Turning recycled foam into surfboards

March 2012
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Sustainable Surf, a California-based environmental NGO, hopes its newest campaign will instigate the next shift in the steady evolution of board composition and design."

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Stoked for N.Y. surfing in 'Stacked'

March 2012
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "...'Stacked' will have to stand on its own, atop the story of Balaram Stack, of Long Beach, of the odds stacked against the home-grown hero and his modest beach town that, for two weeks last fall, was taken over by the world's best surfers."

The grand experiment

March 2012
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Warren is one of a number of surfers profiled and documented because of his affinity for thick boards with no leashes, steered by a single fin and precise footwork."

Malloy film opposes B.C. pipeline

Feb 2012
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The project is a chance for Malloy to offer a peek into a region and an issue unfamiliar to many."

Sykora Catches a Second Wind With the Devils

Feb 16, 2012
The New York Times

Excerpt: "After he won his second Stanley Cup, with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, a concussion and a hip injury limited him to 14 games with the Minnesota Wild the next season. For Sykora, a 15-year N.H.L. veteran, retirement grew less abstract."

Pro surfer probes nuclear power plans

Feb 2012
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Attention has also turned to how the plant would affect wave quality in the region. Surfers across the world travel to find waves from Cape St. Francis to Jeffrey's Bay to Durban."

Rincon waiting period to begin Jan. 21

January 2012
ESPN.com Action Sports

Excerpt: "The contest -- open only to those calling the 805 area code home -- has showcased some of the best to have ever surfed the "queen of the coast," including three-time world champion Tom Curren, Chris Brown, and Bobby Martinez."

Wary of Energy Drinks in an Adrenaline Sport

January 7, 2012
The New York Times (sports section)

Excerpt: "...Fox and Smith, close friends and professional snowboarders, recently found themselves alone on the front lines against energy drinks."

The Streets to open at Seven Springs

December 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Next year, the park will be the first portion of Seven Springs to open and the last to close."

Hawk to skate India's first official demo

December 2011
ESPN.com Action Sports:

Excerpt: "On Saturday, the 'Tony Hawk and Friends' show will drop into Mumbai, India, for what sponsor Quiksilver is calling the first-ever skateboarding demo in the world's second-most populous country."

Skullcandy files lawsuit

November 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "...the Park City-based headphone, accessories, and clothing manufacturer Skullcandy filed a complaint against Skelanimals -- a music-related accessories and apparel brand -- in the Utah District of federal court in Salt Lake City for trademark infringement."

Deadliest Catch star collaborates with DVS

October 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Anderson chose to design the Torey Mid, personalizing the model already in the DVS collection for team rider (and Grizzly Griptape creator) Torey Pudwill."

Slater's Bells board at Smithsonian

October 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Kelly Slater's mainstream reach now extends to Washington, D.C., to the collection of artifacts at the National Museum of American History."

New books chronicle surfing's history

October 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Two new books have set to expand the record of surfing's history, examining topics that have drawn attention to surfing and attributed to its growth: big waves and wetsuits."

The Goodwin Project

September 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "Aamion Goodwin is in Jerusalem and out of his element. But that's the whole point. Goodwin is two months into filming "The Goodwin Project," a documentary of his 13-month long surfing journey across the planet with his wife Daize and their two young children..."

Music lineup for Quik Pro New York

August 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "...when the Quiksilver Pro New York hits Long Beach next month (Sept. 1-15), event organizers are taking measures to make sure spectators stay busy."

ASP announces 2012 Volcom Fiji Pro

July 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The ASP said in a statement that Fiji would host the Volcom Pro through 2014, "with the potential for further extension from the current three-year license agreement."

Padres to host Tony Hawk night

July 2011
ESPN Action Sports

Excerpt: "The crew running THF has seen over 400 skateparks open in low-income neighborhoods across the country, including in Atlanta, GA, last month."

How Incubus Spent Its (Four-Year) Summer Vacation

July 2011
Esquire.com

Excerpt: "The world's most popular standard-issue rock band on growing up into a group with legitimately exciting potential. Thanks, at least in part, to Harvard."

N.H.L. Tries to Give Back the Water

June 2011
Green Blog
The New York Times

Excerpt: "The N.H.L. calculated that a seven-game playoff series consumes roughly 800,000 gallons of water, from resurfacing the ice, to concessions, to flushing toilets."