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Do You Need a Permit to Clean Your Bottom?

The Unified Port of San Diego is currently proposing that independent hull divers and companies employing hull divers be required to carry permits in order to conduct in-water hull cleaning.  The fuel stoking this fire …

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High School Student Taking A Bite Out of the Coastkeeper World

As a student from High Tech High, I received the opportunity to partake in a four-week long internship immersion to experience the working world outside the classroom. We had the chance to intern at any …

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That’s Right: Get Over the Yuck Factor of Toilet-to-Tap

Saturday’s Union-Tribune ran an editorial rescinding its previous opposition to indirect potable reuse, a water supply option which would recycle treated wastewater into water so pure we could drink it. We’ve been advocating for this …

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A Day Without a Dial Tone

Did you know that the average 8-18 year old American youth spends over 7.5 hours a day accessing entertainment media? That 71% of them has a TV in their room and 66% of them has …

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We have marine protected areas. What happens next?

They are here! They are here! They are here!  Over the last four years, I have, on occasion, felt like a small little Who down in Whoville shouting from the top of my desktop to …

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Real Solutions to San Diego’s Flooding Problem

San Diego has a flooding problem.   When it rains, roads flood, property is submerged, some people are forced from their homes and potentially lives are at risk.   But what can we do about it?  …

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Water Testing with the San Dieguito River Park

  One of the great things about our Water Quality Monitoring Program is that we have an opportunity to help other groups investigate their efforts at improving water quality. Our newest partner organization, San Dieguito …

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Ten things I hate about plastics

About a year ago, I started noting everyday products in my life that have some amount of plastic in them. Do you know what I realized? It’s in virtually everything. For practical purposes, I can …

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Coastkeeper Wraps Up for the Happy Holidays

Thank you for your support this year. It’s been one of ups and downs – so many victories, a few losses and a goodbye to some of the members of our Coastkeeper family. And Coastkeeper …

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Top White Elephant Gifts: Go Green

I’d like to start the green elephant. As a young child, I remember my parents participating in the white elephant gift exchange at a holiday party with their friends. At that time, you had to …

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Do You Need a Permit to Clean Your Bottom?

The Unified Port of San Diego is currently proposing that independent hull divers and companies employing hull divers be required to carry permits in order to conduct in-water hull cleaning.  The fuel stoking this fire …

Read More

High School Student Taking A Bite Out of the Coastkeeper World

As a student from High Tech High, I received the opportunity to partake in a four-week long internship immersion to experience the working world outside the classroom. We had the chance to intern at any …

Read More

That’s Right: Get Over the Yuck Factor of Toilet-to-Tap

Saturday’s Union-Tribune ran an editorial rescinding its previous opposition to indirect potable reuse, a water supply option which would recycle treated wastewater into water so pure we could drink it. We’ve been advocating for this …

Read More

A Day Without a Dial Tone

Did you know that the average 8-18 year old American youth spends over 7.5 hours a day accessing entertainment media? That 71% of them has a TV in their room and 66% of them has …

Read More

We have marine protected areas. What happens next?

They are here! They are here! They are here!  Over the last four years, I have, on occasion, felt like a small little Who down in Whoville shouting from the top of my desktop to …

Read More

Real Solutions to San Diego’s Flooding Problem

San Diego has a flooding problem.   When it rains, roads flood, property is submerged, some people are forced from their homes and potentially lives are at risk.   But what can we do about it?  …

Read More

Water Testing with the San Dieguito River Park

  One of the great things about our Water Quality Monitoring Program is that we have an opportunity to help other groups investigate their efforts at improving water quality. Our newest partner organization, San Dieguito …

Read More

Ten things I hate about plastics

About a year ago, I started noting everyday products in my life that have some amount of plastic in them. Do you know what I realized? It’s in virtually everything. For practical purposes, I can …

Read More

Coastkeeper Wraps Up for the Happy Holidays

Thank you for your support this year. It’s been one of ups and downs – so many victories, a few losses and a goodbye to some of the members of our Coastkeeper family. And Coastkeeper …

Read More

Top White Elephant Gifts: Go Green

I’d like to start the green elephant. As a young child, I remember my parents participating in the white elephant gift exchange at a holiday party with their friends. At that time, you had to …

Read More