03-03-2010 Contamination of the Mediterranean Sea: The political surge
No comments, be the first to reactThe collision of two ships on 19 February in the Mediterranean Sea incurs the wrath of the politicians.
03-03-2010 Matterhorn found guilty: A victory for Surfrider
No comments, be the first to reactA million euro fine was confirmed yesterday against the Captain of the Matterhorn, of which 90% will be paid by the ship-owner Eastwind Transport Ellas Company. The company was found guilty of voluntary hydrocarbon pollution.
The Matterhorn<//a>, a Liberian ship, was rerouted the 25th May...
26-02-2010 Plastic water widgets invade Europe
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Plastic water widgets are invading the coastlines and riverbanks of Europe. But where do they come from?
Surfrider’s Chapter 64 is following this widget dossier very closely! Following in the footsteps of our Basque office, the branches in Corsica and Paris, with sightings in Vendée (Western...
25-02-2010 The waves in the heritage of the humanity
No comments, be the first to reactTwo representatives from Surfrider Foundation yesterday to the Canary Islands for the first conference on wave’s protection as a human, economic and sport resource.
25-02-2010 Oil spill on the Po River: an environmental disaster
2 comment(s)Surfrider Foundation is joining the many testimonies from Italian environmental protection associations in Italy following the spillage of nearly 1,000 cum of petrol into the Po River
15-02-2010 A grain of sand in plan of extention of the harbour of Bilbao
No comments, be the first to reactIn spain, users of the beach La Arena in Muskiz, are stepping up against the sand extraction plan undertook by Bilbao.
12-02-2010 a promising partnership
No comments, be the first to reactThe nautical federation of apnea sport fishing is now associated with Surfrider foundation in a way to optimize its commitment to preserve the sea and the oceans. This partnership is an advantage for our NGO because the submarine fisherman is a special witness able to observe and speak about the...
05-02-2010 134 million Euros against green algae, and then what ?
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The French government presented the 3th of February a five year-plan against green algae.
In this plan there are several points which describe how to control the development of this phenomenon, as the necessity to reduce the nitrate rate, to improve the collecting, to make the agricultural...
21-01-2010 Antifer methane port, a small company that knows the crisis.
No comments, be the first to reactBecause of the lack of investors, a methane port construction project, located just around Etretat resort, has been suspended.As soon as the tender was publicated, in 2006, Surfrider Foundation Europe and its locals representations denounced this large scale project with elected representatives and...