WSL PURE | One Ocean

After 36 episodes, what have we learned so far? Host Reece Pacheco wraps up Season One with a few memorable takeaways, but we want to hear from you, too! Tell us your favorite episode or standout lesson learned in the comments below! Plus, stick around for a preview of your next favorite enviro-podcast. SHOW NOTES Thank YOU for listening! We truly appreciate it! Be sure to stay subscribed here for next season. And to stay connected until then, subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter here for monthly updates https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter or find us @wslpure.  Got ideas for Season 2? Email us oneocean@wslpure.org. Catch previous episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast Listen to the podcast “How To Save A Planet” led by our friend and PURE ambassador Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet Learn more about the Indigenous people in your area through the site https://native-land.ca/provided by non-profit Native Land Digital. Read “The Complicated History of Indigenous Knowledge and Colonial Entanglements in Surfing” from our friend Dina Gilio-Whitaker. https://www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/a-history-of-indigenous-knowledge-and-colonial-entanglements-in-surfing   Thanks again to the team who made this show possible! And thanks to our friends at Outerknown and Hydro Flask for supporting the show along the way! For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

*Don’t miss this special episode recognizing outstanding ocean advocacy with Ace Buchan.*  This week, we learn why pro surfers must be custodians of the ocean outside competition with WSL Championship Tour surfer, activist, and Hydro Flask ambassador Ace Buchan. Ace talks about the importance of local activism, how individual voices can inspire greater change, the resiliency of nature, and his work to strengthen bonds to his fans through his partnership with Hydro Flask, WSL PURE and others.  SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks Ace for joining us this week.  Thanks to Hydro Flask for supporting this episode! Be sure to check out #RefillForGood https://www.hydroflask.com/refill-for-good and remember to...  1. Make the switch to a reusable water bottle (coffee cups, tumblers, etc) 2. Ditch (i.e., Avoid Using) clamshell containers 3. Stand up against single-use straws Learn more, and share when you #RefillForGood at https://www.instagram.com/hydroflask/ You can find Ace here https://www.instagram.com/acebuchan/ and read up on more of his career here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/575/adrian-buchan If you’re in Australia, and want to get active regarding PEP-11, learn more on what you can do here: https://www.saveourcoast.org.au/stop-pep-11/ To find out more about Climate Council, go to https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/ or find them at https://www.instagram.com/theclimatecouncil/ Check out our friends at https://reecosurfboards.com For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how Indigenous wisdom and conventional science together prove all surfers are connected with scientist, storyteller, surfer and Hydro Flask ambassador Cliff Kapono, PhD. He talks about his path from Hilo, Hawaii to San Diego, CA to pursue an advanced degree, the deep connections we have to physical places and one another, the importance of finding your indigeneity and encouraging environmental stewardship in his work with Hydro Flask, WSL PURE and more. And thanks to Salena for sending in a great tip for going plastic free! If you'd like to send one in, please email a voice memo to oneocean@wslpure.org with your #plasticfree tip. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks Cliff for joining us this week.  Thanks to Hydro Flask for supporting this episode! Be sure to check out #RefillForGood https://www.hydroflask.com/refill-for-good and remember to...  1. Make the switch to a reusable water bottle (coffee cups, tumblers, etc) 2. Ditch (i.e., Avoid Using) clamshell containers 3. Stand up against single-use straws Learn more, and share when you #RefillForGood at https://www.instagram.com/hydroflask/ You can find Cliff here https://www.instagram.com/cliff_kapono, and here http://www.cliffkapono.com/ and check out The Mega Lab here https://www.themegalab.org/ Want to learn more about International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples? Check out  https://www.un.org/en/observances/indigenous-day/background And thanks to our friend Salena for this week’s tip on how to go #PlasticFree.  Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how one young Indonesian finds optimism in activism with Thara Bening Sandrina, 17-year-old environmentalist and founder of River Warrior, and Michael Doshi, Director of Partnerships at Algalita Marine Research & Education. Thara describes how she finds hope in the face of overwhelming odds, debunks some myths causing pollution, explains how microplastics are affecting Indonesia’s rivers, and discusses her family’s history of activism. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Thara and Doshi for joining us.  