Every year throngs of people head to the beach to launch fireworks and celebrate Fourth of July. While it’s awesome to revel in freedom and independence, coastal areas tend to get thrashed in the process. That’s where raising awareness and taking action come in. A handful of nonprofit organizations are anticipating the Independence Day aftermath and […]
Like many bodies of water around the world the San Francisco Bay is heavily affected by pollution. Rain water runoff carries pollutants from refineries, scrap yards, shipping docks, landfills, and countless other industrial facilities into the Bay. There have also been two oil spills in the last 10 years. This is obviously bad news for […]
The Smog Of The Sea, directed by Ian Cheney, is an important new film focusing on the spread of plastic in the ocean. In it, professional surfers Keith and Dan Malloy join Jack Johnson, Mark Cunningham, Kimi Werner, and marine scientist Marcus Eriksen on a sailing mission to study and document the elusive garbage patches in the […]
Back in November, 2016 The Good Brine ran a post about eco innovations in wetsuit design. At the bottom of the article we mentioned a few imagined ways to give your old wetsuit a new life – including donating it to a local surf camp, or sending it to kids in Peru or South Africa. This […]
Bureo, a company making skateboards and sunglasses from discarded fishnets, just teamed up with Jack Johnson to launch a new sustainable product – The Fishnet Flyer. Like their other products, the frisbee is designed to fuse sustainability with fun while spreading the word on environmental issues. What better way is there to celebrate concepts of […]
Happy World Oceans Day! In celebration, The Good Brine is taking a moment to post a few tips for improving the health of our oceans and environment at large. Although there are endless ways to get proactive it’s important to start somewhere. Below are five ideas on how to get the momentum going in the […]
Chasing Coral is a documentary directed by Jeff Orlowski centered on the dire condition and die-off of coral reefs. The idea behind the film is to call attention to the change taking place through the power of visual documentation. In the short video below Orlowski gives more details about what went into making the movie. Chasing Coral is an […]
Ever notice the sun beating down on your shoulders as you’re waiting for a set to appear on the horizon (or floating in a swimming pool)? Absorbing a few rays while bobbing around in a body of water is pretty much inseparable from the experience. Why not take the concept of connecting with solar energy while buoyed and expand it […]
In the June 2017 issue of Surfer magazine Kai Lenny was referred to as a “jack of all trades” who had mastered all. This description of Lenny’s ability in the water is fitting. He’s a virtuoso on every type of surf craft in every set of conditions the ocean produces. Lenny has competed on the WSL Big Wave Tour, won […]
Proximity, Taylor Steele’s film premiers in San Francisco May 24 (and continues on international screening tour). Click here for the full schedule and to buy tickets. Save The Waves – “Life Is A Wave” event happens at Mezzanine SF on May 20, 2017. Click here for the story and link to buy tickets. Artists For […]