…states. Carteret County economic development officials and the North Carolina Ports Authority have touted the authority’s Radio Island property in Morehead City as a potential staging area for offshore turbine construction. Kollins said the authority needs to work more aggressively to lure the offshore industry to North Carolina. “We’ve heard…
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Offshore wind advocates weigh opportunities, uncertainties
…industry. Many of these stakeholders shared their observations and concerns during a daylong symposium, “The Winds of Change: Tracking the Development of US Offshore Wind Energy,” March 3 in Durham. Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and Center for Energy, Development, and…
Morehead City Hears Offshore Wind Energy Pitch
The North Carolina State Ports Authority’s facility on Radio Island could be used to support the nation’s offshore wind industry as a staging or manufacturing port for parts, according to one Carteret County official. Photo: News-Times Reprinted from the Carteret County News-Times MOREHEAD CITY — Carteret County Economic Development Director Don…
Study Tests LID on Large Projects
NEW BERN – For close to a decade, the N.C. Coastal Federation has actively promoted low-impact development strategies as a method to continue needed economic development while protecting the ecosystems that make people want to live and work along the coast in the first place. The advocacy has had some…
After the Titan Decision: What Next?
…development ordinance).” Giles said the federation wants a more inclusive discussion about the region’s overall economic strategy. He called for a focus on sustainable development that takes advantage of, but doesn’t adversely affect, natural resources. A community discussion of the future and economic and environmental strategy for the entire lower…
Panel to Advise DEQ on Environmental Justice
…panel’s work was about maintaining and enhancing North Carolina’s competitiveness in a global marketplace. “Research confirms that firms and people are consumers of place,” he said. “Today, quality of life factors are far more important than traditional drivers of economic development and locational decisions of both firms and individuals and…
Study Identifies Shellfish Growers’ Needs
…meet the needs growers identified in interviews for the study completed by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, with support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the Department of Commerce. Based on information collected during the nearly 40 interviews with state shellfish growers and mariculture, seafood industry and economic development…
Executive Order Could Fast-Track Port Project
…wouldn’t be a part of this,” said Sen. Harper Peterson, D-New Hanover. “Obviously you have to balance economic development with environmental and cultural interests and equity. That’s the purpose of the NEPA program. In the long run it benefits everyone. What the haste for this is or why we’re trying…
Increased Flooding Plagues Tyrrell County
…Clegg, the county manager, said in an interview after the study was released. “Places like Tyrrell County need to exist and we need to build economic development that celebrates what we are.” The state owns the 10,000-acre Palmetto-Peartree Preserve in the Alligator area of Tyrrell County. Photo: The Conservation Fund…
Florence’s Toll: Room Tax Revenues In Focus
…statewide storm damage mitigation fund set up during the last session. Fewer Rooms Available During a recent legislative review of how the hurricane season affected the tourism economy, Whit Tuttle, vice president for tourism at the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, said the loss of lodging inventory was a…
Brunswick board to stake out position on offshore turbines
…May. He first presented the bill in 2019 to fight the climate crisis and reduce fossil fuel dependence by promoting development of wind, solar and geothermal energy on public lands. “The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time, and we must drastically expand renewable energy development if we…
Task force seeks input on environmental justice priorities
…Development in Durham and serving on the state’s Advisory Council for Historically Underutilized Businesses. Its mission is to address the social, environmental, economic and health disparities in communities of color disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. The Task Force is comprised of five subcommittees, including Access to Healthcare, Economic Opportunities and Business…