Follow Thara’s work at River Warrior https://www.instagram.com/river.warrior/ Sign River Warrior’s petition to clean the Brantas River from microplastic! https://www.change.org/p/kementerianlhk-kemenpu-jokowi-free-brantas-river-from-microplastic-before-it-s-too-late-freebrantasfrommicroplastic-brantasbebasmikroplastik Watch The Story of Plastic https://www.storyofplastic.org/ And if you’re in the USA, sign the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act action alert https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU Check out Doshi’s work at Algalita Marine Research here https://algalita.org/ And find him stoking out at https://www.instagram.com/gnarlybeachcleaner/ Be sure to subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter. Around once a month we catch you up on our latest, as well as the top ocean and environment stories that float across our inbox. Subscribe here https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter. Tune in to past One Ocean podcast episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure // #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how a #trashyselfie♻️ makes a difference in plastic pollution from big wave surfer and Hydro Flask ambassador Paige Alms. She talks about her #trashyselfie♻️ challenge, using her platform for good, being bold in speaking about the environment, and making good changes for good reasons in her work with Hydro Flask. And thanks to Michael Doshi (@gnarlybeachcleaner) for sending in a great tip for going plastic free! If you'd like to send one in, please email oneocean@wslpure.org the audio file with your #plasticfreejuly tip. SHOW NOTES Thanks to Hydro Flask for supporting this episode! Be sure to check out #RefillForGood https://www.hydroflask.com/refill-for-good and remember to...  1. Make the switch to a reusable water bottle (coffee cups, tumblers, etc) 2. Ditch (i.e., Avoid Using) clamshell containers 3. Stand up against single-use straws Learn more, and share when you #RefillForGood at https://www.instagram.com/hydroflask/ Thanks for listening and thanks again to Paige for joining us.  You can find Paige here https://www.instagram.com/paigealms/  Be sure to check out https://www.trashyselfie.com/ to learn more about Paige’s Trashy Selfie Project and how to participate.  And thanks to our friend Michael Doshi a.k.a. @gnarlybeachcleaner for this week’s tip on how to have a #PlasticFreeJuly.  Be sure to subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter. Around once a month we catch you up on our latest, as well as the top ocean and environment stories that float across our inbox. Subscribe here https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter. Tune in to past One Ocean podcast episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast Tell us the most creative way you're reducing your plastic use this month in a voice memo and email it to us at oneocean@wslpure.org for a chance to be featured in our next episode. Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how knowing the full story of plastic can help you end it. Joining us this week is Stiv Wilson, award-winning filmmaker, co-creator of Peak Plastic Foundation, and educator working at the nexus of marine conservation, plastic pollution, and human rights. Stiv talks about passing the first plastics-focused national policy in the USA in 2015, sailing 35,000 nautical miles around the world to study marine plastic pollution, and his powerful documentary “The Story of Plastic.” And thanks to Angela Sun (@sunnyangela) for sending in a great tip for going plastic free! If you'd like to send one in, please email oneocean@wslpure.org the audio file with your #plasticfreejuly tip. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Stiv for joining us!  Check out Peak Plastic Foundation https://www.peakplasticfoundation.org/ and their plans for a Just Recovery https://www.peakplasticfoundation.org/blog/invest-in-solutions-not-bailouts Watch The Story of Plastic https://www.storyofplastic.org/ Learn more about Break Free From Plastic https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/ Support The Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/federal-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-act-introduced  Be sure to subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter. Around once a month we catch you up on our latest, as well as the top ocean and environment stories that float across our inbox. Subscribe here https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter.  Tune in to past One Ocean podcast episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast  Tell us the most creative way you're reducing your plastic use this month in a voice memo and email it to us at oneocean@wslpure.org for a chance to be featured in our next episode. Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For more visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure // Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to level up your plastic activism with Doorae Shin from Surfrider Foundation Oahu. This young leader for environmental change in Hawaii talks about the importance of civic engagement and voting in fighting ocean plastic pollution, how to create systems change in small communities, how building long term relationships is the key to progress, and what surprising person she’d most like to surf with. Also, a big thanks to our friend Air at @5Gyres for this week’s Plastic Free July tip. If you'd like to send one in, please email oneocean@wslpure.org the audio file with your #plasticfreejuly tip! SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Doorae for joining us!  