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Post-Sandy, rebuilding Jerseys boardwalk empire puts green groups at loggerheads
2013-03-20 12:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As bikini season approaches, Jersey Shore beach towns are preparing for their annual influx of tourists. This year, that will mean more than dusting off the cotton candy machines and stocking up on vomit deodorizer. When Hurricane Sandy hit last fall, boardwalks from Long Branch to Atlantic City - including Seaside Heights, of Jersey Shore fame - were damaged or destroyed. The shore is now in a frenzy of rebuilding and repairing, gearing up for Memorial Day. But environmental activists have been...
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Bay County may seek funds for Bay City State Park boardwalk
2013-03-12 17:25:51| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Bay County Board of Commissioners at its Tuesday, March 12 meeting could approve a resolution to seek funds from Michigan Coastal Zone Management, a program operated by the state Department of Environmental Quality to assist communities protecting their coastal regions.
Jersey Town to Use Rainforest Wood on Boardwalk
2013-02-27 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental groups say they'll launch a boycott drive against a Jersey shore town that refuses to back off its plan to use tropical rainforest wood to rebuild a boardwalk destroyed by Superstorm Sandy. The groups calculate that 766 acres of old-growth tropical rainforest needed to be cut down to provide materials to rebuild just one small storm-damaged boardwalk at the Jersey shore, and they're promising a tourist season boycott if the town goes through with its plan. Activists on Monday...
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N.Y. boardwalk wrecked by Sandy to be razed
2013-01-03 14:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MSNBC: Workers will begin to demolish a famed boardwalk in Long Beach, New York on Saturday, city officials announced Wednesday. The more than two-mile stretch of wood and concrete along the beachfront was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy, and Long Beach's city council decided to tear down the entire structure last month. "It looks like King Kong came in and ripped up the whole place," said Barbara Herr, who has visited Long Beach for 15 years. An American flag and a holiday wreath hang on a pile...
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