Dr. Chad Nelsen
@chadnelsen.bsky.social
Surfrider Foundation CEO
Ocean Conservation leader
Outdoor Alliance Board member
Urban Ocean Labs Advisory Board
Surfer & Outdoor enthusiast
Ocean Conservation leader
Outdoor Alliance Board member
Urban Ocean Labs Advisory Board
Surfer & Outdoor enthusiast
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Dr. Chad Nelsen
@chadnelsen.bsky.social
· Nov 19
How to scale community-led advocacy | Chad Nelsen | TEDxLaguna Beach
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
This is my TEDxLaguna Beach talk on scaling up community-based advocacy. This bottom up approach is going to be more imporant than ever in the coming years!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6x7...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6x7...
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America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
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Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
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About that new boss of ours ... Reporting to her hasn’t been so easy. Our first-ever Work in Progress Report is coming November 12.
Sign up to be the first to receive it at pat.ag/B/F25/Progre...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
About that new boss of ours ... Reporting to her hasn’t been so easy. Our first-ever Work in Progress Report is coming November 12.
Sign up to be the first to receive it at pat.ag/B/F25/Progre...
Sign up to be the first to receive it at pat.ag/B/F25/Progre...
Led by the team at Visit Laguna and one of our biggest champions Kurt Bjorkman who is GM at the The Ranch, there is a big push by local businesses to go plastic free.
orangecoast.com/arts-culture...
orangecoast.com/arts-culture...
Laguna Beach Aims to Be Nation’s Most Ocean-Friendly City - Orange Coast
The city celebrated its progress toward becoming “100% Ocean Friendly” during an inspiring, hope-filled evening.
orangecoast.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Led by the team at Visit Laguna and one of our biggest champions Kurt Bjorkman who is GM at the The Ranch, there is a big push by local businesses to go plastic free.
orangecoast.com/arts-culture...
orangecoast.com/arts-culture...
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Everything I win is perfect. Everything I lose is rigged. 🙄
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Everything I win is perfect. Everything I lose is rigged. 🙄
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Indiana Jones, Han Solo, and Dr. Richard Kimble call Donald Trump the greatest criminal in history for his attacks on science and climate policy.
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Indiana Jones, Han Solo, and Dr. Richard Kimble call Donald Trump the greatest criminal in history for his attacks on science and climate policy.
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Austin Reaves are you kidding me!?!?!
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Austin Reaves are you kidding me!?!?!
I hope this is true. The Atlantic is supposedly off the table for more offshore oil & gas drilling. Why? Strong opposition by R's who correctly fear the impact to coastal tourism and recreation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Retreats on Push for Atlantic Oil Drilling
The Trump administration is ruling out selling offshore oil and gas leases along the US East Coast, after its initial plan for auctioning them drew alarm from Republican strongholds in the Southeast.
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I hope this is true. The Atlantic is supposedly off the table for more offshore oil & gas drilling. Why? Strong opposition by R's who correctly fear the impact to coastal tourism and recreation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Donald Trump's approval rating in our tracker has fallen to -18, the lowest it has ever been (lower than any point in his first term) www.economist.com/interactive/...
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"By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction."
www.wired.com/story/new-re...
www.wired.com/story/new-re...
New Report Finds Efforts to Slow Climate Change Are Working—Just Not Fast Enough
By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"By virtually every key metric, efforts to fight climate change are going too slowly, according to findings by a coalition of climate groups. In some cases, things are moving in the wrong direction."
www.wired.com/story/new-re...
www.wired.com/story/new-re...
Jon Bon Jovi is the glam metal Dolly Parton.
Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea run a top-rated (#1 on Trip Advisor) restaurant where people can eat for free.
I have a sensible suggestion for the next Nobel Prize nominees.
I have a sensible suggestion for the next Nobel Prize nominees.
Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Interview CBS Mornings August 2025
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October 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Jon Bon Jovi is the glam metal Dolly Parton.
