Pic o’ the Week: Surfing Whales

As photographer J.T. Gray stood on a Hawaiian beach snapping photos of surfers on Oahu's North Shore, a pod of humpback whales that had been lurking nearby ... unexpectedly joined in the surfing fun. In Gray's words: "The whales were kinda hanging out about 75-100 yards off the beach at Ehukai then swam outside the …

greening surfboards

Many surfers tend to be concerned about our oceans' health - they spend  a lot of time immersed in their waters, after all. That their sole piece of sporting equipment - the surfboard - is made of a brew of chemicals, including petroleum-based foam, polyester resins and chemically treated fiberglass, has long been what reporter …