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Friday, 11 December 2009 01:34

Who’s concerned about the impacts of Titan Cement? Here are just a few:

 

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Citizen-Based Organizations – Southeast North Carolina

Cape Fear River Watch

Cape Fear Water Watch

Friends of the Lower Cape Fear / StopTitan.org

Cape Fear Citizens for a Safe Environment

NE Cape Fear Concerned Citizens

Surf Rider Foundation, Cape Fear Chapter

Cape Fear Climate Action Network

Cape Fear Green Building Alliance

Cape Fear Audubon Society

Cape Fear Economic Development Council, Inc.

League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear

Sustainable Wilmington

New River Foundation

Winyah Rivers Foundation / Waccamaw Riverkeeper

S Solutions, Inc.

PenderWatch & Conservancy

Citizens Against Titan

Northeast New Hanover Conservancy

Middle Sound Lookout

Council of Neighborhood Associations, Inc.

Greater Hampstead Homeowners Association

Forest Sound Homeowners Association


 

Citizen-Based Organizations – North Carolina Statewide

NC Conservation Network

NC Native Plant Society

Toxic Free NC

North Carolina Coastal Federation

North Carolina Wildlife Federation

Audubon North Carolina

North Carolina Coastal Caucus

Clean Water for North Carolina

Clean Air Carolina

Common Cause North Carolina

Environment North Carolina

Conservation Council of North Carolina

North Carolina Green Party

Sierra Club, North Carolina Chapter

Southern Environmental Law Center

Earthjustice

Environmental Defense Fund

People Advocating Real Conservancy

 

 

Citizen-Based Organizations – North Carolina Regional Issues

Pamlico-Tar River Foundation

Cypress Group of Sierra Club

White Oak River Alliance

Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation

Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation

Watauga Riverkeeper

Yadkin Riverkeeper

Appalachian Voices

The Canary Coalition

Mountain Voices Alliance

MountainKeepers

Southern Energy Network

Western North Carolina Alliance

Carteret County Crossroads


 

College and University Associated

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Clinic

Duke Environmental Law Society

Martha H. Keating, MS, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment

UNCW ECO

Dr. Craig Galbraith, UNCW Economics Department

Dr. Carol A. Pilgrim, UNCW Department of Psychology

Dr. Larry Cahoon, UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Dr. Brian S. Arbogast, UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Dr. Steve Emslie, UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Dr. Frederick Scharf, UNCW Department of Biology and Marine Biology

Dr. Stephen A. Skrabal, Assistant Chair, UNCW Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr. Joseph R. Pawlik, UNCW Center for Marine Science

Dr. Michael A. Malin, UNCW Center for Marine Science

Dr. Ralph Mead, UNCW Department of Chemistry

Dr. Jimmy Reeves, Chair, UNCW Department of Chemistry

Dr. Todd Berliner, UNCW Department of Film Studies

Jennifer Messer, UNCW Department of Marine Biology

Dana Sachs, UNCW Department of Honors Program

Dr. John Rice, UNCW Department of Sociology

Marla Rice-Evans, UNCW Department of University Advancement

Dr. Christopher Elkins, UNC Departments of Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology

Dr. Lynn Moseley, Guilford College, Department of Biology

Dr. Angela M. Moore, Guilford College, Department of Geology

Dr. Toddi Steelman, Editor in Chief, Policy Sciences Journal


 

Seafood, Aquaculture and Commercial & Recreational Fishing

Atlantic Seafood

Full Circle Crab Company, Inc.

Topsail Sound Oyster and Clam Farm

Brad’s Cultured Shellfish

Hooper Family Seafood

J & B AquaFood, Inc.

Richard Farris

Bear Creek Shellfish Hatchery

Kevin Lawrence Shellfish Leases

Downeast Shellfish Aquafarms

Carolina Mariculture Co.

Carteret Community College Aquaculture Technology Program

NC Shellfish Growers Association

CCA North Carolina

Recreational Fishing Alliance

Fisherman’s Post

Jot It Down Charters, LLC

 

Governmental Units

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4

U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service

North Carolina Marine Fisheries Commission

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries

North Carolina Division of Coastal Management

North Carolina Division of Water Quality

Town of Carolina Beach

Town of Kure Beach

Town of North Topsail Beach

Town of Caswell Beach

New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District

 

Media

Lumina News

Wilmington StarNews

The Charlotte Observer

The News and Observer

FM 93.7, Curtis Wright, The Big Talker

BlueNC

Natural Awakenings, NC Southern Coast Edition

The Island Gazette

Southeast Media Services, Inc.

