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Miami Swim Show 2009

The Miami Swim Show 2009 occured July 19-22 in Miami Beach, Florida, and Surf Expo was on hand to witness it all.
07/23/2008

Travels With Fish: Rehoboth, Delaware

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher wraps up his road trip with stops at Quiet Storm, Sierra Moon, Liquid, and Dewey Beach Surf Shop to find out what's selling now.
07/19/2008

Travels With Fish: Ocean City, Maryland

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Chauncey's Surf Shop, K-Coast, Endless Summer, and Cloudbreak in Ocean City, Maryland on July 16, 2008. Here's his daily report.
07/17/2008

Travels With Fish: Virginia Beach Day 2

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Corner24, Hotline Surf Shop, RK's, Whalebone, and WRV during his second day on the road in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
07/16/2008

Travels With Fish: Virginia Beach, Virginia

Surf Expo Buyer Relations Manager Steven Fisher visits Freedom Surf Shop, Seventeenth Street Surf Shop, and Coastal Edge in Virginia Beach on July 14, 2008. Here's the view from the retail trenches.
07/15/2008

Surf Expo Shifts Show Dates To Serve Industry Needs

The January 2009 edition of Surf Expo will open one day earlier and will close on Saturday, January 17, instead of the traditional Sunday close.
07/10/2008

How to Select and Train Your Booth Staff

Somehow show logistics hog our time and resources, and when it comes to staff training, it gets buried in a pile of undone “to-do’s”. But nothing pays off in qualified leads and positive company image as well as a well-trained staff!
07/08/2008

AWSI Introduces Co-Executive Directors At 2nd Annual Meeting

The Second Annual Association of Wind Sport Industries symposium was held at Hood River, Oregon, this past weekend. Top order of business was to introduce the two new Co-Executive Directors to the group for the upcoming year, Tonia Farman and Katie Crafts.
07/03/2008

Sector 9 Acquired By Billabong

Paul Naude, head of Billabong’s North American operation says, “Sector 9’s innovative skateboard design has positioned the company as the market leader in this hardgoods niche and makes them a great addition to our strong portfolio of boardsports brands.”
07/01/2008

Pivotal Trestles Toll Road Meeting To Occur July 25

Should the Secretary of Commerce uphold the California Coastal Comission's permit denial decision, the toll road extension through San Onofre State Park will be effectively dead in its tracks! As such, The Surfrider Foundation is hoping to drive as many people as it can to the hearing.
06/30/2008



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Nike Lands On Top Of Climate Counts Company Scorecard

Consumer climate action isn’t just about switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs or buying recycled. While people across the country are taking action to reduce their own carbon footprint, some consumers are using their power to push companies to take action themselves - and it’s paying off.

Today, Climate Counts, the nonprofit group that scores consumer products companies on their green track records, is releasing its second annual Climate Counts Company Scorecard. "We launched our first Scorecard last year with the hope that creating a simple, easy-to-understand ranking of companies would motivate both companies and consumers to step-up their efforts on climate change," says the organization.

With the release of the groups second scorecard, it appears there's been real shift towards greater climate commitment across most industry sectors — with 84% of scored companies improving their Climate Counts scores. Looking at the companies that showed the most improvement—Google, Levi Strauss and Anheuser-Busch—shows the diverse kinds of great American companies committed to paying attention to global climate change.

And sitting on top of the heap this year is Nike. The Beaverton sports giant not only has the world's best-selling skate shoe, it's leading the pack on the Climate Counts Scorecard. "Nike is at the forefront of the sector due to long-term leadership on climate, including its public support for meaningful climate change legislation," said the report. "The company has achieved all its previous greenhouse gas reduction goals since 1997, decreasing its total carbon footprint by 80 percent."

But most of the rated companies showed improvement. In fact, the average overall Climate Counts score jumped 22% to 39 (from 30). That number, 39 out of 100, also shows that there is still a lot of work to do. According to an article in the The New York Times, company reactions to the report tend to follow rankings:

Avon Products scored 29 — 18 points higher than last year, but still well below the ranking of competitors like Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal.

