Wood pellets made from N.C. coastal forests will soon be powering utility plants in Europe because of policies there that encourage replacing coal with wood. In this the first of four parts on wood pellets and the N.C. coast, we ask if wood is really better than coal.
Poll: N.C. Voters Say Don’t Trash Environment
A new poll of N.C. voters seems to offer a warning to state legislators and the new governor as they pursue policies they say will create more jobs: Don’t run roughshod over the environment while doing it.
A Close Encounter With a Humpback Whale
A Surf City paddleboarder’s recent encounter with a whale is captured in a photograph that has become a Facebook favorite.
Feds Call for Offshore Wind Proposals
In a significant first step toward developing wind energy off the N.C. coast, the federal government yesterday asked for project proposals for three offshore areas, one off the Outer Banks and two near Wilmington.
Enjoy the Holiday Celestial Light Show
The Geminid meteor shower, the final major meteor shower of every year and one of the best, peaks overnight Dec. 13 and Dec. 14, though you can see Geminid meteors any evening starting Thursday.
Come Celebrate Our Estuaries
You can paddle a kayak in Ocracoke, take a bike ride on Bogue Banks or get your hands dirty in Stump Sound as part of the federation’s celebration of our coast’s magnificent marshes.
Proposed Merger of Agencies Raises Fears
Commercial fishermen worry that a proposed merger of state wildlife agencies could mean the end of their industry.
Learning the Value of Education
A nonprofit group sent Hispanic students from Durham to Jones Island to help monitor restoration projects and to instill in them the value of science and education.
On the Brink, Part 2: There’s Hope
After 20 years of fighting to prevent the extinction of the magnificent ramshorn snail, biologist Andy Wood may be getting some help.
On the Brink: The Story of a Man and a Snail
Andy Wood is all that stands between a rare snail and oblivion. For 20 years, he’s searched for the animals in the streams and ponds of the southeast coast and may have single-handedly saved them from extinction.
2012 Pelican Award Winners
Sulfur opponents, teachers and local governments are among the 16 recipients of this year’s awards, which honor exemplary efforts to preserve and protect the coastal environment.
Seas Rising Faster Along Northern Outer Banks
Amid the ongoing debate in the state legislature over sea-level rise comes new government research that indicates that the sea is rising north of Cape Hatteras faster than in any other place in the world.
Sea-Level Rise Plan Draws a Crowd
A packed room showed up on Pivers Island near Beaufort yesterday to listen to a discussion of the state’s now-famous draft policy on sea-level rise. That’s what worldwide media attention will do.
New Ways Needed to Protect Working Forests
A new study suggests that as many as 344,000 acres of forestland along the coast — one of the world’s most productive for growing timber — could ultimately be converted to other uses.
Meet the Parrot Heads
You won’t go far at this weekend’s Native Plant Festival without bumping into Parrot Heads, who like to say they party with a purpose.
Protecting Those Special Places Along the Coast
The N.C. Clean Water Management Trust Fund has spent about $255 million along the the N.C. coast. Here are just a few of the places that money has protected.
