UK artificial reef to bring waves and marine life

Reuters video reports on the first artificial reef to be created in Europe.

The British coast near the city of Bournemouth is the recipient of the reef that will bring perfect waves for surfing and a haven for marine life.

Watch the report below:

British surfers clean up ocean sewage

Paul Massey produced a compelling short video for Current Television on a group of British surfers who created a group called Surfers Against Sewage. Surfing is a sport that many people travel all over the world for, but surfing a pristine clean ocean is not something that is as common. These surfers were actually getting physically sick from pollution and litter in the ocean while ironically doing their sport that is supposed to be one-with-nature. Watch the report below:

Surfboarding's environmental nightmare

The materials that surfboards are made from are so damaging to the environment that a surfboard core business recently shutdown. Plenty Magazine investigated the unenvironmentalness of the business of surfboard manufacture as well as the actions that British surfers are taking to clean up local beaches. Surfing seems like a back-to-nature type sport and probably most surfers do so because of the closeness to nature. But the detriments of the boards have come to light so the next time a surf holiday comes to mind, thinking twice about the negative environmental impact is a must.

Read the full article: The next big wave