August 18, 2005

The Independent Weekly: We're killing our beaches

The Independent Weekly: We're killing our beaches: "North Carolina's open ocean shorelines are retreating almost everywhere. And on almost every barrier island not in government hands, buildings--mostly seasonal rental cash cows--line the beach. Few vacant ocean lots remain. Since the shoreline is retreating toward these precious buildings, a great deal of effort and money is being expended to halt the landward march of the surf zone."

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