49: Surfrider Foundation vs. US Steel with Mitch McNeil

12/09/19 • 41 min

20% of the planet’s fresh water can be found in the Great Lakes. This area is also home to some of the US’s biggest industrial manufacturing complexes. For over a century, many of these companies have been dumping lethal chemicals into the watershed, destroying eco systems, and damaging the water supply for millions of Americans. So when the US government allows this to happen in the name of capitalism, what are we supposed to do? Introducing Mitch McNeil, Chair of the Chicago chapter of the Surfrider Foundation. Mitch, along with a group of hungry environmental law professors from the University of Chicago, have filed a lawsuit against US Steel for repeatedly dumping hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan. Go google that shit and then you’ll see why this is such a big deal. Get involved! Join your local Surfrider Foundation or donate to the Chicago Surfrider chapter https://www.chicago.surfrider.org/ Questions or comments for the podcast? [email protected] Get Out and SURF is brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

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48: Green Steps, Tamarindo Rivermouth, and Surfing the Strait of Juan de Fuca

This week PMAC, Joe, and Niki hung out in the office with the recorder on and simply talked about what’s been happening at the surf camp, in the lineup, and on the podcast. PMAC shares recent green initiatives the surf camp has taken for 2020 and beyond in a quest to utilize more and more biodegradable plant-based materials, trying to eliminate plastic from the ocean and our food chain. The first NW swell of the 2019/2020 arrived this season and Tamarindo was booming. We dissect the current state of the Tamarindo Rivermouth sand bars and try to help listeners learn how to score this surf spot best. Hint: check the conditions constantly because she’s a fickle beast and can turn on in an heartbeat. The Get Out and SURF podcast is compiling our 2020 surf trip destination list. One trip we’re discussing is to the Pacific Northwest, to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the San Juan Islands. We’re not sure if we should be more afraid of the great white sharks or the killer whales, but Niki seems mostly scared of bears. Do you have any questions or comments for the show? What do you want to hear more of in 2020? Email the podcast at [email protected] This show is brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/

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50: So This Is The End?

Wow it's almost the end of 2019. After publishing a podcast every week this year, we're taking a break and enjoying the holidays. We’re also super hung over from last night’s Xmas party! So sit back, relax, and enjoy the final episode of Season 1 of Get Out and SURF with Joe Walsh, Niki Hurren, and Patrick McNulty.
50 episodes in 50 weeks... So what were some of our favorite episodes this year?
- Episode 11: Mark Cunningham: Lifeguard, Bodysurfer, Artist
- Episode 33: Great Lakes Surf Festival 2019
- Episode 49: Chicago Surfrider Foundation vs. US Steel with Mitch McNeil
- Episode 36: 1 Motorcycle, 2 Surfboards, 3 Years and 10,000 Miles
Special thanks to Ray Finley, Adam Greenman, Robert August, Bird Huffman, Sean Mattison, Pancho Sullivan, Peter Cole, Doug Cole, John Becker, Adrian Fernandez, Larry the Cheese, Frank Lemes, Gordon Beh, Andrea Diaz, Ryan Waldron, Paco Vega, Mike Clifford, Katie Rice, Happy Walsh, Kristen Brown, Andrew Cotton, Mitch McNeil, Eric Sharman, Jamie Bott, Grant McCartney, Amber Shaffer, Greg Gordon, all of the other guests that we had in 2019, and of course all of our listeners. Pura vida!
We took some awesome surf trips in 2019. Here are the destinations we’ll be putting on the Wheel Of Waves for 2020:
- Colombia
- The Amazon River tidal bore
- Sardinia
- Cleveland
- Hainan, China
- Alaska
- Nova Scotia
- Kiribati
- Brooklyn
If you’re a surfer, you’re an environmentalist. Please join your local Surfrider Foundation.
What is Season 2 going to look like? Tell us your thoughts. Email the podcast at [email protected]
This podcast has been brought to you by Witch’s Rock Surf Camp in Tamarindo, Costa Rica https://witchsrocksurfcamp.com/