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Chasing Dora

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:17:40 +0000

"Chasing Dora" is the story of three California surfers who decided to bring to life an epic challenge thrown down by one of surfing's greatest stylists, the renowned maverick, Miki Dora, who died in 2002 at age 67.

Victory In Pichilemu

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:11:18 +0000

Save the Waves Coalition and Chilean surfer activists celebrate the withdrawal of a proposed sewage pipeline in Chile's Surf City. The Chilean regional water company ESSBIO recently announced in Pichilemu the cancellation of its proposal to build a 1-kilometer waste pipeline that was to dump the town's sewage just offshore of the main surfing and recreational beach in downtown Pichilemu.

Eco-Warriors Make Waves In New Zealand

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:51:07 +0000

Save the Waves representatives James Pribram and Will Henry returned from New Zealand this week, after completing yet another successful mission on a voyage sponsored by XS Energy Drinks. Henry and Pribram traveled to New Zealand’s North Island in order to help the fight to preserve a precious surfing resource, Whangamata Bar, from being damaged by a marina proposal.

Eco-Warriors Meet With Maori Party Leader In New Zealand

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:39:50 +0000

Wellington, New Zealand April 3, 2007 Representatives from Save the Waves Coalition and Surfbreak Protection Society met with Maori Party Leader Tariana Turia last Thursday, to discuss the marina proposal in Whangamata, which surfers fear will compromise the quality of one of the best surf spots on New Zealand's North Island.

$150K Match Funds Challenge To Support Save The Waves Coalition

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:44:33 +0000

Newman's Own March 22, 2007 - Nell Newman, founder of Newman’s Own Organics, and Will Henry, Executive Director of Save the Waves Coalition, recently completed a trip to Orange County to meet with surf industry executives and present a matching-funds challenge of $150,000, which Newman’s Own Organics has pledged to honor over the next three years.

Asturias Government’s Proposal for Rodiles NOT Accepted by Engineers and Surfers.

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:39:19 +0000

On February 14, 2007 Pedro Castro, a spokesman for Asturia’s political party PSOE responded to the previous week’s protest against a dredging project at Rodiles by stating that the governmental party has decided to “repair” the river instead of moving forward with the dredging project. Castro felt this decision was a good compromise for both parties and that this would end tensions between both surfers and boaters.

Hundreds of Surfers Gathered to Protest Rodiles Dredging Project

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:48:54 +0000

400 people lead by Asturia’s Surf and Bodyboard Federation gathered at the Villaviciosa’s river mouth to show their opposition to the dredging project. This project will destroy one of the three best waves in Europe.

New Zealand Gives the Go Ahead to Destructive Marina for a Privileged Few

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 09:35:30 +0000

The surf spot known as the Whangamata Bar on the North Island of New Zealand is being threatened by a recently approved yacht harbor that will completely destroy the break. The approved Marina is set to be constructed over the Moanaanuanu Estuary, home to many species of fish, shellfish, seabirds, Mangroves, Eel grass, salt-marshes, and the natural sand bar.

500 Protesters Mob The Gates At Nueva Aldea, Chile

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:45:10 +0000

On Saturday, June 25, an angry mob of 500 protesters demonstrated outside the gates of Celco's new pulp mill in Nueva Aldea, the controversial project that will pump tons of contaminants into the Rio Itata and endanger an entire stretch of coastline.

Joshua Berry Named Chile Program Director For Save The Waves

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:39:16 +0000

Joshua Berry was officially hired in early June by Save the Waves Coalition, to work as program director for the next year in Chile.

Joshua Berry is the founder of one of Chile's first marine conservation organizations, Proplaya, where he still sits on the board of directors. He traveled to Chile with Will Henry in April to participate in the first of many public protests against the Nueva Aldea mill, allowing the Save the Waves director to see his skills in action.

Environmental Team Travels To Chile To Find Solutions To Pulp Mill Pollution

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:30:21 +0000

In early April of 2006, Save the Waves Coalition director Will Henry traveled to Southern Chile with Proplaya founder and director Joshua Berry, in an effort to find solutions to pollution from the pulp manufacturing industry. Pulp mills have become an increasing problem in Chile with regard to their impacts on the environment, and the issue has gained international attention since a disaster in Valdivia polluted a UNESCO biosphere lagoon, which is believed to have caused the disappearance of the area’s endangered black neck swans. A new pulp mill is currently being constructed by the same company that owns the Valdivia facility, Celco, in Nueva Aldea on the Rio Itata, up river from one of Chile’s most pristine watersheds and coastlines.