NEWSPAPERS & OP-EDS

2011

• Sept 28: Fox News: Outer Banks Rebuilding After Irene  by John Robert
• Sept 11: Dredging Today: Western Carolina University Students Help Analyze Irene’s Damage on NC Outer Banks
• Aug 31: USA Today: Erosion control projects help beaches stand up to Irene  by Greg Toppo
• Aug 28: Wilmington Star News: Hurricane Irene opens new inlets on Hatteras Island, AP
• Dec: Smithsonian: Preparing for a New River featuring Rob Young 
• Aug 21: The State (SC): River cane could stand tall again, Restoration focuses on habitat, basket craft revival by Sammy Fretwell
• May 24: Philadelphia Inquirer: U.S. allocates record amount for beach projects  by Anthony R. Wood
• April 25: Philadelphia Inquirer: Should nation’s taxpayers be paying for beach-fill efforts?  by Anthony R. Wood
• March 30: The State (SC): Changes possible in beach setback law  by Sammy Fretwell
• March 17: Macon County News: Rivercane transplanting under way  by Mike Kesselring
• Sept 14: Smithsonian: On the Elwha, a New Life When the Dam Breaks  by Abigail Tucker
• March 2: American Association for the Advancement of Science: Climate Scientists Cautiously Hopeful After a Day of Congressional Visits by Amy Maxmen
• Feb 28: Wilmington Star News: Don’t damage beaches, Editorial
• Feb 26: Vancouver Sun: It’s sink or swim for coastal town  by Bruce Henderson (The Charlotte Observer)
• Feb 27: Charlotte Observer: As North Carolina beaches erode, debate rises  by Bruce Henderson
• Feb 20: Jacksonville Daily News: Legislation may allow for terminal groins  by Jannette Pippin
• Feb 19: Jacksonville Daily News: Geologist: Sea level is rising  by Jannette Pippin
• Feb 16: Smoky Mountain News: Help restore Cherokees’ rivercane
• Feb 11: Cherokee One Feather: Volunteers needed to help with WCU’s Rivercane Restoration Project
• Jan 27: On Earth: Mapping the Grassroots  by Alan Burdick
• Jan 22: Asheville Citizen-Times: State should plan for rising sea levels  by Bruce Henderson
• Jan 29: Fayetteville Observer: Sumberged- Sea-level rise demands new plans, action
• Jan 18: Claims Journal: North Carolina Officials Planning for Rising Sea Levels
• Jan 16: WRAL: Rising sea water threaten NC’s delicate coastline
• Jan 18: Charlotte Observer: Rising waters threaten the coast of North Carolina by Bruce Henderson
• Jan 16: Asheville Citizen-Times: Western Carolina University prof’s book “Rising Sea” gets paperback release
• Jan 16: Burlington Times: Rising sea level threatens N.C. coast
• Jan 5: Independent Weekly: Bobby’s Boondoggle?

2010

• Dec 19: Charleston Post Courier: Renourishment hasn’t held up  by Bo Petersen
• Nov 29: Charleston Post Courier: Living on the sea: She builds a career on shifting sands  by Bo Petersen
• Nov 26: New York Times Blog: Explaining Norfolk’s Creeping Tides  by Leslie Kaufman
• Nov 17: Houma Today: Houma firm pitches rock-barrier idea  by Katherine Schmidt
• Aug 6: Houma Today: Monkeying with the coast  by Michael Gorman
• Aug 5: Macon County News: WCU scientists warn that Gulf will be permanently scarred by BP spill by Christopher Carpenter
• Aug 5: Chronicle of Higher Eduction: In Oil Spill, University Scientists’ Expertise Was Dumped  by Paul Basken
• July 24: Miami Herald: Spill demands technical, not political, fix  by Fred Grimm
• July 23: Newsweek: Stop the Insanity  by Sharon Begley
• July 23: Christian Science Monitor: Scientists team up to attack Louisiana’s Gulf oil spill berm plan  by Pete Spotts
• July 21: Science Insider: Scientists to Thad Allen: Stop ‘Massive Re-Engineering’ of Gulf Coast  by Erik Stokstad
• July 14: New Orleans Times Picayune: Photos tell different stories about sand berm effort to block Gulf of Mexico oil spill by Paul Rioux
• July 9: New Orleans Time Picayune: In Louisiana, politics keeps getting in the way of science  by Jarvis DeBerry
• June 23: Smoky Mountain News: Coastal Crusaders, WCU Shoreline program guards the coast  by Bibeka Shrestha
• June 23: Asheville Citizen Times: Asheville area people help with Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup  by Nanci Bompey
• June 15: Lo Coast Post: Bobby Knows Best!  by Len Bahr, PhD
• June 14: Independent Weekly: Bobby’s berm a waste of time, money by Walter Pierce
• June 14: The Advocate: Our Views: Sand berms questioned
• June 13: Mobile Press Register: Pipe boom plan at Perdido Pass by Guy Busby
• June 13: Raleigh News & Observer: Prof warns oil spill ‘fixes’ need review  by Barbara Barrett
• June 11: NPR: Scientist Warns Sand Berms Won’t Last  by NPR Staff
• June 10: Macon County News: WCU coastal scientists respond to the Gulf oil spill crisis
• June 10: Newsweek: Don’t Just ‘Do Something’  by Sharon Begley
• June 8: Minnesota Post: Gulf oil spill: ‘Louisiana’s berm plan bold but full of uncertainty by Peter N. Spotts
• June 8: Scientific American: Slosh and Berm: Building Sand Barriers off Louisiana’s Coast to Hold Back Oil Spill Has Low Probability of Success  by David Biello
• June 7: Christian Science Monitor: Gulf oil spill: Louisiana’s berm plan bold but full of uncertainty  by Pete Spotts
• June 8: Financial Times: Who knows best about oil spills?  by Kate Mackenzie
• June 4: Science Insider: Emergency Oil Spill Response–How Sketchy Is It?  by Erik Stokstad
• June 8: Winston-Salem Journal: Perspective on spill enlightening  by Scott Sexton
• June 3: Fast Company: The Cast Against Constructing $400 Million Sand Barriers Off the Louisiana Coast by Ariel Schwartz
• May 28: Science Insider: Sand Berm Approved to Fight Oil; Scientists Skeptical  by Erik Stokstad
• May 10: Asheville Citizen Times: Tragedy in Gulf underscores need for oversight, alternative fuel
• April 6: Nature: Unarrested development  by Mark Schrope
• April: Issues in Science and Technology: An ocean of worry  by Martin Lewis
• March 5: Business Week: White House lays out plan to restore Gulf Coast  by Cain Burdeau
• March 4: Houston Chronicle: Obama lays out ‘roadmap’ to restore Gulf Coast  by Cain Burdeau
• Jan 20: Raleigh News & Observer: Dredging undercuts state jetties study  by Lynn Bonner

