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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/tl s-lifestyle-climate-warming-animals-fo-a eafa1b.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

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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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?ai d=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.

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/sto ry/244852.html
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A top aide contacted a top state regulator about a permit for the Cannonsgate residential development.

N.C. Coastal Federation
Our new newsletter is now available for download at http://www.nccoast.org/Newsroom/images-p dfs/CoastalReview/2009CR-3.pdf

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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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/20 091209/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 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.

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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-is sues-port.asp

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

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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/pe rdueresponse
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Here's the letter that we submitted objecting to the state's draft air permit for Titan: http://www.nccoast.org/Advocacy/titan/NC CFcomments.
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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_carol ina_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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Become a sponsor for the Coastal Cohorts concerts: http://www.nccoast.org/join/Events/Coast alcohorts/cohortssponsor
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Here's a good read from the Washington (N.C.) Daily News about our oyster project in Pamlico Sound: http://www.wdnweb.com/articles/2009/11/2 2/news/doc4b089990b68bb899863374.txt
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