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Contests 05/02/2008
Nike 6.0 Lowers
The Nike 6.0 Lowers contest is on again today. There was some great action yesterday, and the swell is a little bit bigger today (sets look like SO much fun!), so there should be a lot of shredding going on.
Check it out live right now:
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Environment 04/02/2008
Dirty Harry Terminated
In a move that surprised Clint Eastwood, Governornator Arnold Schwarzenegger formally dismissed the legendary actor from the state parks board. The removal comes in the wake of Eastwood’s opposition to a plan to build a toll road through San Onofre State Beach, a park in Orange County that is popular for its surfing and scenery. Throwing some additional drama into the mix, the Governor also dismissed his brother-in-law Bobby Shriver — another individual that opposed the construction plans.
“‘You’re not going to get people who are interested in state parks who want to build freeways through state parks,’ Eastwood said. ‘So I don’t know what the big surprise was there.’ Several environmental groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Surfrider Foundation and the California State Parks Foundation, said they submitted a letter to state Senate leaders Tuesday requesting a hearing into the oversight of state parks. They based their request on Schwarzenegger’s treatment of the two commissioners, his proposal to close 48 parks because of the state’s fiscal crisis and his support for development in parks.”
Of course, Eastwood’s conservationist ways can sometimes be compromised. Readers will remember his plans last summer to build a golf course in an area of protected forest along the California coastline — with up to 18,000 trees slated to be removed. That proposal was eventually shot down by the California Coastal Commission. Still, his overall record is what counts to most.
“From everything I saw, he was a terrific parks commissioner,” said Peter Douglas, the Coastal Commission’s executive director. “It just happened that when he was calling the shots on that project at Pebble Beach, he wasn’t listening to what we were saying about what the law allows and doesn’t allow. But that’s behind us now.”
[ via: ecorazzi ]
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Environment 02/07/2008
Trestles Saved! For Now. . .
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Surfers and environmentalists threw a roadblock in front of a proposed toll road through one of the world’s best surf breaks — but backers say they will fight on.
The California Coastal Commission voted 8-2 late Wednesday against the project, which critics said would wipe out about a dozen endangered or threatened coastal species, decimate an ancient Indian burial ground and block sediment that creates world-class waves at San Onofre State Beach.
The panel’s vote means that commissioners found the project doesn’t meet with the legal requirements of the federal Coastal Zone Management Act and California’s Coastal Act.
But toll road officials said they will file an appeal next week with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to keep the $875 million project alive.
“It’s not over yet,” said Lance MacLean, chairman of the Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency. “We still believe firmly that our project as proposed provides the best traffic relief in the most environmentally sound way.”
An estimated 3,000 people — surfers, environmentalists, commuters, union activists and tribal members — showed up for the marathon commission hearing, some with surfboards in tow.
[ via: ap.google.com ]
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