VIA – GUARDIAN UK Amazon removes whale meat products from Japanese site Public outcry forces online retailer to ditch products including whale bacon, whale jerky and canned whale meat Justin McCurry in Tokyo guardian.co.uk, Friday 24 February 2012 06.36 EST Japanese fishermen slaughter a Baird’s beaked whale. Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/ Everett … Continue reading Amazon.com removes whale meat products from Japanese site
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Surf’s up on Lake Ontario #SurfReport
Love it! VIA – OSWEGONIAN Surf’s up on Lake Ontario Wave riders embrace Oswego’s cold air, water to partake in winter sport By Ryan Deffenbaugh (Contributing Wrtier) Photo by Mark Deffenbaugh With heavy snow blustering in through a harsh 30-degree wind, an Oswego winter storm has turned Oswego State into a ghost … Continue reading Surf’s up on Lake Ontario #SurfReport
Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater
This out to be a hot topic.. VIA – NEWS AUSTRALIA Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport World champion questions testing for recreational drugs Asks why snowboarder lost gold medal after positive test “I would have thought it slowed him down” No dope: Kelly Slater is chaired … Continue reading Top surfer Kelly Slater asks why recreational marijuana use is banned in sport @kellyslater
SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend
VIA – 89.3 KPCC New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend Episode: The Madeleine Brand Show for February 24, 2012 Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Andy Irons of the United States of America competes during Round One of the Rip Curl Pro as part of the ASP World Tour held at … Continue reading SURF RADIO: New anti-doping policy for pro surfers takes effect this weekend
Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community
VIA – YAHOO! Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community By Killeen Gonzalez, Yahoo! Contributor Network 5 hours, 35 minutes ago On February 24th, 2012 the surfing community learned that the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay was being downgraded by the Association of Surfing Professionals due, in part, to Billabong’s recent financial woes. Here are … Continue reading Billabong’s Financial Woes Impacts Surfing Community
Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp
VIA – NINE MSN Slater returns to WA for surfing comp 15:59 AEDT Fri Feb 24 2012 Surfing legend Kelly Slater will return to Western Australia next month to compete for the second consecutive year in the Telstra Drug Aware Margaret River Pro. Premier Colin Barnett said the 11-time world champion’s inclusion boosted … Continue reading Kelly Slater returns to WA for surfing comp
Son arrested eight months after he 'shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn't testify' #Skim
VIA – DAILY MAIL UK Charged: Chris Northam, 25, was arrested Wednesday for shooting his father to death with a rifle in May of last year in Roseville, California Son arrested eight months after he ‘shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn’t testify’ By Meghan Keneally … Continue reading Son arrested eight months after he 'shot dead his extreme sports mogul father and then married a witness so she wouldn't testify' #Skim
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Western Australian man killed in surfing accident
Western Australian man killed in surfing accident Angus Thompson From: Herald Sun August 13, 2011 12:24AM A 50-YEAR-OLD Western Australian man is dead after a surfing accident in the Maldives. The man died on August 6 after receiving a head injury while surfing near Baa Atoll, in the tropical holiday destination, Maldivian news website sun.mv … Continue reading Western Australian man killed in surfing accident
The Surf Culture: Green or Greenwash?
PHOTOS: Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico
VIA – FOUNTAIN VALLEY PATCH Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico Great white shark taken by net on Sunday in the Sea of Cortez. Credit San Carlos Mexico online forum Fishermen had to tow the monster over 2 miles on a 22-foot panga to reach their destination. Credit San Carlos … Continue reading PHOTOS: Gigantic Great White Shark Caught in Mexico