For more on Doorae check out her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiphipdoorae/  You can also find Surfrider Foundation, Oahu here: https://www.instagram.com/surfrideroahu/ And the Good Food Movement here: https://www.instagram.com/goodfoodmovement/ Be sure to subscribe to the WSL PURE newsletter. Around once a month we catch you up on our latest, as well as the top ocean and environment stories that float across our inbox. Subscribe here https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter.  Tune in to past One Ocean podcast episodes here: https://wsl.tv/wslpureoneoceanpodcast  Tell us the most creative way you're reducing your plastic use this month in a voice memo and email it to us at oneocean@wslpure.org for a chance to be featured in our next episode. Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For more visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure // #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to go plastic free on your own terms with Founder of Plastic Free July and author Rebecca Prince-Ruiz. After starting a one month, plastic-free challenge in 2011, she spurred a global movement of over 250 million people to reduce their plastic use. She talks about the origins of Plastic Free July, connecting to people outside your “eco-bubble,” using intentional language to create a movement, and the impact of behavioral economics on her work to go plastic free. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Rebecca Prince-Ruiz for joining us.  For more on Plastic free July, be sure to check out the links below:  https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PlasticFreeJuly/  https://twitter.com/PlasticFreeJuly https://www.instagram.com/plasticfreejuly/ Rebecca’s book “Plastic Free: The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement and Why It Matters” is available in AUS via the link here https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au/books/plastic-free/ and will be available in the USA (later this year) here https://cup.columbia.edu/book/plastic-free/9780231198622 Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org Stay connected and sign-up for our WSL PURE email Newsletter: https://wsl.tv/JoinWSLPUREnewsletter For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure // #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Find out what you learn after 22,000 miles at sea with adventurer and activist Liz Clark. Liz has sailed the Pacific Ocean for 14 years on her boat “Swell,” and shares her lessons learned on how her femininity empowers her sailing, how her environmental work with Changing Tides Foundation and A Ti’a Matairea is making change, and how you have to live sustainably out on the open ocean. SHOW NOTES Thanks for listening and thanks again to Liz Clark for joining us!  Here’s more on Liz…  For more on her voyage and to find her book: https://swellvoyage.com/ Check out Changing Tides Foundation and their awesome work: https://www.changingtidesfoundation.org/ And for Liz’s work in Tahiti, check out A Ti'a Matairea: https://www.atmislandprotectors.org/ Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how race, gender, and class intersect to affect environmentalism with activist, writer, and intersectional environmentalist Leah Thomas. She breaks down what intersectional environmentalism really is, why conservationists should embrace anti-racism, and how a single, powerful post on social media ignited a movement. Thanks for listening and thanks again to Leah Thomas for joining us.  For more on Leah:  Check her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/greengirlleah/, And her original post on Intersectional Environmentalism https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvaxdRJRxu/  Read her article in Vogue https://www.vogue.com/article/why-every-environmentalist-should-be-anti-racist And most importantly, check out the new platform for Intersectional Environmentalism: https://www.intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/ Also, we referenced the Yikes podcast a lot, which is worth a listen to hear more of Leah’s work in this area and how hard it is. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-7-black-lives-matter-is-more-than-trend-feat/id1498623503?i=1000477555813 The books we referenced include: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo https://robindiangelo.com/publications/ How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1 Do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Costa Rica is one of the global leaders in conserving biodiversity on land, and with 92% of its territory at sea, they're working to protect the ocean too. Hear from WSL Championship Tour surfer Brisa Hennessy and Costa Rica’s Environment & Energy Minister Carlos Manuel Rodriguez on the importance of Costa Rica’s biodiversity, the work they’ve done to protect it, and how this affects surf tourism. Show Notes Costa Rica is one of the global leaders in conserving biodiversity on land, and with 92% of its territory at sea, they're working to protect the ocean too. Hear from WSL Championship Tour surfer Brisa Hennessy and Costa Rica’s Environment & Energy Minister Carlos Manuel Rodriguez on the importance of Costa Rica’s biodiversity, the work they’ve done to protect it, and how this affects surf tourism. Thanks for listening and thanks again to Brisa and Carlos for joining us!  