From Corolla to New Bern, opinions on drilling off the coast are rooted in residents’ work experiences and attitudes toward government and the environment.
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Necessary Risk or Needless Threat?
Banks Communities: Staking a Position
Many communities on the N.C. Outer Banks have officially stated opposition to drilling, but some barrier-island communities have yet to take a position.
Some Favor Drilling; Others Don’t
Some people tell our traveling reporter that they’d welcome the jobs offshore drilling might bring; other worry what spills would to the beaches and tourism.
“Bird in Flight”
Photographer David Galyon captured this image, “Bird in Flight,” on Taylors Creek in Beaufort.
Taking the Pulse of the Coast
Reporters travel the coast to talk with people about offshore drilling. This, the first of a week-long series of stories, begins the journey in Calabash.
The Realtors’ View
Those involved in selling real estate along the southeast N.C. coast differ in how offshore drilling might affect their business.
Forum: Offshore Oil and the N.C. Coast
The N.C. Coastal Federation will host experts and area residents for a forum, Shaping our Economic Future: Offshore Drilling in N.C., July 31 in New Bern.
A Return to Failed Rules?
Coastal stormwater rules would be rolled back to the failed standards of almost a decade ago under a sweeping reconstituted regulatory bill that is moving quickly through the state Senate and has even business-friendly regulators alarmed.
Our Coast’s Food: Seafood Fritters
Various versions of Carolina seafood fritter recipes exist but the basic idea is an ages-old, delicious way to stretch portions and lure friends and family.
Museum Celebrates Coastal Traditions
Summer programming at the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center includes recurring events through August focused on the culture of Eastern Carteret County.
“Morning Shadows”
Photographer Jim Snyders captured this image, “Morning shadows,” near the 6800 block of Emerald Isle.
Oil Prospects vs. Tourism Reality
Coastal N.C. residents worry that promises of economic benefits from offshore oil and gas aren’t worth the risks to their proven, primary industry: tourism.
Industry Would Change Landscape
If oil or natural gas industry comes to the N.C. coast, it will require infrastructure and service facilities and change the way of life here.
Who Pays for Oil Spill Cleanup?
Who pays for all those people armed with mops and brushes scrubbing beaches or cleaning birds?
New Science Panel to Advise Bureau
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is partnering with the National Academies to form an advisory committee for offshore energy environmental studies.
