Politics

Skylar Peak Surfs into Malibu City Council

Former SURFER Editor/Author
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

One surfer leaves the Malibu City Council (Zuma Jay), and another surfer enters. On May 10th, Malibu resident Skylar Peak will become the youngest politician (and surfer) to win one of five seats on the Malibu City Council.

The Purple Pipe: Recycled Water and You

Scientist / Infographer / Surfer
Thursday, April 5th, 2012

The water we have today is the same water the dinosaurs drank. What this statement means of course is that nature is the greatest recycling machine ever known to man.

Debunking the Stereotype that Blacks Don’t Swim

TheInertia.com Surf Editor
Monday, February 20th, 2012

Of the many obstacles that Black swimming culture still faces, perhaps the most daunting, is the very notion that it does not exist: that a Black person enjoying the water is anomalous. Because, in fact, it has existed all along.

I Have a Dream

Founder, Black Surfing Association
Thursday, February 16th, 2012

I too had a dream – this one born of the ocean. This dream would unite Black surfers around the globe.

Obama to Halt Beach Water Quality Monitoring?

Surfrider Environmental Director
Thursday, February 16th, 2012

By defunding the Beach Grant Program, the Obama Administration is about to put you and your kids at risk next time you swim in the ocean.

Everyone Loves a Mudslinger

Surfer/Writer
Sunday, February 12th, 2012

Even if voters are going to base their decisions on a process-of-elimination, hot-button issue compatibility test, it should be done the correct way; not through negative ad, hearsay.

No More Hawaii

Surfer/Writer
Friday, February 3rd, 2012

If I were the CEO of a big surf company I would halt investments in the North Shore for a few years until relationships between the visiting and hosting communities become more amicable.

The Reality of Surfing in Chicago

Surfrider Foundation Chicago Chapter
Monday, January 30th, 2012

The recent arrest of a Chicago surfer and the subsequent response from surfers across the country indicates that there is much progress to be made.

The Product of a Lesbian Couple

Distributor of Ideas
Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Said Wails, “You are telling Iowans that some among you are second class citizens who do not have the right to marry the person you love. So, will this vote affect my family? Would it affect yours?”

This Is Not About Surfing

TheInertia.com Associate Editor
Friday, October 21st, 2011

This really has nothing to do with surfing. It does, however, have something to do with something much more important.

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