Italian photographer Davide Lopresti has been named Underwater photographer of the year 2016 for his stunning seahorse image titled Gold

Source: Underwater photographer of the year 2016 winners – in pictures

Source: January 2016 was Earth’s warmest month yet.

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Two sea turtles have been saved from a not-so-great fate in Papua New Guinea after a man and his co-worker bought them from a local food market and released them back into the sea. Arron Culling and his co-worker Mark were behind the turtle’s rescue mission. They bought the turtles for $5

Source: Man Pays $50 For A Sea Turtle At The Market, Releases It Back Into The Sea

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Chills and cross-steps along Montreal’s St. Lawrence River.

Source: Wave Stand Still | Surfer Magazine

At the end of January, Hamburg, the second biggest German city, introduced a new set of environmentally friendly recommendations through its “Guide for ecologically friendly supplying”.

Source: Hamburg, a green city – Surfrider

Source: Coral bleach impact – Fiji Times Online

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John Penlington reports on Australia’s surf culture, its impact on surf-lifesaving clubs and life in general.

Source: Surfing Story – 31 May 1964

Fatboy’s $250 “picnic lounge” is a 9’x 7?, weather-resistant, picnic/beach blanket with a built-in pocket (inside the Fatboy logo-tag). (via Geekologie)

Source: Picnic/beach blanket that looks like a knotted rug / Boing Boing

Prof Antonella Sorace says children should be encouraged to learn less common languages to prevent them from dying out

Source: Preserve rare languages to spread benefits of multilingualism, says expert | Science | The Guardian

It started with an email from a source at Interpol. The subject line of the email said: “Brace yourself.” Attached to the email was a video that showed four men at sea, swimming frantic…

Source: A Murder at Sea. Caught on Camera. Will Anyone Investigate?

Though remains of 19 bodies were found at dump, investigators said no physical evidence supports attorney general’s claim that students were incinerated there

Source: Forensic experts reject Mexico’s claim that criminals burned missing students | World news | The Guardian

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More than NZ$1.4m raised so far to protect stretch of coastline in Abel Tasman national park from becoming out of bounds to the public

Source: Crowdfunding battle to stop unspoilt New Zealand beach falling into private hands | World news | The Guardian

Located in the waters off Sipadan in Malaysia, is an old oil rig that is now a dive platform and resort named ‘Seaventures‘. The surrounding area is one of the diving industry’s renowned top dive destinations, and is commonly ranked as being one of the world’s best. Seaventures takes advantage o

Source: You Can Stay At This Converted Oil Rig In Malaysia And Go Diving

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Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

Source: Shorpy Historic Picture Archive :: Young Salts: 1900 high-resolution photo

Here are 10 things that you probably don’t know about this crisis because the media, having come to the story so late

Source: Michael Moore: 10 Things They Won’t Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy, But I Will

A division of UnderConsideration, cataloguing the underrated creativity of menus from around the world.

Source: Art of the Menu: Continental Miami

The White House just stopped new coal leases on federal land – a huge step for our climate. Urge him to do the same for the Gulf! (46320 signatures on petition)

Source: Petition: New Lease on Life: Ask the President to end new oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

Cocktail Chemistry explains the drink’s mechanics: you create an iceball using a cheap latex ice-sphere mold, melt a hole in the top with a soldering iron and extract the water from inside wi…

Source: A cocktail inside a hollow ball of ice that you shatter to drink

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Environmental groups — including all surf environmental groups — are concerned over proposed firing of California Coastal Commission’s Executive Director, Dr. Charles Lester. Here’s why.

Source: Battle Lines Drawn In California — and Why Surfers Should Care

Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a ‘fourth industrial revolution’ to keep the ‘growth’ juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.

Source: Peak stuff: have we reached the end of the ‘growth’ party? – The Ecologist

Source: ‘The Devil’s Toy’: The evils of skateboarding exposed! | Dangerous Minds

The Obama administration is expected to propose new rules as soon as Friday to curb methane leaks from oil and natural gas production, its latest attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy production under its control, sources familiar with the plan said.

Source: U.S. to tackle oil and gas methane waste on public lands: sources

Source: Petition · Representativos do governo nacional, regional, e camaras municipais.: O Algarve Diz NAO ao Fracking / Algarve Says NO to Fracking · Change.org

Long-range forecast predicts generally upward temperature trend, possibly interrupted by La Niña event in 2017

Source: Here is the weather forecast for the next five years: even hotter | UK news | The Guardian

Source: Chippewas for Mother Earth by Angela Martin Fisher – GoFundMe

California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris is investigating whether Exxon Mobil Corp. repeatedly lied to the public and its shareholders about the risk to its business from climate change — and whether such actions could amount to securities fraud and violations of environmental laws.

Source: California to investigate whether Exxon Mobil lied about climate-change risks

This winter’s freezing season in the Arctic is falling short. The extent of Arctic sea ice this week is hovering near record-low values for early February, based on observations that extend back to the start of satellite monitoring in 1979. Data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that last month had the lowest overall Arctic sea ice extent of any January in the satellite record. Hand in hand with the skimpy ice cover, temperatures across the Arctic have been extraordinarily warm for midwinter, also setting January records.

Source: Absurd January Warmth in Arctic Brings Record-Low Sea Ice Extent | Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog

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Los Angeles’ fast-food stands are an iconic part of California’s tradition of car-oriented architecture. But as the city rapidly transforms, the hamburger stands are being erased from the urban landscape

Source: The disappearing roadside hamburger stands of downtown Los Angeles | Cities | The Guardian

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Tiki cocktails are making a comeback, but where and when did the trend take root? We take a brief look at the history of tiki cocktails and bars in the U.S.

Source: Tiki Cocktails: Then and Now – KegWorks Blog

America in Revolt: The Art of Protest, will be at Shapero Modern, London W1, from 3 to 27 February

Source: Poster power: 1970s anti-Vietnam war art by California students | Art and design | The Guardian