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Even #Florida Sen. Rick Scott, whose lips are usually firmly attached to President Convicted Felon's butt, has a problem with his proposed expansion of offshore oil drilling in the Gulf. www.eenews.net/articles/tru... via @politico.com
Trump offshore drilling plan faces fierce opposition in Congress
Most coastal Republicans and Democrats said they wouldn't back drilling off their states' shores.
www.eenews.net
October 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Even #Florida Sen. Rick Scott, whose lips are usually firmly attached to President Convicted Felon's butt, has a problem with his proposed expansion of offshore oil drilling in the Gulf. www.eenews.net/articles/tru... via @politico.com
Not too surprisingly, the Trump admin has plans to open both coasts to offshore drilling including in protected areas, with one notable exception. Florida. I wonder why? 🤔
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Not too surprisingly, the Trump admin has plans to open both coasts to offshore drilling including in protected areas, with one notable exception. Florida. I wonder why? 🤔
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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This summit is getting me fired up!
October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This summit is getting me fired up!
Sitting with an extraordinary group of surf conservationists today and it occurred to me that the most effective groups that I have worked with over the years share a common trait.
Humility.
Humility.
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sitting with an extraordinary group of surf conservationists today and it occurred to me that the most effective groups that I have worked with over the years share a common trait.
Humility.
Humility.
They are certainly acting as if power will never swing back. We have to make sure it does.
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
They are certainly acting as if power will never swing back. We have to make sure it does.
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Love 😍 this....
New Nobel Prize winner Fred Ramsdall was NOT around to accept his Prize yesterday.
Why? He was "off the grid," "living his best life" on a hiking trip.
#WorkLifeBalance 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
New Nobel Prize winner Fred Ramsdall was NOT around to accept his Prize yesterday.
Why? He was "off the grid," "living his best life" on a hiking trip.
#WorkLifeBalance 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Scientist learns he has won Nobel prize while on digital detox in US mountains
Fred Ramsdell’s wife switched on her phone and screamed – it was full of messages congratulating her husband
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Love 😍 this....
New Nobel Prize winner Fred Ramsdall was NOT around to accept his Prize yesterday.
Why? He was "off the grid," "living his best life" on a hiking trip.
#WorkLifeBalance 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
New Nobel Prize winner Fred Ramsdall was NOT around to accept his Prize yesterday.
Why? He was "off the grid," "living his best life" on a hiking trip.
#WorkLifeBalance 🧪
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
October 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦
I think our federal income tax should be channeled through the state you live in, so if your state contributes more federal dollars than it receives, that can be used as federal bargaining power.
October 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I think our federal income tax should be channeled through the state you live in, so if your state contributes more federal dollars than it receives, that can be used as federal bargaining power.
The Dem message should be this simple.
If you need our votes to pass the budget then you need to work with us to earn those votes. That is how negotiation works.
If you need our votes to pass the budget then you need to work with us to earn those votes. That is how negotiation works.
October 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Dem message should be this simple.
If you need our votes to pass the budget then you need to work with us to earn those votes. That is how negotiation works.
If you need our votes to pass the budget then you need to work with us to earn those votes. That is how negotiation works.
Does anyone really believe that if the Ds pass the "clean" CR and re-open the government that the R's will negotiate in good faith?
October 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Does anyone really believe that if the Ds pass the "clean" CR and re-open the government that the R's will negotiate in good faith?
No more offshore oil drilling off of California (or anywhere else).
It was regulatory loopholes that led to the last spill here in 2015.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
It was regulatory loopholes that led to the last spill here in 2015.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Texas firm proposes major change in California offshore oil project amid mounting troubles
Sable Offshore Corp. is looking to pivot away from a fraught network of pipelines that have faced increasing legal and regulatory scrutiny in California.
www.latimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No more offshore oil drilling off of California (or anywhere else).
It was regulatory loopholes that led to the last spill here in 2015.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
It was regulatory loopholes that led to the last spill here in 2015.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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To all the fed employees potentially getting furloughed tonight, this sucks and I’m sorry even though I know a lot of you want the fight, so a tepid hell-yeah as well
October 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
To all the fed employees potentially getting furloughed tonight, this sucks and I’m sorry even though I know a lot of you want the fight, so a tepid hell-yeah as well
I spent 3 days in Chicago in mid-July for the Aspen Ideas Climate conference. It was my first visit to Chicago in 30 years. I was struck by how beautiful, clean, and park rich it was, and how friendly people were. I walked around day & night and felt safe.
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I spent 3 days in Chicago in mid-July for the Aspen Ideas Climate conference. It was my first visit to Chicago in 30 years. I was struck by how beautiful, clean, and park rich it was, and how friendly people were. I walked around day & night and felt safe.