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Category: environment

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MISSION:cleanWATER – Philippines 2015

Ian and Carla Zamora are headed back to the Philippines this September. In tow, will be international professional surfers Michelle Watson, Taylor Nelson, Rosie Jaffurs, Sophia Sarlo, Taylor Bruynzeel, Jenayl …

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We Rise Together – Coming Spring 2015

We Rise Together, as a first installment of this series, is a short film that aims to showcase the substance behind three of Southern California’s kind-hearted and fun-loving female surfers. Join …

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Typhoon Haiyan – A Personal Account

When our crew arrived at the Alphaland hangar in Manila, we were unsure if we could board the plane because they were prioritizing relief goods to Guiuan. Luckily, since our …

environment / history / News / The Institute

TSI Team Brings Clean Water to Typhoon Victims

PHILIPPINES – On November, 8, 2013 the small, tropical Philippine archipelago experienced the strongest ever-recorded typhoon, known internationally as Typhoon Haiyan, locally referred to as Yolanda. The eye of the …

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Ocean Cleanup Array Could Remove 7 Million Tons Of Plastic From Ocean

19-year-old Boyan Slat has unveiled plans to create an Ocean Cleanup Array that could remove 7,250,000 tons of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. The device consists of an anchored …

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Midway: A message from the Gyre

MIDWAY, a Message from the Gyre is a short film. It is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest …

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1st STOKEDinc Philippine Wahine Classic Celebrates Filpina Surfer Girls

Sabang Beach, Baler, Philippines – October 8, 2013 – The Surf Institute (TSI) successfully organized and launched The 1st STOKEDinc Philippine Wahine Classic, a pioneering tradition in celebration of the …

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In Newport Beach, surfers fight for their piece of the Wedge

Newport Beach is confronted by a growing tussle between bodysurfers and other wave riders over access to the coveted Wedge. By Adolfo Flores, Emily Foxhall and Joe Mozingo LA Times …

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Mission 2012 – Clean Drinking Water – Philippines

DONATE NOW!! DONATE NOW!! DONATE NOW!! THE SURF INSTITUTE IS BRINGING CLEAN DRINKING WATER TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW UPDATED VIDEO FROM OUR RETURN TO …

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