2009

• Dec 13: San Francisco Chronicle: Bayou islanders resist call to abandon home  by Cain Burdeau | Click Here!
• Nov 29: Rising sea levels: A strategy for N.C.  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Oct 20: The Big Muddy can save coastal Louisiana  by Cain Burdeau | Click Here!
• Sept 22: Insurance ratepayers on the hook for major storm  by Stuart Watson | Click Here!
• July 21: Wilmington StarNews: Bill for sand-trapping groins passes Senate, gets stuck in House  by Gareth McGrath | Click Here!
• June 5: Knoxville News Sentinel: Hike to heath bald offers expansive views  by Morgan Simmons | Click Here!
• June 5: Washington Post: Studies Predict Rapid Rise in Sea Levels Along U.S. East Coast  by David A. Fahrenthold | Click Here!
• June 4: Asheville Citizen-Times: Base NC’s coastal protection on science, not monied interests | Click Here!
• April 29: Raleigh News & Observer: Push to allow seawalls swells in the Senate | Click Here!
• April 29: Wall Street Journal: For Early Hurricane Forecasts, Consult a Telepath  by Carl Bialik | Click Here!
• March 22: Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Corps to offer ‘relocation’ | Click Here!
• March 18: Huston Chronicle: Lack of rain stunts recovery of some vital wetlands damaged by Hurricane Ike’s storm surge         by Matthew Tresaugue | Click Here! 
• March 9: New York Times: Surfers Deal a Blow to a Beach Dredging Project  by Cornelia Dean | Click Here! 
• March 3: Surfersvillage Global Surf News: Surfrider defeats Palm Beach Florida beach fill project | Click Here!
• Jan 23: St. Augustine Record: Report shows states most at risk to rising seas  by Wade Rawlins | Click Here!
• Jan 23: Silence on the Beach  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Jan 22: This Old State: Offshore energy panel on the mark  by Jack Betts | Click Here! 
• Jan 22: Miami Herald: Report identifies states most at risk to rising seas  by Wade Rawlins | Click Here! 
• Jan 22: Popular Mechanics: 5 Policy Changes Obama Should Make Now: Analysis  by James B. Meigs | Click Here!
• Jan 21: Raleigh News and Observer: Rising seas a serious threat to N.C. coast, feds say  by Wade Rawlins | Click Here! 
• Jan 21: The Charlotte Observer: Report: N.C. among most at risk to rising seas  by Wade Rawlins | Click Here!

2008-2001

• Jan/08: Raleigh News & Observer: Scientists see no point to easing seawall ban  by Wade Rawlins | Click Here!
• Feb 25/08: USA Today: Beach residents fear loss of homes without barrier  by Jordan Schrader | Click Here!
• June/06: USA Today: Hurricane history isn’t worth repeating | Click Here!
• April/06: Raleigh News & Observer: Katrina and Oregon Inlet  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Nov/05: Raleigh News & Observer: The End Is Near  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Nov/05: Durham Herald: The Corps and the Shore  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Sept/03: Durham Herald: Use common sense to manage beaches  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• March/03: Wall Street Journal: On the Cheap | Click Here! 
• March/02: Durham Herald: A Bad Day at the Beach | Click Here!
• Dec/01: Myrtle Beach Sun News | Click Here!
• Nov/01: Science on the Shore in South Carolina  by Orrin H. Pilkey
• June 17/01: The Washington Post: Army Engineers Hit the Beaches  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!

Pre-2000

• Dec 3/99: Durham Herald: Let’s not repeat New Jersey’s mistakes  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• July/98: Durham Herald: Effort to save Shackleford Island’s horses will only do more harm.  by Orrin Pilkey | Click Here!
• Aug/96: Raleigh News & Observer: Respect the ocean; move the lighthouse  by Orrin Pilkey and David Bush | Click Here!