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July 28, 2019

waterloop #7: Mark Price on Building More Sustainable Surfboards

Mark Price is the CEO of Firewire Surfboards. In this episode Mark discusses how Firewire makes more sustainable surfboards, leashes, and traction pads that are better for people - including shapers - and the environment. He talks about the impact of having Kelly Slater and Rob Machado as advocates and…

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July 22, 2019

waterloop #6: Dr. Vanessa Pirotta on Using Technology to Study Whales

Dr. Vanessa Pirotta is a marine biologist in Australia who uses technology to study whales. In this episode Vanessa discusses collecting whale snot with drones, her research on the impact of global shipping on marine giants, how alarms can prevent entanglement in fishing nets, and the importance of science communications.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop drops: Chad Nelsen on Surfers as Scientists and Advocates

On the waterloop podcast Chad Nelsen of the Surfrider Foundation discusses how surfers are like scientists because of how they study the ocean and how they are uniquely positioned to be environmental advocates.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop #5: Chad Nelsen on Activities of the Surfrider Foundation

Chad Nelsen is the CEO of the Surfrider Foundation. In this episode Chad discusses the organization's mission, Smartfin technology, plastic pollution, offshore drilling, climate change, and surfers as scientists and environmental advocates.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop drops: Chad Nelsen on Sea Level Rise and Surf Spots

On the waterloop podcast Chad Nelsen of the Surfrider Foundation discusses sea level rise from climate change and how it could impact coasts and surf spots.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop drops: Chad Nelsen on Offshore Drilling Opposition

On the waterloop podcast Chad Nelsen of the Surfrider Foundation explains the problems with offshore drilling on the East and West coasts of the United States.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop drops: Chad Nelsen on Surfers Fighting Plastic Pollution

On the waterloop podcast Chad Nelsen of the Surfrider Foundation discusses the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean and ways that surfers can take action in their local community.

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March 10, 2019

waterloop drops: Chad Nelsen on Smartfin Technology

On the waterloop podcast Chad Nelsen of the Surfrider Foundation talks about the Smartfin technology that uses surfboard fins to collect data about the ocean.

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March 8, 2019

waterloop drops: Katie Wallace on Brewers Association role in sustainability

Katie Wallace of New Belgium Brewing discusses the role of the Brewers Association in supporting water sustainability.

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March 8, 2019

waterloop drops: Katie Wallace on brewers facing drought and water pollution

Katie Wallace of New Belgium Brewing discusses the challenges that craft brewers have faced from drought and water pollution.

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March 8, 2019

waterloop drops: Katie Wallace on the business case for conserving water in brewing

Katie Wallace of New Belgium Brewing discusses the business case for breweries to conserve water.

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March 8, 2019

waterloop drops: Katie Wallace on role of water in brewing

Katie Wallace of New Belgium Brewing discusses the role of water in brewing of beer.

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March 8, 2019

waterloop #4: Katie Wallace on water in beer and craft brewing

Katie Wallace is the Director of Social and Environmental Impact for New Belgium Brewing and co-chair of the sustainability committee for the Brewers Association. In this episode, Katie discusses the role of water in beer, how brewers are water conscious, the ways breweries are conserving water, the business case for…

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on whaling by Japan

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox of Oceans 5 discusses the status of whaling by Japan.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on overfishing in Arctic and Antarctica

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox discusses the challenges of overfishing in the Arctic and Antarctica.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on overfishing in Kiribati

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox of Oceans 5 discusses the island nation of Kiribati and the challenges it faces from overfishing and climate change.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on fishing pressure on sharks

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox of Oceans 5 discusses the fishing pressure on sharks and why they are important to protect.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop #3: Chuck Fox on overfishing of the ocean

Chuck Fox is the Executive Director of Oceans 5, an international funders’ collaborative that works to constrain overfishing and create and expand marine protected areas. In this episode, Chuck explains the problem of overfishing and discusses sharks, whaling, and the Arctic and Antarctica.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on marine protected areas

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox of Oceans 5 explains marine protected areas and how they can help reduce overfishing.

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March 3, 2019

waterloop drops: Chuck Fox on the challenges of overfishing in the ocean

On the waterloop podcast Chuck Fox of Oceans 5 discusses the challenges of overfishing in the ocean.

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Feb. 25, 2019

waterloop drops: Marcus Ericksen on the problems of plastic in ocean

On the waterloop podcast Marcus Ericksen of the 5 Gyres Institute discusses the various problems caused by plastic in the ocean.

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Feb. 25, 2019

waterloop drops: Marcus Ericksen on how much plastic is recycled

On the waterloop podcast Marcus Ericksen of the 5 Gyres Institute explains that only a small portion of the world's plastic is actually recycled.

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Feb. 25, 2019

waterloop drops: Marcus Ericksen on microplastics in the ocean

On the waterloop podcast Marcus Ericksen of the 5 Gyres Institute discusses microplastic pollution in the ocean and what problems it may post for marine life and human health.

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Feb. 25, 2019

waterloop drops: Marcus Ericksen on the junk raft from Los Angeles to Hawaii

On the waterloop podcast Marcus Ericksen of the 5 Gyres Institute discusses his journey from Los Angeles to Hawaii on a junk raft made from plastic bottles.

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