Susan Arnot Heaney, Avon’s director for corporate responsibility, said Avon lacked braggadocio, not environmental commitment. “We’re quiet about it, but the bottom line is, Avon is doing the right things,” said Ms. Heaney, who added that Avon had made strides in conserving energy and minimizing waste.

Craig Berman, a spokesman for Amazon.com — which scored 5 this year, up from zero in 2007 — also shrugged off the scores. He noted that Amazon had made “significant progress” in reducing packaging and otherwise reducing its carbon footprint.

Companies that showed marked improvement were far more exuberant. Google, which has pledged to become carbon neutral, rose by 38 points, to 55. “Projects that had been years in the making came to fruition,” said Bill Weihl, Google’s green energy czar.


"We’ve been excited by the response from consumers all over the world who have told us over and over again how ready they are to align themselves with companies that reflect their own concern for global warming," reads the blog on the Climate COunts Web site. "Consumers have told us – through their e-mails and calls to us and to the companies we’ve scored – that they are ready to vote with their dollars to stimulate meaningful corporate climate action."

There is a growing belief that a more informed, climate-conscious consumer can play the most important role in driving corporate action in a dynamic marketplace. "Indeed, those voices play much louder in corporate boardrooms than you probably ever imagined," says ClimateCounts. "When everyday people raise an issue with companies in a clear way, those companies pay attention. We know because it’s reflected in our new scores."

Click here to see how your favorite companies stacked up.

Click here for a printable pocket guide to the results.
 
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Slater Shows Complete Dominance of 2008 WCT Dream Tour

“I think if Kelly wins another event, the race for the ASP World Title will be pretty much over," says Mick Fanning, last year's ASP champ.
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Back-To-School Spending Expected To Top $20 Billion

The survey found that the average family with school-aged children will spend $594.24 on back-to-school purchases, compared to $563.49 last year.
07/24/2008

Rip Curl Adds Timmy Turner To The Team

Revered for his award-winning film, 'Second Thoughts' which won the 2004 Surfer Poll "Movie of the Year", Timmy plans to continue his lifelong quest to find waves of absolute perfection, while documenting his adventures.
07/24/2008

Dakine Debuts Project Blue Recycled Surf Packs For Spring 2009

Each gender-specific pack, the Oceana for girls and Recon for guys, is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles with partial proceeds benefiting The Surfrider Foundation.
07/23/2008

Foam Magazine Goes Social with Community On The Loop'd Network

Foam Magazine, the leading, beach-oriented, lifestyle and fashion magazine, and Loop'd Network™, the leading social network for action sports and youth culture, today launched the PiperGirls online community at pipergirls.com.
07/23/2008

Dubna, Russia, To Make History In Kicking Off 2008 Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup Series

Having successfully completed 21 World Cup Stops to date, the 2008 season contains the most exotic line-up of venues to date.
07/23/2008

Volcom Buys Laguna Surf & Sport

The stores will continue to operate under the same name and experienced retail team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
07/22/2008

Liquid Nation Ball 5 Tickets Go On Sale

The SIMA Humanitarian Fund is proud to announce that tickets for Liquid Nation Ball 5, set for Friday, September 5, 2008, are officially on sale now.
07/22/2008

Is Ryan Sheckler A Sell Out?

New ESPN Magazine cover story delves into the rising fame and fortune of skater Ryan Sheckler.
07/16/2008

Maloof Money Cup Draws Top Skaters With Biggest Contest Purse Ever

Including three professional U.S. Championship Competitions, the Maloof Money Cup featured the largest purse in the history of professional skateboarding with more than $450,000 in prize money.
07/16/2008

VF Corp Outdoor Revenues Zoom Up 17%

VF Announces Record Second Quarter Revenues and EPS; Raises Full Year 2008 EPS Guidance and Declares Dividend. The North Face remains red hot.
07/15/2008

Taylor Knox Makes History at the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay

Veteran ASP World Tour campaigner Taylor Knox (Carlsbad, CA) posted the highest combined heat score in Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay history with a near flawless 19.70 out of possible 20 points.
07/15/2008



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