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Surfrider Foundation Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Gulf Oil Spill with Press Conference & Paddle Out

WHO:            Surfrider Foundation, Suncoast Chapter Chair Thomas Paterek

David Rauschkolb, Founder of Hands Across the Sand

Representative Rick Kriseman (D-53)

Rip Kirby, USF Coastal Scientist – to speak following the paddle out

WHAT:           Join the Surfrider Foundation activists and volunteers, state and federal representatives, and coastal enthusiasts for a press conference and paddle out commemorating the one-year anniversary of the catastrophic Gulf oil spill and the effort to pass a Constitutional Amendment to ban nearshore drilling in Florida.  Following the press conference and paddle out, join Surfrider Foundation at the Annual Chapter Conference for special scientific update on water and sand testing along Gulf Beaches since the spill.

WHEN:           SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2011

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Suncoast Surfrider Chapter data shows the groin’s “claimed” success is flawed

February 18 -Pinellas County, Florida- For four years, the Suncoast Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation (SCSF) has been assessing the impact of the geotube groins on the Upham Beach. To date the chapter has submitted over 1,000 petitions to Pinellas County for “no armoring” on Upham Beach, which Pinellas County has yet to acknowledge. The chapter is very concerned the proposed next step to remove the geotubes and place permanent rock groins is a severely flawed approach. To create greater leverage, the chapter procured an independent expert to perform a scientific study of the Upham Beach Monitoring Reports results and had additional experts perform two peer-review analyses to ensure no details were missed.

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Surfrider’s goal to secure 150 coastal victories by the end of 2010 has been met!!!

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