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Sizing up the Gyre

September 01, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

seaplex10 days ago Scientists returned home to San Diego after a journey into the vast and little-explored “Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch”.

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Life’s a beach

July 07, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

opener24A group of internet users are bringing a whole new meaning to ‘surfing the web’. The virtual-reality program Second Life allows you to create a character in your own image, grab your virtual surfboard and head to the beach. Photo: Dharma Austin

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Dancing with Mother Nature

July 04, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

xavier rudd by james lookerAustralian Xavier Rudd is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has a strong connection with environmentalism and the rights of Aborigines. His inspiration comes as much from the ocean as the land.

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End.>vacuum

July 04, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

mike einzigerIncubus front man Mike Einziger has recently collaborated with Hollywood’s hottest film score composer Danny Elfman on an unusual new project.

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Test tube surf boards

July 04, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

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Eco-friendly scientists in Hawaii embed test tubes into their boards.

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Facing the music

July 02, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

ben harper by scott soensMusic is Ben Harper’s passion but he’s also an avid surfer, with a great belief in the creative power of the ocean. Drift asked the man who counts the Malloy brothers, Eddie Vedder and Jack Johnson among his friends whether surfers make a good audience…

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Sweeping up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

June 11, 2009 | Words By: Rhiannon

Most of us have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a great lump of plastic floating in the central North Pacific Ocean. FULL STORY »