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Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: November 21, 2014 16 Comments on The UN influencing North Carolina’s sea level rise report?
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The UN influencing North Carolina’s sea level rise report?

We’ve reported extensively on the on-going saga with the Coastal Resources Commission and their, um, “struggle”  to comply with the legislature’s instructions to produce a balanced, science-based sea level rise report. Some people’s eyes may glaze over in sheer boredom from this topic.  But it’s…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: September 6, 2014 7 Comments on State sea level panel. ANOTHER departure. STILL BIASED. STILL not filling vacancies.
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State sea level panel. ANOTHER departure. STILL BIASED. STILL not filling vacancies.

We’ve posted previously about this Charlie Foxtrot HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE.    Here’s some background from a drive-by.  Basically, this panel submitted a report claiming that the sea levels on our coast will rise 39 inches by the end of the century.  Some…

Author: Brant Clifton Published Date: July 16, 2014 2 Comments on Monkey Business Update: The state’s sea level rise study
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Monkey Business Update: The state’s sea level rise study

We’ve posted previously about the do-over ordered by the legislature on the projections of sea level changes along the coast.  This information is important because it can affect insurance rates, and permitted uses of private property, for decades to come. The chairman of the NC…