Trump Backs Calif. Offshore Oil Plan Amid Fuel Price Spike. Sable would produce 0.3% of the total annual production of the US. I don't think that will lower gas prices. www.ttnews.com/articles/tru...

When I was a kid growing up in coastal Southern California, my brother and I would lie in bed with asthmatic coughs on smoggy summer days. And we lived in a town where the air quality was better than most places.

The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.

Builders vs Behavioralists Two different world views, seemingly at odds. It explains a lot about how we see the world's problems. And more importantly how we respond to them. The reality is that we need both. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This story cannot keep flying under the radar. A ProPublica investigation uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they are supposed to regulate. That is not just a conflict of interest. It is corruption, plain and simple.

One of the many great things about driving an electric car is that I don’t even notice what the gas prices are anymore.

“If this biological pump didn’t exist, atmospheric CO₂ levels would be roughly twice those as they are at the moment. So the oceans are doing a pretty good job” #ClimateEmergency #Biodiversity www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great piece from AP - appreciate that it brings in the compounding climate risk in the region. apnews.com/article/iran...

Orange County communities and businesses have a lot to lose, including a thriving coastal economy, if the Trump admin opens the CA coast to offshore drilling. voiceofoc.org/2026/03/bixb...

The Trump administration did not receive a single bid for its offer of new offshore oil and gas exploration opportunities in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, dealing a blow to President Trump’s ‘drill, baby drill,’ agenda. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

Off Cape Cod, an underwater forest of 4,000-year-old corals is at risk. Read more from Dr. Peter Auster and others on why marine monuments are necessary: "It’s not that we shouldn't fish anywhere. It's just that we shouldn't fish everywhere.” tinyurl.com/2nb3bbe8

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/c... Can Nations Agree How to Mine the Sea? This Is the Year, She Says. 🧪🦑🌎

Space X and the FAA is making our air space unsafe for planes. www.propublica.org/article/spac...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

Why are we (CA & other blue states) subsidizing the country only to have our federal program funds cut on a partisan basis. Time to deduct it from “the rent” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/h...

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Beach access is not to be messed with in California. Fortunately. www.msn.com/en-us/crime/...

A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college: The Spy Novel History of the Caribbean Hard Choices ( famous legal class on ambiguity of some moral choices) Paleontology Modern Culture & Media

Historically @noaa.gov was a ocean and coastal science and management agency, but under this admin they have sadly turned into an ocean exploitation agency. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/c...

Bad polling = change in tone. Way to little. Way too late.

Disable Sable. Thanks @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov for defending the California coast. apnews.com/article/cali...

‘We’re not going away’: Rob Caughlan, fierce defender of coastline and Surfrider leader, dies at 82. www.latimes.com/environment/... If you love the beach in California you should thank Birdlegs. by @susrust.bsky.social

The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians: ‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Why are the Dallas Mavericks pretending to be the Celtics? #nba

Northeast Offshore Wind Projects Resuming After Courts Block Trump Freeze Major offshore wind projects along the Northeast coast are restarting after federal judges blocked President Donald Trump's effort to stop the projects amid his fight against renewable energy. dailyvoice.com/ct/new-londo...

Breaking with the U.S., Canada will slash its 100% tariffs on Chinese electric cars, opening the doors to imports that cost less than $25,000 (or $35,000 Canadian). insideevs.com/news/784657/...

Fashion > Values. History will not treat them well. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/c...

Scientists were frustrated by a piece in the Guardian earlier this week that seemed to call into question the science on microplastics in the body. I wrote about why researchers are certain microplastics are in the human body -- and what we still don't know: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

I am going to be jealous of all the Canadians driving rad BYD electric cars.

Senator Susan Collins killed the amendment to protect the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) -- perhaps the world's premier research center for work on #weather, #climate, models, and remote sensing. Remember that.

So are we defending protesters or shooting them?

In the fall of 2020 I had the unique experience to spend the day at the Surf Ranch with @bobweir and Jerry Lopez at an event supporting Surfrider.

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

Coastal Economy and Tourism Are Being Put at Risk by Offshore Oil Drilling. Here’s how we stop it. www.speakupforblue.com/show/speak-u...

Winter surfing is good for “surfonomics” around the Great Lakes www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...

Storms in November and December produced an early wildflower show in the Southern California desert. In Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, an unusual burst of color erupted months ahead of the main bloom season, as seeds were jolted awake after a dry summer. www.californiasun.co/newsletter/i...

As we prepare for 2026, remember we have the power to make our future. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... By @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Happy Holidays from your Surfrider family! 🎄🌊 This tree was created with plastic trash collected from beaches in Kauaʻi, Hawai'i. 🎨 Created by Allegra Scribner

This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!! Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!

I think Bari Weiss might be learning a lesson about the Barbara Streisand effect.

Scientists say they have discovered 20 new species deep in the Pacific Ocean. Amazing! But sure let’s deep sea mine it. 🙄 apple.news/AFr-eXoFiQkS...

5 Ocean-Friendly Cocktails For The Holidays. Cheers! 🍹 www.surfer.com/news/5-ocean...

Wondering how to help communities affected by ongoing flooding in Washington state? For donations, here's a list of local and national orgs providing on-the-ground support.

I shouldn’t have to share this article as much as I do. Sending condolences to all friends and family and loved ones from the Brown Shooting today. www.newsweek.com/2025/07/18/f...

Oil billionaire Harold Hamm, one of Trump's earliest backers, spent $2M getting him elected. Many of Hamm's wishes have come true since — drilling boosted, car efficiency rules cut, air pollution regs slashed, tax breaks. Great piece from @ericlipton.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/b...

It's official: The Trump EPA no longer says climate change is caused by fossil fuels. Only natural causes now. (That is false, for the record.) www.latimes.com/world-nation...