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My “brief” debrief on our legislative summit

Summit kickoff breakfast, including an overview of the state of water in San Diego. Photo credit www.JDheinPhotography.com Now that I’ve had 24 hours to decompress from Coastkeeper’s Inaugural Legislative Summit on the “State of Water …

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A car hood, a toy piano and a pair of antlers?

    As co-coordinator of Coastal Cleanup Day in San Diego County, one of my favorite parts of the day is returning to the office to see what interesting items are reported from our data …

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Do clean water issues cut right to your “Core”?

  Join San Diego Coastkeeper’s Amazing Volunteer Core If you’re reading this article, something about San Diego Coastkeeper intrigues you.  And how could it not? We tackle everything from marine conservation, reducing marine debris, eliminating …

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The Conversion Process

  “Brother, have you seen the light?” I’m not an evangelist by trade, but I often imagine sharing this question with fellow watermen in the surfing tribe. The question is not religious, but does inquire …

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Teaching Environmental Awareness to Aspiring Young Lifeguards

Have you ever fished in a kiddy pool, participated in a recycle relay, monitored water quality or played environmental Jeopardy? Hundreds of aspiring San Diego Junior Lifeguards did. They got to experience first hand how …

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Ancient Mayans legacy goes beyond chocolate and predicting the world’s end in 2012

Photo credit Proyecto Arqueológico Uxul Water – how to get it when you want it, keep it until you need it and survive on what you have is one of the oldest and most fundamental …

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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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Save water, save energy, save polar bears

Saving polar bears directly by conserving water may be a stretch, but an incredible amount of our state’s energy, and the associated carbon footprint, is used on transporting water.  California’s Energy Commission estimates that water …

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Won’t you be my neighbor… who waters less?

  Photo credit Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood / PBS Last Saturday morning, I was heading out for a run, when I noticed my neighbor was watering his lawn. It was 11 a.m., and some of his …

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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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My “brief” debrief on our legislative summit

Summit kickoff breakfast, including an overview of the state of water in San Diego. Photo credit www.JDheinPhotography.com Now that I’ve had 24 hours to decompress from Coastkeeper’s Inaugural Legislative Summit on the “State of Water …

Read More

A car hood, a toy piano and a pair of antlers?

    As co-coordinator of Coastal Cleanup Day in San Diego County, one of my favorite parts of the day is returning to the office to see what interesting items are reported from our data …

Read More

Do clean water issues cut right to your “Core”?

  Join San Diego Coastkeeper’s Amazing Volunteer Core If you’re reading this article, something about San Diego Coastkeeper intrigues you.  And how could it not? We tackle everything from marine conservation, reducing marine debris, eliminating …

Read More

The Conversion Process

  “Brother, have you seen the light?” I’m not an evangelist by trade, but I often imagine sharing this question with fellow watermen in the surfing tribe. The question is not religious, but does inquire …

Read More

Teaching Environmental Awareness to Aspiring Young Lifeguards

Have you ever fished in a kiddy pool, participated in a recycle relay, monitored water quality or played environmental Jeopardy? Hundreds of aspiring San Diego Junior Lifeguards did. They got to experience first hand how …

Read More

Ancient Mayans legacy goes beyond chocolate and predicting the world’s end in 2012

Photo credit Proyecto Arqueológico Uxul Water – how to get it when you want it, keep it until you need it and survive on what you have is one of the oldest and most fundamental …

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

Save water, save energy, save polar bears

Saving polar bears directly by conserving water may be a stretch, but an incredible amount of our state’s energy, and the associated carbon footprint, is used on transporting water.  California’s Energy Commission estimates that water …

Read More

Won’t you be my neighbor… who waters less?

  Photo credit Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood / PBS Last Saturday morning, I was heading out for a run, when I noticed my neighbor was watering his lawn. It was 11 a.m., and some of his …

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