Memorial Day mishaps happen. Make sure sunburn isn't one of them. Check the UV Index.
It's a holiday weekend and the weather looks settled in southern California - quite warm with lots of sunshine. Perfect conditions for...
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- May 10
- 2 min
There’s a dark side of the sun. May is skin cancer awareness month.
Skin cancer is the most common of all cancer types. The American Cancer Society estimates that in the United States this year there will...
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- Apr 21
- 3 min
Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow, April 22nd.
Every year on April 22, Earth Day is observed by more than a billion people as a day of action to change human behavior and create...
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- Apr 18
- 3 min
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch… is alive!
Not quite like Frankenstein's monster but the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is actually teeming with life. It should probably come as no...
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- Apr 1
- 3 min
Easter Island statues wore an early form of mineral sunscreen.
A team of archeology and anthropology researchers in Rapa Nui (more commonly known as Easter Island) have uncovered an ancient and unique...
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- Mar 29
- 2 min
Suing the U.S. government to save the coral reefs.
Frustrated by years of inaction, the Arizona based Center for Biological Diversity have this week filed a lawsuit in the federal district...
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- Mar 22
- 2 min
Snorkelers and Scuba Divers may soon be banned from the waters in Cancun, MX.
It's the highlight of any Caribbean vacation: being able to swim in the warm, clear waters of the Caribbean sea, to snorkel or dive among...
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- Mar 8
- 2 min
170 trillion plastic particles in our oceans.
There are reportedly 170 trillion - yes, trillion - plastic particles currently floating around our oceans, finding their way into marine...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Record heat creating fears of a mass coral bleaching event in Great Barrier Reef park
Studies of sea surface temperatures over the Great Barrier Reef are pointing to a significant bleaching event in the coming months...
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- Oct 26, 2022
- 1 min
The world is changing. Isn’t it about time we changed too?
Water is the most precious resource on the planet. Coral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. The foundation of the marine ecosystem....
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- Oct 11, 2022
- 1 min
Coral Sure is already making waves
EPO9 has been featured in the latest edition of Scuba Diver Magazine. EPO9 Coral Sure Sunscreen is grabbing headlines thanks to its...
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- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
1% For The Planet
EPO9 is proud to announce its partnership with 1% For The Planet, an international organization whose members contribute at least one...
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- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
It's still summer in California!
Finally! After four years of intensive research and development, we are excited to announce the launch of the Coral Sure Sunscreen...
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- Apr 2, 2021
- 2 min
Hawaii moves to ban Avobenzone
If you are visiting Hawaiian islands, remember to pack a mineral-based reef safe sunscreen. Beginning January 1, 2023 it will be unlawful...
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- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
Plastic pollution to increase by 1.3bn tonnes within next 20 years
The University of Leeds, UK, has concluded a study reported by the BBC which estimates that a further 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic will...
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- Jul 26, 2020
- 2 min
FDA warns against toxic chemical sunscreen absorption levels
An FDA study of common sunscreen ingredients, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, has established that active...
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- Mar 1, 2019
- 2 min
FDA advises against using chemical sunscreens
The FDA proposed new regulations for sunscreens in February 2019 which concluded that of the 16 currently used ingredients, only two —...
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