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Thanksgiving dinner: it clogs your arteries and blocks sewer pipes

Photo credit DivineDinnerParty.com I’m Canadian. Among the many subtle (and not so subtle) differences between home and here is Thanksgiving. We do celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada but with a few differences: it is earlier in …

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Tijuana River Pollution Quiz

Pop quiz time. Which of these ammonia test results are from the Tijuana River?Which of these phosphate test results are from the Tijuana River? If you guessed the dark blue ones, you are correct! Give …

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Bearded Pirate and Old Friend Joins the Ranks of Coastkeeper

Captain Scott Schaad and First Mate (and Staff Accountant) Victor Vasquez on patrol for pollution Scott Schaad still owes me 10 margaritas at Fred’s in Old Town. Granted it was a ridiculous bet years ago, …

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The Treasure Hunt for Beach Monitoring and Notification

“Arrgghh, whar be thy treasure?” Ever since the elimination of state funding for beach water monitoring and public notification (AB411) in September 2008, the County of San Diego has been on a treasure hunt to …

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Phytoplankton – Canary in the coal mine

Several weeks ago, CNN did a story about the toxic effects of oil and dispersants in the Gulf. Researchers from the University of South Florida used the same toxicity test that San Diego Coastkeeper uses …

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Copper brake pads: fish and people don’t have to live in conflict

Off the top of your head, you could probably list the major problems with cars – greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, miles of pavement, etc. Add one more to the list: copper in brake pads. …

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We want you to know what’s in your water

What good is collecting water quality data if no one gets to see it? In order to make data more freely available, San Diego Coastkeeper is in the process of updating our watershed wiki. The …

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Check out beach water quality before you jump in

The Fourth of July weekend brings tons of visitors to San Diego’s coastline. And San Diego Coastkeeper is helping beachgoers know what’s in the water before they dive in. On its water quality monitoring page, …

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Thanksgiving dinner: it clogs your arteries and blocks sewer pipes

Photo credit DivineDinnerParty.com I’m Canadian. Among the many subtle (and not so subtle) differences between home and here is Thanksgiving. We do celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada but with a few differences: it is earlier in …

Read More

Tijuana River Pollution Quiz

Pop quiz time. Which of these ammonia test results are from the Tijuana River?Which of these phosphate test results are from the Tijuana River? If you guessed the dark blue ones, you are correct! Give …

Read More

Bearded Pirate and Old Friend Joins the Ranks of Coastkeeper

Captain Scott Schaad and First Mate (and Staff Accountant) Victor Vasquez on patrol for pollution Scott Schaad still owes me 10 margaritas at Fred’s in Old Town. Granted it was a ridiculous bet years ago, …

Read More

The Treasure Hunt for Beach Monitoring and Notification

“Arrgghh, whar be thy treasure?” Ever since the elimination of state funding for beach water monitoring and public notification (AB411) in September 2008, the County of San Diego has been on a treasure hunt to …

Read More

Phytoplankton – Canary in the coal mine

Several weeks ago, CNN did a story about the toxic effects of oil and dispersants in the Gulf. Researchers from the University of South Florida used the same toxicity test that San Diego Coastkeeper uses …

Read More

Copper brake pads: fish and people don’t have to live in conflict

Off the top of your head, you could probably list the major problems with cars – greenhouse gas emissions, fossil fuels, miles of pavement, etc. Add one more to the list: copper in brake pads. …

Read More

We want you to know what’s in your water

What good is collecting water quality data if no one gets to see it? In order to make data more freely available, San Diego Coastkeeper is in the process of updating our watershed wiki. The …

Read More

Check out beach water quality before you jump in

The Fourth of July weekend brings tons of visitors to San Diego’s coastline. And San Diego Coastkeeper is helping beachgoers know what’s in the water before they dive in. On its water quality monitoring page, …

Read More