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Plastic Bags: The Environment’s Deadly Predator

Evan Lewis, an 11-year-old environmental activitist, is a member of Kids Eco Club of the National Youth Green Council. Plastic bags. Oh, they are such a helpful resource in our society. But are they really worth …

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Need an Excuse to Hit the Beach?… Law Students Do!

For us law school kids, free times to go play at the beach are few and far between. BUT, we will not pass up any “worthy” excuse to get to a beach. This was evidenced in …

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Another Year, Another Big Pile of Trash (and Data)

A mantra has developed at San Diego Coastkeeper over the past few years: collecting data at beach and bay cleanups is almost as important as removing the trash from the environment. It’s become apparent that …

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Staying Up to Date on Marine Science: An Interview with Miriam Goldstein

San Diego Coastkeeper Education and Marine Debris Manager Alicia Glassco caught up with her friend, Miriam Goldstein, chief scientist on the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) and PhD student at the Scripps Institute …

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Tsunami Debris Moving towards Hawaii and West Coast

Did you know that volunteers at Coastkeeper’s beach cleanups are collecting important information to help scientists track the impacts of the Japan tsunami? In mid-October, the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) released that a Russian ship, …

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Welcome to the First Flush: the Start of San Diego’s Rain

Ever wonder about that fresh and clean “just after it rains” feeling? It seems to feel the most refreshing after the first big rainstorm of the year, when months of accumulated dust particles and leaves …

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Foam Frenzy in the Tijuana River Valley

There is a very short window of time each year in which dedicated volunteers can attempt to tackle the insurmountable accumulation of trash and debris in the Tijuana River near Imperial Beach.  It starts in …

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Reaching Out to Local Restaurants: Help Reduce Plastic Foam Pollution!

As any beach-goer knows, plastic foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) pollution is a huge problem on San Diego beaches. It is the third most common form of litter found in Coastkeeper’s beach clean-ups, and its …

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Forecast is partly cloudy for Coastal Cleanup Day

Totals have finally trickled in for Coastal Cleanup Day 2011 and things are not looking optimistic for our final numbers. Although we had 7,608 volunteers which cleaned up over 145,000 pounds of trash (that’s 19/lbs …

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Headless statues, a cross bow and dentures?

As my first year helping coordinate Coastal Cleanup Day, I have heard a lot of stories about some of the interesting items found during the cleanup. In previous years they have found everything from a …

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Plastic Bags: The Environment’s Deadly Predator

Evan Lewis, an 11-year-old environmental activitist, is a member of Kids Eco Club of the National Youth Green Council. Plastic bags. Oh, they are such a helpful resource in our society. But are they really worth …

Read More

Need an Excuse to Hit the Beach?… Law Students Do!

For us law school kids, free times to go play at the beach are few and far between. BUT, we will not pass up any “worthy” excuse to get to a beach. This was evidenced in …

Read More

Another Year, Another Big Pile of Trash (and Data)

A mantra has developed at San Diego Coastkeeper over the past few years: collecting data at beach and bay cleanups is almost as important as removing the trash from the environment. It’s become apparent that …

Read More

Staying Up to Date on Marine Science: An Interview with Miriam Goldstein

San Diego Coastkeeper Education and Marine Debris Manager Alicia Glassco caught up with her friend, Miriam Goldstein, chief scientist on the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) and PhD student at the Scripps Institute …

Read More

Tsunami Debris Moving towards Hawaii and West Coast

Did you know that volunteers at Coastkeeper’s beach cleanups are collecting important information to help scientists track the impacts of the Japan tsunami? In mid-October, the International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) released that a Russian ship, …

Read More

Welcome to the First Flush: the Start of San Diego’s Rain

Ever wonder about that fresh and clean “just after it rains” feeling? It seems to feel the most refreshing after the first big rainstorm of the year, when months of accumulated dust particles and leaves …

Read More

Foam Frenzy in the Tijuana River Valley

There is a very short window of time each year in which dedicated volunteers can attempt to tackle the insurmountable accumulation of trash and debris in the Tijuana River near Imperial Beach.  It starts in …

Read More

Reaching Out to Local Restaurants: Help Reduce Plastic Foam Pollution!

As any beach-goer knows, plastic foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) pollution is a huge problem on San Diego beaches. It is the third most common form of litter found in Coastkeeper’s beach clean-ups, and its …

Read More

Forecast is partly cloudy for Coastal Cleanup Day

Totals have finally trickled in for Coastal Cleanup Day 2011 and things are not looking optimistic for our final numbers. Although we had 7,608 volunteers which cleaned up over 145,000 pounds of trash (that’s 19/lbs …

Read More

Headless statues, a cross bow and dentures?

As my first year helping coordinate Coastal Cleanup Day, I have heard a lot of stories about some of the interesting items found during the cleanup. In previous years they have found everything from a …

Read More