Natural World Productions, LLC

 

Elected Officials and Candidates

NC Senator Julia Boseman

NC Senator R.C. Soles

NC Representative Carolyn H. Justice

NC Representative Sandra Spaulding-Hughes

NC Representative Daniel F. McComas

NC Representative Frank Iller

Napier Fuller, Candidate, New Hanover County Commission

NC Representative Pricey Harrison

Jonathan Barfield, New Hanover County Commissioner

Bill Saffo, Mayor, City of Wilmington

Kevin O’Grady, Council Member, City of Wilmington

Laura Padgett, Council Member, City of Wilmington

Deborah Butler, Candidate, New Hanover County Commission

Bettie Fennell, Candidate, North Carolina Senate

Jimmy T. Tate, Chairman, Pender County Commission

 


Community Leaders

The Reverend Dr. Thomas C. Barnett

Tom Looney, Entrepreneur

Todd Bartholomew, Vice President Business Banking, SunTrust Bank

Joe Sinsheimer, Government Watch

 

Writers and Artists

Celia Rivenbark, Author and Humor Columnist
Clyde Edgerton, Author
David Gessner, Author, UNCW Department of Creative Writing
Bland Simpson, Musician and Storyteller, UNC Professor of English and Creative Writing
Desi Horton, Potter
Sherry Lovett, Educator, Artist and Storyteller

 

 

Healthcare and Public Health

216 Wilmington physicians

176 Associated Wilmington healthcare providers

NC Pediatric Society

Seaside Pediatrics, PA

Concerned Healthcare Professionals of the Lower Cape Fear Region

Cape Fear Health Policy Council

Transatlantic Pharma, Inc.

Talk to the Animals Speech Therapy

 

Retail Businesses

Progressive Gardens
Progress Earth
A Natural Approach
Tina Williamson Designs
Mary Jo Pappas Designs
Carolina Sold by Design
C.W. Worth House Bed and Breakfast
Blue Hand Home
Amply Put, LLC

AllOverMedia

Sapona Green Building Center

Computer Barn
Wild Bird & Garden
A Dog’s Dream Kennel
J Michael Philly Deli
Green Baby Diaper Service
Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market
Katy’s Great Eats Restaurant
Flaming Amy’s Burrito Barn
Causeway Cafe
Lovey’s Natural Foods and Cafe
Soapbox Lounge
Bottega Wine and Art Bar
Sambuca Yoga and Spa
Sweetwater Surf Shop
Planet


Other Businesses

Orbita Corporation
B+O design studio, pllc
Hampstead Honeybunch Bee Hives
Shelton Herb Farm
Cortech Solutions, Inc.
D.P. Thomas Construction
Wilmington Water Tours, Inc.
Buena Sustainable Wilmington
Robert Cutting, Attorney and Mediator
Oliver Carter, Attorney
Rittenmeyer & Associates LLC
James E. Moore Insurance Agency
Greater Good Productions
Coastal Computer Systems, Inc.
Green Coast Recycling, LLC
Sheffield’s Daylily Plantation

 

Concerned about Titan America (Tarmac America) in Florida

Mayor and Town Council, Town of Miami Lakes, Florida - Resolution against limestone mining practices in Miami Dade County

Eric Zamora Photo Essay - Conservation (Life on the Edge) critical of Tarmac Kings Road mine in Levy County

Save our Yankee Town - citizens on public record against Tarmac Kings Road mine in Levy County

Craig Pittman, journalist, St. Petersburg Times - articles critical of mining practices in Miami Dade County

Miami New Times - multiple articles critical of Tarmac and associated rock mining companies in Miami Dade County

U.S. District Judge William M. Hoeveler - ruled three times against Tarmac’s 2002 mining permit in Miami Dade County; ordered Tarmac mines closed July 13, 2007.  Mines reopened on appeal May 9, 2008 but appeals court (2010) vacated all permits agreeing with Judge Hoeveler that permits were seriously flawed

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - critical of 2002 permit and rejected new mining permits in adjacent areas in 2009

U.S. Geological Survey - scientifically documented serious threats to water supply in Miami Dade County from rock mining practices

Everglades Coalition – Fifty two local, state and national environmental organizations dedicated to restoration of Everglades – opposes Tarmac mining permits in Miami Dade County

National Parks Conservation Association - legally opposing 2002 mining permit in Miami Dade County

Natural Resources Defense Council - legally opposing 2002 mining permit in Miami Dade County

Sierra Club - legally opposing 2002 mining permit in Miami Dade County

All three groups opposing new mining permits in adjacent areas 2010

 

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