1. Drive less. "Burn calories, not fossil fuels" is what we like to say. Consider biking, walking or car pooling.
2. Watch what you put down the drain and the gutters. It all flows to the Sea at some point.
3. Go organic. Organic products are way less harmful to the environment, consider buying organic when you can.
4. Grow your own. Try growing your own produce. It doesn't take much space for things like herbs and cherry tomatoes. You can grow tasty produce and by doing so, you are cutting down on transportation (from the farm to your local grocery store) and associated pollution and you know exactly where it was grown and what was used to grow it!
5. Support Surfrider Foundation. Support groups like Surfrider Foundation and Save The Waves. They do good work and are constantly looking out for our best interest.
6. Vote. Get educated on issues that effect the environment and get out the vote.
7. Go 1% For the Planet. Buy products (like Surf Stronger DVDs) that have the 1% For the Planet emblem and know 1% of your purchase goes towards efforts to keep our world clean.
8. Buy quality and take care of your stuff! Make sure you buy quality surf boards, quality wetsuits, quality board shorts and bikinis that last! Get the good stuff, then rinse it, wash it, and take care of it so it stays in good condition and out of the landfill.
9. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Enough said.
10. Vote with your wallet. When making purchase decisions, why not support those that have green initiatives: The Surfer's Path magazine, Patagonia, Sambazon Acai, Sector 9 Skateboards are a few that come to mind.
Stay healthy and we'll see you in the water,
The Surf Stronger Crew
(Bells Beach, Australia. Surfing preserve.)