Black Lives Matter Our teammate wrote this great article on “How Nick Gabaldón's Legacy Shaped My Identity As An LA Surfer” https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/452587/how-nick-gabaldon-shaped-me-as-an-la-surfer?isearch=true&scategory=all Our friends at Heal The Bay And Black Surfers Collective Discuss Community Connectedness -- https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/452633/video-heal-the-bay-and-black-surfers-collective-discuss-community-connectedness If you want to learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, https://blacklivesmatter.com/ And on the topic, we’ve found this list of anti-racist resources really helpful: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABcoG5lEU*XwenCly31VD_2FUR4knKcA As well as these incredible leaders -- Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson https://www.instagram.com/ayanaeliza/, Sal Masekela https://www.instagram.com/salmasekela/, and Leah Thomas https://www.instagram.com/greengirlleah/ Carlos Learn more about Carlos Manuel here https://www.weforum.org/people/carlos-manuel-rodriguez-echandi Brisa You can find Brisa on Instagram at @brisahennessy - https://www.instagram.com/brisahennessy/  We Are One Ocean To do your part in helping save the ocean, please go to https://www.weareoneocean.org/ sign the petition, email your representative, and share your support with friends and followers (remember tag @wslpure and @wsl and use the hashtag #weareoneocean so we can reshare!) And do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure #WSL Subscribe to the WSL for more action: https://goo.gl/VllRuj Watch all the latest surfing action of the world's best surfers in the world's best waves. Heats on demand, event highlights and exclusive interviews, right here on the WSL's Youtube channel. For More Visit: http://www.worldsurfleague.com/ Like the WSL on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wsl Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wsl Follow us on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wsl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn why conservation wins are the greatest victories of all with two-time Big Wave World Champion Greg Long. He talks about the 30x30 campaign and ocean conservation, how Covid-19 has shown how interconnected we are, finding deeper purpose, and the power of pressing pause. SHOW NOTES   Learn why conservation wins are the greatest victories of all with two-time Big Wave World Champion Greg Long. He talks about the 30x30 campaign and ocean conservation, how Covid-19 has shown how interconnected we are, finding deeper purpose, and the power of pressing pause. Thanks for listening and thanks again to Greg for joining us!  You can find Greg on Instagram at @gerglong … https://www.instagram.com/gerglong/ or check out his site at https://greglongsurf.com/ Here are some of this week’s articles:  “Denmark’s sewage plan gets up Sweden’s nose” via The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/denmarks-sewage-plan-gets-up-swedens-nose-vtmlbfx5m Updated: Between the time we recorded and the time of publishing, it seems there’s been a pause in the project -- “Bushland wins last-minute reprieve from developers” via The Sydney Morning Herald https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/bushland-wins-last-minute-reprieve-from-developers-20200525-p54wbn.html And congrats to Surfrider NYC and all of the awesome organizations that helped stopped the Williams Pipeline https://nyc.surfrider.org/williams-transco-enhancement-pipeline/  And check out “Boiling Point: The ’30 by 30' plan to save the natural world” via LA Times https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2020-05-21/boiling-point-save-natural-world-protect-30-percent-earth-boiling-point  And do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how to save the ocean with Lisa Speer, Director of NRDC’s International Oceans Program and marine scientist for over three decades. She discusses the 30x30 campaign’s conservation strategy, the importance of protecting the high seas, working with the UN, and the ocean’s amazing resilience. Thanks for listening and thanks again to Lisa for joining us!  You can find Lisa on Twitter at https://twitter.com/LSpeerOceans Check out the amazing work of NRDC at nrdc.org or and on the following channels: https://www.instagram.com/nrdc_org/ https://twitter.com/nrdc https://www.facebook.com/nrdc.org/ We barely got around to discussing this week’s articles, but these are great reads on the importance of biodiversity and 30x30: Nature Is Our Best Antiviral https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/seychelles-covid19-nature-is-best-antiviral-by-enric-sala-2020-05  New High Seas Treaty Could Be a Gamechanger for the Ocean https://therevelator.org/high-seas-treaty/  Thanks to everyone who wrote in a question this week! Keep ‘em coming! And thanks to Annie for sending in the story about the Chehalis River Dam Project Proposal. If you’re in the Pacific NW - here are some helpful links: https://www.conservationnw.org/news-updates/take-action-for-free-flowing-chehalis-river/ I misspoke in the episode - It’s the Twin HARBORS Waterkeeper! https://twinharborswaterkeeper.org/ And here’s the film, Chehalis: A Watershed Moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0PC5Xa_CSc&t=3407s And do you have a story you want to share with us? Email us at oneocean@wslpure.