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Apr 30, 6:49pm: Surfrider Foundation Chapter News, March/April 2008 by Ed Mazzarella

ELI Chapter

"Free the Montauk 8" was the theme at a recent Eastern Long Island Chapter fundraiser. The Montauk 8 are eight surfers who received tickets for surfing at Montauk Point Sate Park. The goal of the chapter's campaign is to make surfing legal at the Point and to present a successful defense in court for the eight surfers who have been cited.

The chapter is also forging ahead with their campaign to move the Montak Lighthouse. Chapter leaders met with local elected officials in an effort to have them reconsider their position on a rock revetment at the base of the Lighthouse. The chapter maintains that moving the Lighthouse is the best solution."

This ticketing surfers is ridiculous! Aside from that- haven't the Long Islanders and N.Y.State government officials grapsed onto this new fangled "Green Concept" ? Everyone else seems to be getting it... I LOVE the lighthouse! I have great memories there myself, however, rocking up more seawalls just isn't green. It is NOT in the best interest of the natural environment of Montauk's coastline.

My aunt and uncle were among the first year long residents on Culloden Shores when they built their home in the early 60's. Soundview Drive was a sand/dirt road and electricity needed to be run. There was nothing but beach plums, wild blueberry bushes and other brush out as far as their property. There was one other house if I remember correctly. I spent months during the summers through the early 90's learning about Mother Nature from my Aunt and watching as the seawalls built by neighbors changed the coastline in a very destructive manner. It has been terrible witnessing the erosion caused by the seawalls as development ravaged the shoreline.

Aren't the Army Corps of Engineers - well they are actually engineers, right? Aren't engineers supposed to be these really smart guys? It appears on so many levels that building this seawall at the Point- maybe not the best choice... so what's up with that, Smart Guys? Is smart just finding a solution within your area of "building expertise" or is smart knowing what the right thing is overall and then doing it, - even it means doing nothing?

Surfrider New York - Eastern Long Island: Apr 30, 6:12pm 1 review environment, lighthouse, montauk-point
http://www.surfriderli.org/eli_seawall.html; Watch the video - which makes the most sense to you?

Apr 29, 7:18pm: This link has a a pretty good list of natural and organic products that have been tested for 1,4-Dioxane (carcinogen)

organicconsumers.org/bodycare/DioxaneResults08.cfm [organicconsumers.org/bodycare/DioxaneResults08.cfm]

"A newly released study commissioned by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), and overseen by environmental health consumer advocate David Steinman, analyzes leading "natural" and "organic" brand shampoos, body washes, lotions and other personal care products for the presence of the undisclosed carcinogenic contaminant 1,4-Dioxane. A reputable third-party laboratory known for rigorous testing and chain-of-custody protocols, performed all testing."

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Mar 19, 9:14pm: Green Eggs

Filed under: Dyes
12:58 am - March 18, 2008

Most conventional egg dyes on the market are made with potentially harmful coloring agents, such as FD&C Red 40 and FD&C Yellow 6, and ingredients derived from petroleum. But colorful dyes that are safer for the environment and your family's health can be made simply and cheaply with plant-based ingredients like pomegranate and spinach. Check out "Color Me Organic" for tips on having a greener Easter.

© The Green Guide, 2008

Mar 11, 7:11pm: The Montauk Point Lighthouse

by Patrick Havlik

Being one of the most historic landmarks on Long Island, the Montauk Point Lighthouse is most definitely in danger. I grew up in the town of Montauk, and personally the lighthouse means a lot to me, for a few different reasons. From an early age, I would surf under and around the massive structure, which seemed to be always looking out for us. The lighthouse also reminds me of my home town, therefore I am proud of the structure. When President Washington commissioned the lighthouse to be built in 1792, the structure was erected about 300 feet from the ocean, anticipating the inevitable erosion. Today the lighthouse stands a meager 75 feet from the water. With the lighthouse getting closer and closer to the Atlantic Ocean every year, there has been efforts to re-enforce the huge boulders that surround the tip of Montauk Point, none of which have actually protruded into the surrounding ocean. It is obvious that if the lighthouse is left unprotected, it could fall into the ocean in the matter of a few years.

A bill is currently being passed to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to undergo a 14 million dollar project, which would include building an 840 feet long, 40 feet thick wall known as a revetment, sticking out just south of the lighthouse to potentially save the building from the ever raging ocean. Myself, as well as many other surfers and environmentalists, are strongly fighting this proposal. Not only will the revetment stick out into and ruin one of Long Islands best left-hand surf breaks, known as Alamo, it will cause further erosion and sand blockage to surf spots west of Alamo, known as Kiddie Pools, and Turtle Cove. So what is the best possible solution to this mess? Just move the
lighthouse, dude.

In a telephone interview with Tom Naro, the Chairman of the Eastern chapter of Long Island’s Surfrider Foundation, Naro stated that since 1946, there have been more than five walls, or rock structures put together to try and stop the erosion. His point was that if we keep putting money into stopping erosion, eventually we’ll just go bankrupt on the issue and the lighthouse could be lost. There really is no logical sense in trying to beat natural erosion; the ocean is an extremely powerful force which never stops moving. Naro also points out that indeed this revetment would hold off the erosion of the point for some time, but if the lighthouse were to be moved back, it could stand for hundreds of years to come. This procedure of moving lighthouses has been done on Block Island, as well as in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, which happens to be the nation’s tallest, was moved inland 1,500 feet in 1999. Of course moving the lighthouse would cost almost twice as much, 13 million dollars more to be exact, but in the long run would definitely pay off. The argument many surfers have is that the rock wall that is planned to be built would stop the westerly sand flow to Kiddie Pools and Turtle Cove, not to mention completely interfere with the spot known as Alamo, but would change the other two world-class surf breaks for the worse. These surf breaks mean an incredible amount to me; it’s where I first fell in love with surfing bigger waves. To me, it seems completely understandable why the lighthouse should be moved instead of trying to stop Mother Nature with man made structures.

In an article from Senator Charles Schumer’s website in June of this year, he states how excited he is about the bill being passed. “This is great news for the Montauk Lighthouse. I’m thrilled to know that the Army Corps of Engineers will have funding to keep up maintenance on this Long Island landmark.” This statement alone reflects how much our own senator really knows about actually keeping the landmark well maintained. In the same article, our other senator, Hillary Clinton, said basically the same thing in different words. If they really did care about the history and well being of the lighthouse, they would look beyond the apparent solution and consider a more permanent resolution, which is to move the lighthouse, the more logical idea proposed by the Surfrider Foundation.

Apart from what you may be thinking, the Surfrider Foundation is much more than a bunch of tanned, long haired surfers hoping to keep a few surf spots around. The foundation is a non-profit, world wide organization of surfers and environmentalists who devote their free time and energy to protecting shorelines and natural surf breaks from being taken over by corporation, or simply being ruined. The Surfrider Foundation also includes members like Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica. More importantly, mostly every surfer that is involved with the or