The time is here, so come celebrate Independence week by exercising your democratic right to tell the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers What to Do! All you have to do is show up Tuesday night, July 1, at 6 pm at Wilmington Christian Academy/Grace Baptist Church, 1401 North College Road. Then tell Corps officials what [...]
Titan America has been spending a lot of time and money over the past two months trying to convince us we have little to fear and much to gain by their plans to build a cement plant in Castle Hayne, comparing it to their cement plant in Roanoke, Virginia. But what Titan officials are not [...]
Request A Public Hearing on Titan’s Air Permit.
Titan (Carolina Cement) submitted their draft air permit application in February. The air permit is still under review at the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). There will be a 30-day public comment period at the end of the application period where people can share [...]
If you haven’t already done so, it’s time to contact your elected officials in Raleigh and Washington, DC, and tell them how you feel about the proposed Titan cement plant. Below is a contact list for our elected leaders. At the state level they’re divided by the NC House of Representatives and NC Senate. For [...]
The public comment period for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initial scoping meeting regarding the proposed Titan cement plant in Castle Hayne is now open. So it’s critical that everyone concerned about the proposed Titan plant say it loud and say it proud…but, we’ve been asked to make it relevant. According to Henry Wicker, [...]
When: Fri, Jun 13, 7:15pm – Sat, Jun 14, 7:15pm
Where: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington, 4313 Lake Ave (across from Roland-Grise MS)
Join members of our local Cape Fear Climate Action Network (www.capefearcan.com) as they view and then discuss the film “Two Square Miles,” a documentary covering the travails of the historic “city” of Hudson, New [...]
Thanks to everyone who made the trip down South College to Katy’s for last Sunday’s StopTitan fundraiser, MC’d by everyone’s favorite Recyclo Man, Mr. Clifton Cash of GreenCoast Recycling. Because of you, and the sweat equity of the GreenCoast crew, sweet tunes from Airlie Ires and Organix, great food and drinks from our hostess with [...]
As you make your weekend plans, don’t forget the StopTitan.org fundraiser this Sunday, June 8, from 5pm to 9pm at Katy’s, located at 1054 S. College Road. A $10 cover gets you live music, drinks, and a plethora of citizens action. Come join the fun and help us keep Titan in Greece!
P.S. No cement overshoes [...]
More than 300 concerned citizens crowded into the New Hanover County Commissioners chambers last night to show their displeasure with the massive Titan cement plant the commissioners (with the exception of Nancy Pritchitt) have lured to Castle Hayne. Commissioners and their staff said it was the largest turnout anyone could remember! Thanks to all who [...]
Earlier this month, Titan and other limestone mine operators in Miami/Dade County successfully appealed a lower court ruling that had halted the company’s mining activities in Florida for 10 months due to suspected benzene contamination of the underlying Biscayne Aquifer–the primary water source for Miami. County investigators suspected the benzene–a known carcinogen released from [...]
