Category Archives: North Carolina

Orrin Pilkey speaks against the use of dredge sand on unihabited Shackleford Banks, NC

By Celie Dailey | Published: January 23, 2014
Dr. Orrin H. Pilkey was quoted in the article N.C. coastal dredging plan irks beach communities, environmentalists: “I oppose it because I’m so strongly in favor of the Park Service’s ‘let nature rip’ policy,” he said. “And what I fear, and what others like myself fear, is that the Park Service is starting to waffle […]
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Hurricane Irene’s wake

By Mary Edna | Published: August 30, 2011
My entire family was evacuated from Holden Beach, NC last Friday where we gathered for our annual vacation. The extent of Hurricane Irene caused damage from my home in Charleston, SC up to my sister’s house on Long Island, NY. We both had tree limbs coming down close to our houses. My brother and sister […]
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Rising to the sea’s challenge

By Mary Edna | Published: March 2, 2011
Orrin Pilkey’s op-ed article, Rising to the sea’s challenge, was featured on newsobserver.com on March 1, 2011. To its everlasting credit, the state Division of Coastal Management (DCM) is trying to institute new development policies along our shoreline that recognize sea level rise. It is a splendid display of bureaucratic courage and foresight. The basic […]
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