link between the two. When I look at an instrument, I don’t usually think of the tree that it came from. Now I will. Read more…
Set your clocks for 8:30 PM on Saturday, March 27th, and join hundreds of millions of people around the world who are turning off their lights for one hour, symbolically calling for action on climate change. This bold statement began three years ago, and has grown into a world wide phenomenon that joins together organizations, corporations and governments in sending out a positive message that they care about the well being of our planet and the crisis of global warming. Read more…
Have you ever dreamed of getting in a van and driving south until who knows when? I know I have, and in 1968 Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins lived this dream. This 10,000 mile trip started in Southern California and “ended” in Patagonia, South America. This trip changed the lives of the explorers and now, because of these two men and their work, over two million acres are under permanent protection. Their epic adventure was recently recreated and made into a documentary/ travel/ surf film called 180 Degrees South. Produced by Woodshed Films, the film depicts a group of surfers/ explorers making their way from Southern California in a sailboat. The destination was Patagonia but where they ended up along the way could never have been predicted. The film is set to release this spring and from watching this trailer one word comes to mind: Epic. Enjoy…
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