N.C. Coastal Federation
This is the official Facebook page for the N.C. Coastal Federation, a non-profit conservation group committed to the protection of North Carolina's beautiful coast.
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N.C. Coastal Federation Here's something to ponder: Fido could be one of the environment's worst enemies with a carbon pawprint more than double that of a gas-guzzling SUV: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20091221/tls-lifestyle-climate-warming-animals-fo-aeafa1b.html

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Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling
Karen
Karen
Ridiculous. But if that is the case, what about the industrial factory farms?
Yesterday at 9:18am
Margaret Blair Jordan
Margaret Blair Jordan
What about kids?
Yesterday at 10:48am
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N.C. Coastal Federation If you're in Raleigh Jan. 4, you may want to drop by the Concention Center to hear Dr. Stan Riggs' free lecture on changing climates, fluctuating seas and the N.C. coast. No one knows more about the geology of our coast than Stan, a researcher and marine geologist at East Carolina University.

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N.C. Coastal Federation An email trail shows that Titan wanted state and county help to avoid an environmental review of its controversial proposal plan for a cement plant and strip mine near Wilmington: http://www.luminanews.com/article.asp?aid=5522&iid=197&sud=30

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The paper trail dates to more than a year ago, when Marino Papazoglou, a Titan America official, wanted help from New Hanover County and North Carolina in jumping a potential hurdle for his company.
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Interesting!!!!!!!!
December 19 at 11:33am
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N.C. Coastal Federation Check out the Raleigh News & Observer today to read a revealing glimpse at how political influence can affect environmental permitting: http://www.newsobserver.com/politics/story/244852.html

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A top aide contacted a top state regulator about a permit for the Cannonsgate residential development.
Karen
Karen
I said for years that DENR was more interested in business than in its mission to protect the environment. Too many times I was told by them that they had to make it so the industry could live with it. Well how the folks living with the pollution?? Our lives were not important to them.
December 17 at 8:10am
Karen
Karen
They are always looking out for the $$, rather than our health and welfare!!
December 17 at 11:01am
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Let's change it!!!!! How about some $ assistance to return this development to naturally useful habitat???? LOL
December 19 at 11:39am
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N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation Here's a handy reminder for the Native Plant Festival. Print out and slap on the frig.

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N.C. Coastal Federation The federation is among the conservation group's that filed an appeal in Wake County Superior Court to force an environmental review of the proposed Titan cement plant near Wilmington: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091209/ARTICLES/912099962?Title=Figh

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And let the legal battle over Titan America begin.Opposition groups filed a petition in Wake County Superior Court on Wednesday, asking for a judge to review a decision by the N.C. Department of Administration that
N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation Mark you calendars for the federation's annual Native Plant Festival. It's set for April 23 and 24 at our headquarters office in Ocean in Carteret County. Be on the lookout for more info as we get closer to the date.

December 9 at 8:34am
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N.C. Coastal Federation Keeping up with the proposed new container port on the Cape Fear River? Here's some stuff you need to know: http://67.199.29.79/southeast/current-issues-port.asp

December 4 at 9:01am
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
WOW!!!!
Let's see: 6000 X 3.5 per household...mile of shoreline(?)......here we go again!
December 4 at 5:35pm
N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation check out our redesigned website: www.nccoast.org

December 4 at 8:57am
Mark Walker
Mark Walker
It's easier to navigate......nice job!!!!!
December 4 at 5:38pm
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December 7 at 7:02am
N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation This just in: Gov. Beverely Perdue has asked the State Burueu of Investigation to look into the permitting process surrounding the proposed Titan plant: http://www.nccoast.org/Advocacy/titan/perdueresponse

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N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation Here's the letter that we submitted objecting to the state's draft air permit for Titan: http://www.nccoast.org/Advocacy/titan/NCCFcomments.

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N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation We have donated more than 20 years of files on coastal environmental issues and policy to the Randall Library at the University of North Caroina Wilmington. Some on those archives are now available online: http://library.uncw.edu/news/north_carolina_coastal_federation_exhibit_papers

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In 2008 the North Carolina Coastal Federation donated their papers to Randall Library. Covering the first 20 plus years, these papers highlight the issues the Federation has been involved in since 1982. ...
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N.C. Coastal Federation

N.C. Coastal Federation Here's a good read from the Washington (N.C.) Daily News about our oyster project in Pamlico Sound: http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2009/11/22/news/doc4b089990b68bb899863374.txt

Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Great to see 'everyone' benefit!!! Nice article!
November 25 at 5:43pm