Politics | The Inertia

Smoke billows beyond the hills just behind Malibu's iconic First Point. Climate change is to blame. Photo: Instagram

Experts Fact Check President Trump’s Claims of ‘Poor Forest Management’ in California Wildfires

"As an outdoorswoman, climate change concerns me. As a mother, it compels me to act." Photo: Courtesy of Völkl Skis

As a Mother and a Skier, I’m Voting in Favor of Washington’s Carbon Fee

Ingrid Backstrom

Jeremy Jones and Conrad Anker don't hold back. Photo: POW Action Fund

Jeremy Jones and Conrad Anker Take On the Biggest Jerrys Running for Congress

The Inertia Mountain

A Lifelong Surfer’s Letter to Thwart Pro-Drilling Congressman Dana Rohrabacher

William Rinehart

Lynzy Lab Stewart, Ukelel, Scary Times, Pantsuit Nation, Flipboard, vote

This Musician Wrote a Poignant Song on the Ukulele About the State of Womanhood and Why You Should Vote

You surf. You should vote. Image: Blue Uprising/Facebook

Blue Uprising’s ‘I Surf. I Vote.’ Event Is Something Everyone Should Attend

William Rinehart

A Lifelong Huntington Beach Surfer Reflects on the Evolution of Our Fossil Fuel Dependence

Robert Caughlan

nicaragua crisis

Bloody Uprising in Nicaragua Could Trigger the Next Central American Refugee Crisis

Jose Miguel Cruz

How This Political Action Committee Is Encouraging and Enlisting Surfers to Vote

William Rinehart

A shark attack in nearby Gracetown has caused WSL officials to put the Margaret River event on hold. Image: iStock

Opinion: The West OZ Clearly Has a Shark Problem but the Government Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Surfers

Business & Media

Dissecting the Economics of Offshore Drilling

Why Florida’s Surfers Are Facing a Fight to Access the Waves in Their Own Backyard