Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC) opens the first “Green Room” @ Hobie Surf Shop (Laguna Beach).The Green Rooms are set up for the conscious consumer, who wants to shop ecologically-friendly products with out being distracted by non-“eco” products.

On a side note, This “green-room” sounds like another (link for over 18) kind of green room, maybe they were going for that?

story via: boardretailers.org

Board-Trac, Inc, announces its Q4 2008/2009 Outlook for Action Sports Specialty Retailers (report here.)

• Specialty retailers – sales expected to be null or minor increase in 2009.
• 41.6% plan to be aggressive with their promotions, advertising, competitions.
  

story via: www.boardretailers.org

Update to the Source Interlink’s débâcle, you remember the publisher of your favorite surfer magazines. Citi Bank, with money from its own bailout, is now buying a 80% controlling share in the the publisher.

This furthers my assumption that the people at Citi have no f*%&ing clue what they are doing and are wasting our tax money on a debt ridden ($1.5 billion) company that has little hope of turning around.

story via: 5ones