Neoprene is good at keeping surfers warm in the water, but producing it is a dirty business. Not only is the material non-renewable, but it's derived from petroleum or limestone, which means it's a ...

Ever the innovator, the California-based clothing company Patagonia recently created and unveiled the first-ever line of neoprene-free wetsuits — setting a new industry standard in environmentally ...

In 2008, Patagonia made a surprising admission. Four years after the company’s first foray into wetsuit development, a member of its fabric-development team wrote on the company blog, “We’ve got a ...

On Thursday, the venture fund for outdoor clothing company Patagonia announced an investment of more than $1 million in a Swiss company, Beyond Surface Technologies (BST), that works to reduce the ...

Patagonia, long recognized for its commitment to the environment, just introduced the world’s first wetsuits that are made with natural rubber from sources that are Forest Stewardship Council ...

View post: How To Get Presale Access to Pitbull’s ‘I’m Back’ Tour Designed with cutting edge triathlete suits in mind, Isurus wetsuits is stepping into the highly contested wetsuit market. Made with ...

The Vissla High Seas II is made from 100% I-Foam neoprene containing recycled oyster shells, recycled rubber and Eco-carbon black. You get a watertight zipperless entry design and some thermal lining ...

When choosing your next winter wetsuit, there's a trade-off between flexibility and warmth. It's an age-old discussion, and depending on where in the world you are surfing, your choice will vary. For ...

VENTURA, Calif.—Circularity is growing for end-of-life tires, but what about EOL wetsuits? Increasingly, environmentally conscious companies like Patagonia, which makes surf gear and other outdoor ...

For as much as we all rave about how good wetsuits are today—about the “advancements in wetsuit technology” and such—neoprene remains a very delicate material, especially the super stretchy stuff. The ...

Could your next wetsuit be fashioned after the fur of hairy, semi-aquatic mammals like beavers and sea otters? Quite possibly yes, if Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have anything to ...