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn why COVID-19 is an environmental justice crisis with Selema Masekela, producer, surfer, Olympic commentator, and former X-Games host. He discusses how communities of color are being disproportionately affected by the pandemic, inequality in surfing and beach access, and long term underrepresentation in surfing. This week’s articles:   Covid-19 is disproportionately affecting black and brown communities https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/massachusetts-communities-with-dirty-air-are-coronavirus-hotspots/ar-BB13ouRY Coronavirus is not just a health crisis — it’s an environmental justice crisis https://grist.org/justice/coronavirus-is-not-just-a-health-crisis-its-an-environmental-justice-crisis/  And for more backstory on Selema, this is a great primer on his work in the action sports industry: “The Unlikely Preacher of Action Sports” https://www.outsideonline.com/2380521/unlikely-preacher-action-sports-sal-masekela   Thanks again to Selema for joining us! You can find Selema on Instagram @Selema. And I highly encourage you to check out Stoked.org. They’re a great organization using board sports like surfing, skating, and snowboarding to close the opportunity gap.   Thanks to everyone who wrote in a question this week!  As always, you can find us online @wslpure and at wslpure.org, or email us at oneocean@wslpure.org. For More Visit: http://www.wslpure.org Like WSL PURE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/wslpure Follow WSL PURE on Instagram: http://instagram.com/wslpure Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CONGRATS to the Australian surf community that led the #FightForTheBight…and won! Energy giant Equinor has abandoned its plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/25/great-australian-bight-equinor-abandons-plans-to-drill-for-oil CLIMATE Firstly, the AUS fires are FINALLY out…  And it seems that the present research shows that human caused climate change making the chances of the fires happening at least 30% more likely… https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/climate/australia-wildfires-climate-change.html Great Barrier Reef could be facing the most extensive coral bleaching ever…  https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/record-february-heat-pushes-reef-corals-closer-to-big-bleaching-event-20200305-p547bc.html California Had Its Driest February on Record…  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/03/climate/dry-california.html Do something about it! Sign Surfrider Foundation’s Climate Action Alert https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0028739&id=701i00000018YoU COASTS Half of the world's beaches could disappear by the end of the century, study finds https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/world/beaches-disappearing-climate-change-sea-level-rise/index.html PLASTIC How Big Oil and Big Soda kept a global environmental calamity a secret for decades  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/plastic-problem-recycling-myth-big-oil-950957/ Earth Island Institute suing major single-use plastics producers and packagers https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-02-26/coca-cola-pepsi-other-big-companies-face-plastic-pollution-lawsuit  The list suggests it was at least somewhat informed by #BreakFreeFromPlastic’s brand audit… https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/globalbrandauditreport2018/ Do something about it! Support the Federal Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act!  https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU Want ocean news delivered to your inbox once a month? Sign up for the WSL PURE newsletter at http://wslpure.org!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here’s the ocean news that floated into our inbox this week, February 21, 2020:  Former prime ministers are supporting “30x30” targets... “World leaders urged to 'step back from precipice' of ecological ruin” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/18/world-leaders-urged-to-step-back-from-precipice-of-ecological-ruin-aoe Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve In Pursuit Of Legal Protection https://www.savethewaves.org/gold-coast-world-surfing-reserve-gains-legal-protection/ Check out our friends at Surfers For Climate! https://www.instagram.com/surfersforclimate/ and their call to support #CliamteActNow “Australian leaders launch petition for a Climate Change Act #ClimateActNow” https://www.climateactnow.com.au/ Take 3 For The Sea CEO, Tim Silverwood, is handing over the reins of Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/ - and starting Ocean Impact https://www.ocean-impact.org/ -- An accelerator to help people start, grow & invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean. Solar prices are dropping below coal prices, and that’s great news for the ocean… “As Solar Energy's Price Has Dropped, More Companies Get Onboard” https://www.npr.org/2020/02/21/808016558/as-solar-energys-price-has-dropped-more-companies-get-onboard?