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L.A. Skateboard Company Reinvents the Wheel. Literally. #Video

VIA – LA WEEKLY By Anya Cohen Thu., Sep. 26 2013 at 5:00 AM 10 Comments Categories: A Considerable Town, Skateboarding, Tech Shark Wheel Like most parking lots, the one outside downtown’s Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator is flat and fairly vast — a skateboarder’s dream of a canvas. David Patrick, 48, looks at ease as … Continue reading L.A. Skateboard Company Reinvents the Wheel. Literally. #Video

Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer

VIA – CBS   A Scottish university believes there is a potential treatment for breast cancer that can be derived from shark blood antibodies. The University of Aberdeen received more than $320,000 from the U.K. nonprofit Association for International Cancer Research (AICR) to study “shark IgNAR antibodies.” The three-year study will focus on whether the … Continue reading Shark blood antibodies may hold potential treatment for breast cancer

Great white shark dazzles in stunning sunrise photo captured off African coast #Photography#Africa

VIA – NY DAILY NEWS Stunning sunrise images capture moment massive shark leaps from the waters off the coast of South Africa. Photograph used seal decoy to lure animal. Comments (9) CATERS NEWS Monday, September 23, 2013, 8:27 AM A great white shark bursts from the water near Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa. These … Continue reading Great white shark dazzles in stunning sunrise photo captured off African coast #Photography#Africa

Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar #Environment #BigOilSucks

VIA – HUFF POST   Agence France Presse  |  Posted: 09/26/2013 6:57 pm EDT   A noisy technology that blasts sounds below water to map the ocean for oil is being blamed for 100 melon headed whale deaths off Madagascar, experts said Thursday. An independent panel of scientists found that sonar surveying by ExxonMobil in … Continue reading Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar #Environment #BigOilSucks

The World’s First Surfboard Made from Mushrooms Is Almost Ready to Get Pitted #SurfReport #Aloha #Environment #Fungi

VIA – MOTHERBOARD By Mat McDermott Unless you’re riding a wooden surfboard, there’s no getting around the fact that the deck under your feet is probably an environmental nightmare. Sure, there are more environmentally friendly materials out there now than there were 15 years ago, but your board is still likely to be petrochemical-derived foam encased … Continue reading The World’s First Surfboard Made from Mushrooms Is Almost Ready to Get Pitted #SurfReport #Aloha #Environment #Fungi

Surfer bitten by a shark at Carlin Park in Jupiter #Florida #SurfReport #Stoked

this dude looks stoked!… VIA – WVPT Photo: Brandon Dugan suffers an apparent shark bite at Carlin Park. Photo Chris Burdine Posted: 09/22/2013 By: James Wieland Jupiter, Fla. – Rescuers were called to Carlin Park in Jupiter Saturday morning after reports a surfer was bitten by a shark. When they arrived, Brandon Dugan was out … Continue reading Surfer bitten by a shark at Carlin Park in Jupiter #Florida #SurfReport #Stoked

Ingenious 19-year-old Develops Plan to Clean up Oceans in 5 Years #Environment

VIA – TRUE ACTIVIST   September 13, 2013 | Filed under: Environment,News | Posted by: Amanda Froelich Image Credit / boyanslat.com By: Amanda Froelich, True Activist. With millions of tons of garbage dumped into the oceans annually and repeat incidence of oil spills like the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, it’s the Ocean which has taken the … Continue reading Ingenious 19-year-old Develops Plan to Clean up Oceans in 5 Years #Environment

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The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing

VIA – INDEPENDENT   The Science of Surf Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing Friday, April 20, 2012 By Brian Gallagher On a clear Sunday afternoon, in the Moby Dick restaurant atop Stearns Wharf, Peter Neushal — a lecturer in UCSB’s History Department — talked to an audience about how the study … Continue reading The Science of Surf: Wave Prediction Data Gathered in WWII Revolutionized the Sport of Surfing