Water Environment - Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Aquifers, Groundwater - Water (h2o) Environmental Issues: Conservation, Sustainability, Preservation, and Ecology

The Pocosin Lakes refuge in eastern North Carolina is winter home to more than 100,000 swans, geese and other large waterfowl. Construction of a nearby landing strip is opposed by landowners, environmentalists and wildlife advocates, as well as Gov. Easley, who has called on Congress to block $10 million in federal funding for that site. Among the biggest concerns cited by opponents is the risk of birds colliding with jets - a problem that can cause jets to crash. To reduce the risk, the Navy has proposed that farmers plant less enticing food crops near the airstrip in the hope that this will discourage the birds from flocking near the runway. Beyond that, the Navy has proposed using dogs and fireworks to scare off birds, and potentially resorting to poison and firearms.

The Pocosin Lakes refuge in eastern North Carolina is winter home to more than 100,000 swans, geese and other large waterfowl. Construction of a nearby landing strip is opposed by landowners, environmentalists and wildlife advocates, as well as Gov. Easley, who has called on Congress to block $10 million in federal funding for that site. Among the biggest concerns cited by opponents is the risk of birds colliding with jets - a problem that can cause jets to crash. To reduce the risk, the Navy has proposed that farmers plant less enticing food crops near the airstrip in the hope that this will discourage the birds from flocking near the runway. Beyond that, the Navy has proposed using dogs and fireworks to scare off birds, and potentially resorting to poison and firearms.

May 9, 2007, 7:30 p.m., Carrboro Century Center Christa Wagner, the Director of Government Relations for the NC Sierra Club Chapter, will discuss opportunities and prospects for the passage of environmentally friendly legislation.

April 11,2007 (Wed.), 7:30 p.m., Robbie Cox, past president of the national Sierra Club, is a UNC Professor of Communication who studies how public conversation about the environment affects public policy. He is also an avid outdoorsman who treks and climbs mountains in Asia and Africa. He'll bring together his research, his love of nature, and his experience as a national environmental leader in his talk on the national conversation about the climate. Come hear his ideas about the relationship between what we say about the environment and what we do.

April 11, 2007 (Wed.), 7:30 p.m., Robbie Cox, past president of the national Sierra Club, is a UNC Professor of Communication who studies how public conversation about the environment affects public policy. He is also an avid outdoorsman who treks and climbs mountains in Asia and Africa. He'll bring together his research, his love of nature, and his experience as a national environmental leader in his talk on the national conversation about the climate. Come hear his ideas about the relationship between what we say about the environment and what we do.

April 11, 2007 (Wed.), 7:30 p.m., Robbie Cox, past president of the national Sierra Club, is a UNC Professor of Communication who studies how public conversation about the environment affects public policy. He is also an avid outdoorsman who treks and climbs mountains in Asia and Africa. He'll bring together his research, his love of nature, and his experience as a national environmental leader in his talk on the national conversation about the climate. Come hear his ideas about the relationship between what we say about the environment and what we do.

Wednesday, January 10th at 7:30 p.m. - Carrboro Century Center. Food Waste in North Carolina: Composting and Other Diversion Technologies. Brian Rosa, Organics Recycling Coordinator for the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Assistance will be our presenter. He will discuss our current food waste practices including feeding hungry people, composting and providing animal feed.

Wednesday, January 10th at 7:30 p.m. - Carrboro Century Center. Food Waste in North Carolina: Composting and Other Diversion Technologies. Brian Rosa, Organics Recycling Coordinator for the North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Assistance will be our presenter. He will discuss our current food waste practices including feeding hungry people, composting and providing animal feed.

WK03 On July 19, 2007, Joseph Puentes conducted a podcast interview with Charles Scribner, Director of Development for Black Warrior Riverkeeper®, a non-profit Alabama chapter of Waterkeeper® Alliance. The two discussed such topics as Black Warrior Riverkeeper's® history, staff, mission, fundraising, legal actions, events, and membership, as well as the diverse pollutants and negligent Alabama state agencies that plague the vital yet vulnerable Black Warrior River Watershed.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.

Starting at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 19th, and running straight through until 6:00 PM on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 there will be a vigil held in downtown Raleigh at the Halifax Mall, which is in the middle of the legislative and other government buildings. Participating groups include: ALLIANCE FOR A RESPONSIBLE SWINE INDUSTRY, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF TILLERY, CAPE FEAR COASTKEEPER, CAPE FEAR RIVER WATCH, CAPE HATTERAS COASTKEEPER, CAPE LOOKOUT COASTKEEPER, CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF NORTH CAROLINA, BLACK WORKERS FOR JUSTICE, DUPLIN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT, FRUIT OF LABOR, LOWER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, NEUSE RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVER FOUNDATION, NEW RIVERKEEPER, NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL FEDERATION, NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK, OPEN MINDED SENIORS, PAMLICO-TAR RIVER FOUNDATION, PAMLICO-TAR RIVERKEEPER, RURAL EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HELP, SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER, NC COUNCIL OF CHURCHES, UPPER NEUSE RIVERKEEPER, WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE.