30 Years and Counting
The idea took shape while Todd Miller was clamming with his father. Here, he reflects on 30 years of advocating for the N.C. coast.
Todd Miller
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Time for a Face-to-Face Meeting
The legislative debate over sea-level rise revealed a disturbing antipathy toward science among some legislator. Here’s one thing we can do.
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A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats? (and Eventually Houses)
A new scientific report by the U.S. Geological Survey that tells us that the East Coast of the U.S. from Cape Hatteras north is a “hotspot” for rising seas is stunning. It should instill a new sense of urgency in our state’s leadership to plan for significant changes in our coastline in coming years.
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Now the Rest of the Story
Opponents of the state’s policy on sea-level rise are fond of quoting a study of tides to prove the seas won’t rise as high a scientists expect. But the author says that’s not his study’s intent.
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Thick as a Hunk of Granite
That’s how dense the environmental study is that was done for the proposed groin at Figure Eight Island.
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Not A Good Day for N.C.
A N.C. Senate committee turned its back on science and the state’s proud traditions and passed the now-infamous sea-level rise bill.
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Leave the CRC Alone
The Coastal Resources Commission was intended to represent a broad cross-section of people. A new bill will diminish that intent.
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Putting Your $$ Where the Beach Is
Emerald Isle should be applauded for looking for ways to pay for beach re-nourishment projects with its own money.
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Invest in Polaroid?
Metaphorically speaking, that’s what the state legislature will be doing if it passes a foolish bill on sea-level rise.
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The Sand Lobby
Local governments in coastal North Carolina paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2011 to lobby Congress for money for their shore protection projects.
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How About Getting Serious?
It’s high time for a realistic, sober assessment of the state of our environment.
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Is This Road Really Needed?
Next time you’re stuck in traffic, you can turn your thoughts to the empty, $400 million superhighway that may soon be built through Tyrrell and Dare counties.
