Dr. Beach
While I am assuming many of you are familiar with Dr. Beach (aka Dr. Stephen Leatherman) due to his annual Top 10 Beaches list, at least from our perspective its also worth shedding more light on his career as a beachologist. Ologist means a pe…
Our Beach Love Affair
Yesterday I came across a great article, Why We Love Beaches Best, that I wanted to share. Besides offering a quick history of how going to the beach became fashionable starting in the late 1700s in England and taking root in the late 1800s her…
Marine Reserves
Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations (UN) has been concerned about the well being of the oceans and through the ensuing years has worked to protect the oceans in a manner that is agreeable to all participating nations (talk about herding c…
Economic Impact of Climate Change
Following up on our previous post from late June on the accelerating sea rise related to climate change, here's a newly released study detailing the economic impact of climate change. While this is just a modeling exercise so the end game hasn'…
Happy Independence Day!
Happy Independence Day to everyone and hope you are spending the day at the beach. From everyone's favorite coastal magazine, Coastal Living, here are their picks for the top 10 beach towns on the 4th of July. …