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=storiesfromnpr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take action to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act! https://secured.surfrider.org/action/engagement?actionId=AR0032446&id=701i00000018YoU&cid=54585defa91e651aba4b0eb1a4b3741ff8d11849a8db3f265439ad2d4c70be55e6f52a587c4f23526be3b5685317671c Learn more about the Break Free From Plastic Act https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/federal-break-free-from-plastic-pollution-act-introduced Check out the Story of Plastic https://www.eventbrite.com/e/story-of-plastic-screening-tickets-92406820287?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventname_text The Antarctic is heating up… https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/07/world/antarctica-registers-hottest-temperature-on-record/index.html Meanwhile the Arctic permafrost is melting, too. https://www.wired.com/story/abrupt-permafrost-thaw/ Like eating poke? Might want to read up on The Poke Paradox https://longreads.com/2020/02/06/the-poke-paradox/ Scope out these sustainable sneakers — The Space Hippies — from Nike. https://news.nike.com/news/space-hippie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how kōkua spirit can change the world with Kim Johnson, educator and founder of the Johnson Ohana Foundation and Kōkua Hawaii Foundation. Check out Kim’s amazing work to green Jack’s tour https://jackjohnsonmusic.com/archive/news/thanks_for_a_great_green_tour Learn more about All At Once http://allatonce.org/, Check out the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/ Join the BYOBottle campaign here https://byobottle.org/ And you can find us @wslpure and at wslpure.org! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australian scientists are urging the government to act on climate! https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/dire-outlook-researchers-call-for-urgent-australian-climate-action-20200128-p53vfq.html  They should know, they’re looking at the data, like this video from NASA https://twitter.com/nasa/status/1220451416197730305?s=12 Meanwhile, New Jersey is taking a big step forward to protect its coast https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/27/nyregion/climate-change-nj-environmental-rules.html  and New York is battling the Williams Pipeline (again!). Sign the petition if you can! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-governor-cuomopublic-service-commission-listen-to-the-clcpa-reject-all-of-national-grids-fracked-gas-pipelines-and-proposals   In California, new renewable energy targets may mean a boost to the economy https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2020/01/27/a-7-billion-economic-opportunity-from-stronger-california-climate-policies-shows-low-hanging-fruit-remains-to-be-picked/amp/ If you’re in LA, shake it all off at the Panic Party! https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2020/panic-party Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

China steps up the urgency on single-use plastic! “Single-use plastic: China to ban bags and other items” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51171491 Another solid move! “Malaysia has sent back tons of plastic waste to rich countries, saying it won't be their 'garbage dump’” https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/asia/malaysia-plastic-waste-return-scli-intl/index.html High fives to our friend Melati of Bye Bye Plastic Bags! “Meet the teenage change-makers making waves at Davos 2020” https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/01/the-teenage-change-makers-at-davos-2020/ Surfrider Foundation is hiring a Plastic Pollution Policy Coordinator! https://www.surfrider.org/careers/plastic-pollution-policy-coordinator Florida still calls it like it is. “Conservative States Seek Billions to Brace for Disaster. (Just Don’t Call It Climate Change.)” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-sharehttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/20/climate/climate-change-funding-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share%3E Bio bricks? “Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/15/science/construction-concrete-bacteria-photosynthesis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s ocean news…! Lots to read up on about the climate. No surprises here, but important to know where we stand…  Study Confirms Climate Models are Getting Future Warming Projections Right — https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2943/study-confirms-climate-models-are-getting-future-warming-projections-right/ Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates — https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates Record-Setting Ocean Warmth Continued in 2019 — https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00376-020-9283-7 2019 Was the Second-Hottest Year Ever, Closing Out the Warmest Decade — https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/15/climate/hottest-year-2019.html Shout out to Microsoft for taking bold action…  Microsoft will be carbon negative by 2030 — https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01/16/microsoft-will-be-carbon-negative-by-2030/ Local communities stepping up…!  Selectmen Support Carbon Pricing Act https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/selectmen-support-carbon-pricing-act/article_b1f55eb3-c383-5e33-a944-f35516f16c41.html Petitioner Goes For All-Out Plastic Container Ban In Falmouth and https://www.capenews.net/mashpee/news/municipal-plastic-bottle-ban-proposed-in-mashpee/article_5b1ebd3f-676d-53ba-96ea-84d6028f8632.html and https://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/petitioner-goes-for-all-out-plastic-container-ban-in-falmouth/article_b2a269fb-2e66-5e14-84ec-f8d5d45eda27.html Catch us online @wslpure and wslpure.org or shoot us an email at oneocean@wslpure.org!