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In South Carolina leaders reconsider drilling along coastline
2014-04-23 15:37:12| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
McClatchy: The push to start drilling in the Atlantic Ocean is gaining momentum and dividing people along the grand coast of South Carolina, where some local leaders fear what it could mean for tourism. "If we had an event like they had in the Gulf it would be devastating for us," said Hilton Head Mayor Drew Laughlin, referring to the April 2010 drilling rig explosion that killed 11 and gushed 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. "Our beach and our environment are our signatures. Our entire...
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United Kingdom: National Trust calls for action to protect coastline from climate change
2014-04-13 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: A national strategy to adapt Britains coastlines to the rising sea levels and extreme weather that are expected as a result of climate change is urgently needed, the National Trust has warned. Referring to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes recent report on the likely impacts of climate change, the organisation says that protecting communities and habitats along our shores will demand a new approach. As one of the UKs biggest coastal owners, in a new report the trust says it...
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Louisianas coastline is disappearing too quickly for mappers to keep up
2014-03-05 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Twenty-five years ago, miles of marshy land and grasses separated the small fishing outpost of Buras, La., from the Gulf of Mexico. But years of erosion - along with the one-two punch of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - have washed away much of that barrier. Today, the islands, inlets, and bays that once defined the coastline of Plaquemines Parish have begun to melt together. Like all coasts, the land around the Mississippi River is constantly evolving. In past centuries, that process was slowed...
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01.17.14 -- Contract Awarded To Develop Storm Water Drainage System For New Jersey Coastline
2014-01-16 06:56:26| publicworks Home Page
01/17/14Public Works.com Newsletter
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Xylem Wins $2.7M Contract To Develop Storm Water Drainage System For New Jersey Coastline
2014-01-14 03:53:04| publicworks Home Page
Xylem Inc., a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, has been awarded a $2.7M contract to supply the equipment and technology for a storm water drainage system to protect against future storm damage along Route 35 on the New Jersey coastline
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