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Protecting the Outer Banks

In November 2011, President Obama finalized his plans to protect the Outer Banks and the rest of the state’s beaches from offshore drilling until at least 2017.  The public outcry in the aftermath of the Gulf spill hastened the president’s reversal on his plan to open the door to drilling, and some of the loudest voices were from Environment North Carolina members.

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Don't frack cackalack

The issue of hydraulic fracturing has gotten plenty of attention lately from the news media and policy makers.  That’s why Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center is working to harness that attention into concrete opposition to fracking in our state.  We’ve already generated hundreds of emails from our activsts to the state Department of Environment and Natural Resources, urging them not to recommend allowing the dangerous natural gas drilling practice to come to North Carolina.

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Offshore wind for N.C.

North Carolina has more offshore wind potential than any other state.  In 2011 Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center backed the creation of Gov. Bev Perdue’s Offshore Wind Task Force.  Using the influence of the more than 40 coastal businesses who’ve signed on to our campaign, our next step is turn this task force into tangible progress towards transforming North Carolina’s powerful winds into clean energy for its citizens.

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Protecting our Blue Ridge Scenery

Our 2010 report, Unfulfilled Promise:  The Million Acre Initiative and the Need to Preserve North Carolina’s Open Spaces, found that while the state preserved a number of important landscapes over the last ten years-- including Grandfather Mountain State Park, Chimney Rock, and tens of thousands of acres of game land in Eastern North Carolina--it fell far short of the million-acre mark, protecting just over 640,000 acres of forests, farmlands, and other open spaces.