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how living solo takes a village with Léa Brassy: surfer, sailor, spearfisher, and environmentalist. Thanks for listening!  You can learn more about Léa at her site here http://www.leabrassy.com/ or follow her adventures on Instagram @leabrassy.  Be sure to check out our Glowing Glowing Gone project with Léa et al in Tahiti here: https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/411463/wsl-pure-raising-awareness-of-the-coral-reef-crisis and learn more about our partners in the project the Coral Gardeners https://www.coralgardeners.org/and Glowing Glowing Gone https://www.glowing.org/ Finally, you can learn from the legend himself, and watch our friend Dr. Austin Bowden-Kerby’s TED talk on Coral Gardening… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PRLJ8zDm0U If you want to learn more ways you can live a lower carbon lifestyle, we've got you covered. Check out https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/379080/wsl-pure-climate, and of course stay tuned to @wslpure and wslpure.org.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nik Strong-Cvetich, Executive Director of Save The Waves, discusses the World Surfing Reserves and how preserving the ocean’s best surf breaks can help protect its other vital ecosystems. Reece and Nik also call up a special guest: big wave surfer Joao de Macedo. Show Notes: You can learn more about Save The Waves Coalition at savethewaves.org We’d love it if you subscribe to our newsletter at wslpure.org, follow us on Instagram @wslpure, or shoot us an email at oneocean@wslpure.org. If in need of some gear, you can find high quality, sustainably made threads at Outerknown.com  Thanks to our friends the Wild Yaks from Rockaway Beach,NY for our theme music!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rafael Bergstrom, Executive Director of Sustainable Coastlines HI, breaks down the recently-passed Bill 40, a monumental measure banning single-use plastic in Hawaii, and details the efforts it took to push it through and how it will impact the state going forward. Show Notes:  You can learn more about Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii here http://sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org/ and Bill 40 here. https://www.kitv.com/story/41454281/bill-40-signed-into-law-banning-most-disposable-plastics-on-oahu-by-2022  Also check out our other partners working to protect Hawaii.  https://www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/ https://oahu.surfrider.org/ https://www.zerowasteoahu.org/ This week's Flotsam + Jetsam! Thanks to Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johsnon (https://www.instagram.com/ayanaeliza) (https://twitter.com/ayanaeliza) for her work to promote a "Blue New Deal." Check out her op-ed summarizing it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/10/green-new-deal-has-big-blue-gap-we-need-protect-our-oceans/ Our friends at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory https://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/ have some exciting research re: coral and how it helps us understand our past, and our future available here:  https://graphics.reuters.com/CLIMATE-CHANGE-CORALS/0100B33V2CC/index.html Take a deep dive into Neal Agarwal's "The Deep Sea" https://neal.fun/deep-sea. Finally, if interested in the UNFCCC's Sports For Climate Action Framework, you can learn more here: https://unfccc.int/climate-action/sectoral-engagement/sports-for-climate-action  Thanks for listening!  Hit us up on email at oneocean@wslpure.org or find us on all the social sites @wslpure!  See you in 2020!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded live at the 2019 Vans US Open of Surfing, an all-star panel of Dane Gudauskas, Kim Matsoukas, Stefanie Sekich Quinn, and Jackson Hinkle sits down with Reece to talk about how brands can impact the environment, the powerful youth movement making a difference today, and the current state of climate change. Show Notes: Thanks to our panelists!  Stefanie Sekich-Quinn, Coastal Preservation Manager at Surfrider Foundation Kim Matsoukas, Senior Manager of Sustainability at Vans Dane Gudauskas, Vans team rider and Cofounder of Positive Vibe Warriors Jackson Hinkle, Youth Climate Activist  Thanks to our partners for supporting the discussion! Vans Clif Bar Surfrider Foundation  Pacific City  Links for this week's Flotsam and Jetsam Bill 40 Passes! https://www.zerowasteoahu.org/bill-40-honolulu-city-council Vans Science Based Targets for Sustainabiilty https://www.vfc.com/sustainability-and-responsibility One of "Nature's Solution[s] to Climate Change" - Whales! https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2019/12/natures-solution-to-climate-change-chami.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our mission to protect our one ocean starts with becoming informed. In this series of enlightening and engaging conversations, WSL PURE’s Reece Pacheco speaks with activists, artists, athletes, and academics, about ocean conservation, sustainability, and how we can all take action to save our seas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices