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Sea Level Rise & Climate Change
Coal Ash Legal Fund
- Coal Ash Legal Fund established to oppose disposal of toxic coal ash along the Altamaha River near Jesup.
We have partnered with local residents of Wayne County to campaign against high-risk dumping of potentially millions of tons of cancer-causing coal ash.
Learn more at www.noashatall.org.
The Center is administering the legal fund at no cost and has shared our own funds to get the campaign started. September 25, 2016
Responsible Accountable Government
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We deserve to know the truth about higher costs The Brunswick News
August 9, 2024
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END EXPLOITATIVE UTILITY MONOPLIES! Report by John Ferrell
May 30, 2024
- Rewarding exploitation undermines democracy The Brunswick News
April 19, 2024
- We must honor our obligation to serve democracy & the common good Bryan County News
May 2, 2024
- Earth Week 2024
Rewarding exploitation undermines democracy & the common good
April 2024
- Georgia resources must be conserved, not sold to the highest bidders
The Brunswick News. March 23, 2024
- High business profits to blame for much of inflation
Atlanta Journal Constitution January 26, 2024
- VOICES:
Georgia's energy future demands policy reforms now
Facing South Article By David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast December 13, 2022
- Lawsuit claims county abused powers for Sea Island
- The Brunswick News By TAYLOR COOPER tcooper@thebrunswicknews.com - August 18, 2018
- Sustainable Coast Files Legal Complaint Against Glynn County
- Press Release by David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast - August 16, 2018
- Outcomes of government job creation must be monitored...more
2.1.17
- EPA Toxic Cleanup Plan Unacceptable
1.2.15
Coal Ash Disposal
Energy & Climate Change Policy
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Public suffering is worsened when science is ignored
The Brunswick News October 11, 2024
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Statement opposing the Georgia Power proposal for biomass combustion to generate electricity
Docket Number 44880 September 17, 2024
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Damaging vital life-support systems must be criminalized Albany Herald June 12, 2024
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Plant Vogtle - The True Cost of Nuclear Power in the United States May 30, 2024
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Pending PSC decision will jeopardize Georgia's future AJC April 14, 2024
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Why Georgia needs policy reforms to help curb the climate crisis Bryan County News March 21, 2024
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New economic vision urgently needed for Georgia Bryan County News March 7, 2024
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Center finds major flaw in Georgia’s Climate Pollution Reduction Plan. February 29, 2024
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The Center urges other groups to join us in signing this letter to President Biden to reject LNG for good. February 15, 2024
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Transportation not only sector where state must reduce emissions Atlanta Journal-Constitution August 6, 2023
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Savannah Forum Addressed Climate-Change, Clean Energy and Federal Support for Urgently Needed Improvements
Press Release October 20, 2022
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Rooftop solar benefits both consumer
and planet
Letter to the Editor, Atlanta Journal Constitution by David Kyler, CENTER FOR A SUSTAINABLE COAST, December 2022 June 2022
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Center Events, Collaboration & Published Commentary on Climate Change + Clean Energy June 2022
- Renewable Energy Not Only Practical But Urgently Needed
- Like the Dew by David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast - July 24, 2018
- Climate change causes must be confronted in Georgia
- The Saporta Report by Guest Columnist David Kyler, Center Executive Director - October 1, 2017
- Climate change must be confronted in Georgia
- Letter to The Brunswick News by Center Executive Director David Kyler - September 19, 2017
- Nuclear energy is too expensive
- Letter to the editor SavannahNow by Center Executive Director David Kyler - September 17, 2017
- Center Endorsement of the
Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act by Center Executive Director David Kyler - September 7, 2017
- Letter to Secretary Zinke, Dept. of Interior, Docket No. BOEM-2017-0050, Requests for Information:
Preparation of 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program by Center Executive Director David Kyler - July 20, 2017
- Coastal Georgia will suffer under proposed Trump budget...more
David Kyler, Savannah Now March 2017
- REDEFINING PROGRESS: Coastal Georgia threatened by poorly evaluated business activities....more
David Kyler, Director -
Center for a Sustainable Coast, March 28, 2017
- Clean, Efficient Energy Is Most Promising Path To New Jobs & Profits Like The Dewby Center Executive Director David Kyler - March 2017
- What the Paris climate agreement means for Georgia - Guest Editorial Savannah Morning News by Center Executive Director David Kyler - January 2016
- National Interest Demands Reform of Energy Policy by Center Executive Director David Kyler. January 2017
- Climate-change damage growing in Georgia, predicted to get much worse by Center Executive Director David Kyler. December 2016
- The Center's event, "Climate Change and the Future of Coastal Georgia"
was featured in a recent news story. November 2016
- Comments by the Center for a Sustainable Coast to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
re the Elba Island Processing and Export facility for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) -
March 7, 2016 by Center Executive Director David Kyler.
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Learn about important new requirements of federal law to help protect Georgia's coast. See "Pipelines, Offshore Drilling, and LNG Export Facilities:
Legal strategies to promote more responsible decision-making" - a special Center presentation by guest speaker Jessica Wentz, law professor
at Columbia University and Associate Director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. 12.13.15
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Press Release: Sea level projections likely too low, to be worse than predicted According to the Center's executive director, David Kyler, sea level will rise significantly more than
previously predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)....more. 4.15.13
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Climate Change: A Call to Action by the Center for a Sustainable Coast.
On behalf of the Center for a Sustainable Coast and all coastal Georgians, as well as fellow Americans and humanity at large, it must be said that the award-winning film, Chasing Ice, makes one thing abundantly clear: we simply must do as much as possible, as soon as possible, to confront the causes of climate change. ...more. 2.18.13
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An honest look at sustainability .
The term "sustainability" is heard more every day - from the impassioned pleas of those protecting nature to the halls of corporate America, the clinics of spin doctors and TV ads...more. 2.5.13
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CHASING ICE: ABC segment on Climate Change - compelling visual evidence.
1.1.13
- Promising growth in clean energy investments by Center executive director David Kyler...more 4.24.12
- Vogtle Venture Costs Public AJC Guest Editorial by Center executive director David Kyler, March 2012 ...more 3.27.12
- Extreme weather is harmful to the coast, linked to climate change. See more at this link. 1.26.12
- Climate Change in Georgia Posted previously in a 2008 newsletter article 1.28.11
- We urge citizens and officials to seriously consider the issues raised in this recent article about sea level rise impacts in coastal North Carolina.
What is true for North Carolina will prove equally threatening to coastal Georgia within the near future. We are advising that all coastal development should be re-evaluated in light of these considerations. As you may have surmised from rapidly rising insurance rates for coastal properties, there is widening realization by the business community - including banks -- that coastal development is a risky enterprise.
1.28.11
- Gulf fishermen and volunteers protect marshes and way of life: go to video link. 5.5.10
- Climate change and the world oceans: Ocean Tipping Point? ... more 5.5.10
- PBS on Climate Change. Scientists now predict with a great degree of certainty that unless we switch to a clean energy economy, climate change will result in increased severity and intensity of storms, melting sea ice, rising sea level, changes in food production and drinking water availability and importantly, the acidification of our oceans and a mass extinction of corals.... more 5.5.10
- "The Power Struggle" - PBS investigation of the green energy prospects in America... more
5.5.10
- "Center position, seismic surveying offshore"
...more 4.27.10
- The Center for a Sustainable Coast joins our colleagues at Dogwood Alliance and Energy Justice Network in opposing the burning of forests as an energy source. Go to www.dogwoodalliance.org and www.energyjustice.org for more details, and see the statement from Dogwood Alliance, which opposes Congressional subsidies for this misleading and wasteful source of energy, which is anything BUT green.
...more
3.27.10
- "Climate change survey is reason for concern"
The Environmental Inverted Pyramid by Nate Silver, © 2009 ...more 2.10
- Nuclear power bad on so many levels.
"After 60 years and many billions of dollars in government subsidies,
nuclear power should finally have to prove
itself on its own merits - which evidently it cannot do in a free market." The Center's Executive Director article published in The Atlanta Journal
Constitution November, 2008.) ...more By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 11.08
- Offshore Oil is a Deceptive Distraction.
The Center's Executive Director issues a
statement in response to proposals to develop offshore oil resources along the U.S. East Coast.
[Note: A portion of this commentary was published as a guest column in the op-ed section of The Atlanta Journal
Constitution on July 3, 2008.) ...more By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 7.12.08
- Public Comment on the 2nd Draft State Energy Strategy for Georgia
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.12.06
- Comments on Public Health Risks Related to the
Proposed Asphalt Plant in the City of Brunswick, Georgia - July 7, 2004
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 8.5.04
- Center joins the Glynn Environmental Coalition ("GEC") in petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
to object to the EPD issuance of the Title V (Clean Air Act) Operating Permit for Hercules, Incorporated - Brunswick.
Complaint filed by the Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation (LEAF, www.leaflaw.org).
Hercules Petition (PDF Download .19MB))
2.08.03
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Save The Clean Air Act
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Georgia Environmental and Health Advocates Expose State's Failure to Enforce Clean Air Laws
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Air Deposition & Water Pollution
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Center Joins in Filing Legal Petition to Review Air Pollution Permits
- Dirty Power Plants Pollute Air, Land,
and Water
- Each year coal-fired power plants pump tens of millions of tons of toxic pollutants into the air,
endangering our health and the health of our environment. Today, there are more than 500 such facilities in
the U.S., and the majority of them were built decades ago.
- Two dozen of these dirty plants are within polluting distance of coastal Georgia, and three are within our state.
Forty percent of their emissions travel 600 miles or more beyond the stacks where they are released.
- These older plants are significantly dirtier than their modern counterparts, emitting up to ten times more pollution
than facilities built today.
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EPA's webpage on Atmospheric Deposition & Water Quality
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Water Protection
- Georgia Power buries lede with underground drilling Jesup Press-Sentinel August 22, 2024
- SUPREME COURT RULING WEAKENS WETLANDS PROTECTIONS CBS News May 25, 2023
- Five suggested provisions for improved control of coal ash. May 3, 2016
- Oct. 22, 2014 AJC Editorial on the Proposed EPA Water Rule
by David Kyler, Executive Director Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.28.14
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Georgia Water Coalition names this year's Dirty Dozen November 2012
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Center comments on reservoirs and water mismanagement in Georgia, published in the AJC as a guest column - August 17, 2012 ...more 11.18.12
- "Wasting Our Waterways 2012: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the
Unfulfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act". Published by Environment America
Research & Policy Center; "Industrial facilities continue to dump
millions of pounds of toxic chemicals
into America’s rivers, streams, lakes
and ocean waters each year—threatening
both the environment and human health"...more 3.27.12
- CENTER NOMINATES TWO THREATS TO GEORGIA WATER COALITION’S DIRTY DOZEN
On November 5, 2011 the Georgia Water Coalition, Georgia's leading water protection group, named its “Dirty Dozen” for 2011, exposing the worst offenses to Georgia's water.
As an organizational member of the Coalition, the Center nominated two of these Dirty Dozen threats to state waters: the proposed Savannah harbor deepening and ongoing mishandling of coastal dock permitting.
These nominations can be seen at
Savannah River and
Coastal Wetlands.
The Georgia Water Coalition, a consortium of more than 180 conservation and environmental organizations, hunting and fishing groups, businesses, and faith-based organizations representing more than 300,000 Georgians, announced the list at a celebration marking the Coalition's 10th year of advocating for clean water. The Coalition press release, the Dirty Dozen Report, and Fact Sheets for each threat can be found at:"Dirty Dozen" 11.10.11
- New reports from Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) are very relevant to resource management and sustainable energy issues in Georgia.
In many ways, Georgia's wasteful and obsolete energy policies epitomize the risks of the "energy-water collision," as the Center has been warning the public and state officials about for at least the past five years - in testimony given at legislative study hearings and in statewide opinion columns published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and other papers. Likewise, the Center has taken a position opposing biofuels, based in part on their conflicts with wise water management.
We urge you to review the three Union of Concerned Scientists (USC) reports at the following links, where they can be downloaded: 4.3.11
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"Center's opinion on state water management published in Savannah Morning News."
"Georgia wastes too much water " (Savannah Morning News, Sunday, August 23-Opinion Page)
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 9.7.09
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CLICK HERE to learn more about the Savannah River Basin Initiative.
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 7.12.08
- Vision needed, not more delusions.
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast 12.27.07
- Center Comments on the Draft State Water Management Plan, December 2007
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast 12.27.07
- Center Staff Makes Statement at Public Hearing in Savannah on State Water Management Plan October 17, 2007
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.25.07
- Center Comments on Water Management Plan June 2007
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast 6.6.07
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Desalination Needed Only if Valid State Water Policy is Neglected
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast; Summer/Fall 2006 Newsletter 10.12.06
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Nuclear Power Not the Answer to U. S. Energy Needs
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast Savannah Morning News July 4, 2001
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Senate Bill 524 Is Unwise & Unwarranted
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast -
4.28.04
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"Ground Water and Surface Water a Single Resource"
1.29.03
-- recent circular
posted at United States Geological Survey website addresses major water
resource issues of key relevance to coastal Georgia. Available as pdf
file on USGS website. Go to http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/circ1139/
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The Economic Importance of Water Conservation in Coastal Georgia
by David Kyler 1.26.03
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Conservation As A Critically Needed Water Supply Source
by David Kyler 1.26.03
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Marsh Die-off
By Mary Landers,
Savannah Morning News
1.23.03
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A National Strategy to Restore Coastal and Estuarine Habitat
7.9.02
The purpose of "A National Strategy" is to provide a framework for restoring
function to coastal and estuarine habitat. It seeks to ensure that
restoration priorities are established, diverse programs are coordinated to
maximize benefits, and public expectations are both established and met.
Restore America's Estuaries worked closely with scientists, community
leaders, nongovernmental organizations and representatives of government at
all levels to develop this strategy.
"A National Strategy" is available in print, on the web in PDF, and as an
interactive CD-ROM. To request a printed copy or the interactive CD-ROM,
please contact Restore America's Estuaries at info@estuaries.org with your
name, affiliation, mailing address and phone number.
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Center Takes Steps to Protect Coastal Rivers, Fisheries (PDF Download 382k)
Spring-Summer 2002 Newsletter
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Water Resource Use and Conservation in Georgia (PDF Download 693k)
Spring-Summer 2002 Newsletter
- "Metro Atlanta is Not Running Out of Water"
By Harold Reheis, published Atlanta Journal-Constitution June 10, 2002.
- Reply to Harold Reheis Letter on Water Quality Issues
- Statement Regarding the Proposed Use of the Lower Floridan Aquifer in Bryan County
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Coastal Surface Water Quality & Quantity Issues Related to Watershed Land Issues
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Center Files Water Quality Petition with Georgia Board of Natural Resources
- Coastal Watersheds
- Marine Aquaculture Potential in Georgia
- Center Appeals Marshland Permit
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WHITE PAPER for Georgia Water Management Planning
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Coastal Fisheries and Water
Permitting Issues in the Lower Altamaha and other Coastal Rivers
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Assessment of Proposed Savannah Harbor Deepening Plagued by Risk & Uncertainty
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Summary of Major Coastal Water Resource Problems
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Redefining Progress Using "The Precautionary Principle"
- Victory for Coastal Georgia's Water Resource Protection! EPD Denies Permit
- Offshore Oil Pollution Comes Mostly as Runoff, Study Says
By Andrew C. Revkin, New York Times; May 24, 2002
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Coastal Management
Marshes, Shorelines, and Waterways
Marshland Heist Bill Must be Opposed Atlanta Journal Constitution February 8, 2024
Letter Regarding Cumberland Island National Seashore
Visitor Use Management Plan/Environmental Assessment 12.20.22
Defending Georgia's Coast: Center for a Sustainable Coast ushers in its 25th anniversary Savannah Morning News May 31, 2022
Center files legal action against private dock being built at Cumberland Island National Seashore....more
The Brunswick News 2.22.19
Shore bill deserves study...more
LTE Macon Telegraph 2.17.17
Opinion Article: Widespread problems of environmental negligence Oct. 2016
Letter to DNR Regarding Buffer Rules & Practices
2.6.16
Help Restore Georgia's Marsh Buffer!
Please sign this petition! And ask your friends and colleagues to follow your example. 6.13.14
Exhibit: Wrack & Ruin
Docks, marsh wrack, and threats to healthy tidal marshes
Dock-building along Georgia's coast is commonplace, but harmful consequences are not widely understood. Lengthy walkways
to docks across the marsh can trap enormous volumes of shedded grasses, called "wrack," which is normally swept away by
tidal flow. When dock structures restrict that flow, over time, trapped wrack can smother marsh beneath, destroying it. An exhibit
at UGA's College of Environment & Design, co-sponsored by Center for a Sustainable Coast, resourcefully explains and portrays the serious implications of this problem.
We urge our friends and members to explore the information and images at this web-link and to attend the exhibit at UGA's Circle
Gallery in Athens. 2.17.14
Letter to the Editor of The Brunswick News
By David Kyler.
Editor:
I am troubled that the Jekyll Island Authority is proposing to include any portion of the tidal marsh as part of the calculated area of upland on Jekyll Island...
more. 4.17.13
Steps should be taken for agreement. For years, the Center for a Sustainable Coast has been wrestling with EPD over
marsh-buffer protection - in court and on the ground....more.The Brunswick News Letter to the Editor 3.20.13
In late October, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources approved a temporary but significant disruption of a 4.5 acre site along the ocean shore at Jekyll Island State Park without issuing a permit, as required by the state Shore Protection Act... Atlanta Journal Constitution December 23, 2010 by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast ... more
12.27.10
Statement Supporting the Tybee Island Shore Protection Ordinance
Protection of the dune field is essential to retaining a fully functional sand-sharing system that supports the natural movement of sand......more
10.9.08
Center & Executive Director Honored by Common Cause Georgia
5.22.08
Comments regarding the proposed rules for issuing marsh buffer variances To DNR Board and Staff
from David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast May 10, 2007:
For the same reason that we are compelled to closely monitor many decisions made by
the Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee, we are concerned that rules being proposed for issuing variances under that Coastal Marshlands
Protection Act will lack sufficient analysis and monitoring to ensure protection of the public interest...more
5.17.07
Center Comments on Proposed DNR Marsh Rules, January 9, 2007
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast; 1. The proposed rules weaken current legal interpretation of the Marsh
Act by attempting to circumvent and contradict the findings in case law
decisions issued over the past several years by three different judges....more
1.12.07
Coastal Growth Steady, But Adverse Impacts Compounding
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast, published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
("Plant the seeds for viable coastal future') on December 29, 2006 and in the Bryan County News
(entitled as posted here) on January 4, 2007: Recent population projections for the Georgia coast issued by Georgia
Tech say nothing new. We're growing at almost 20 percent a decade,
meaning a near doubling every 35 years....more
1.12.07
Cumberland Harbour Guest Editorial January 6, 2006;
To the Editorial Board,
The Brunswick News
Re. Cumberland Harbour Project, St. Marys;
Dear Sirs:
Over the last few years the editors of the Brunswick News have been the first to advise why we as citizens of Coastal Georgia should be
good stewards of the abundant natural resources with which we are blessed. They have strived to strike a balance between economic development
and environmental protection. It was therefore alarming to read their editorial claiming simply that the marinas proposed as a part of the
Cumberland Harbour development in Camden County would benefit many......more 1.12.06
Soil erosion a continuing threat to coastal waterways, fishing, and jobs
Despite state regulations meant to control soil erosion, stormwater runoff remains a major form of water contamination in Georgia.
Past regulation efforts have been erratically enforced and commonly violated. A 2002 performance audit of Georgia's Soil Erosion
and Sedimentation Program by the state auditor found numerous administrative, technical, and political obstacles that resulted in
failure to prevent water pollution caused by erosion......more 1.12.06
SELC challenges Satilla River Landing development
project - again: For the second time, SELC and our coastal partner groups are challenging
a proposed marina and subdivision development that threatens to increase
pollution in the already stressed Satilla River.....more 9.19.05
Sonlight Enterprises
and Georgia Wetlands - SELC leads fight to protect Georgia’s Wetlands - National and state environmental groups, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center are threatening to
sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect 112 acres of wetlands near Savannah
over the Corps' determination that the wetlands on Sonlight Enterprises proposed
"The Heritage" development are "isolated" and therefore not protected by the federal
Clean Water Act....more 9.19.05
Poster for Labor Day Event Sept. 5, 2005 pdf file
"Wave Goodbye to Summer, Not Our Healthy Shorelines" 9.8.05
Setting the Record Straight on Marsh Permit Appeals
By David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast 1.14.05
Coastal Conservationists Challenge State on Marsh Development Permit
Southern Environmental Law Center Press Release 12/9/04 12.11.04
Cumberland Harbour
Letter to the City of St. Marys - August 20, 2004 By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.9.04
Wilmington Plantation Marina Project
Letter to the Corps of Engineers - August 20, 2004 By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.9.04
Satilla River Landing Project
Letter to Coastal Resources Division - April 28, 2004 By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.9.04
Comments on the Dover Bluff Project
Little Satilla River, Camden County By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.9.04
Center Comments on Coastal Permitting
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 8.5.04
Statement on Terra Firma Buffer Variance By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 5.12.04
Cumberland Harbour Project Final Comments April 16, 2004
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
4.28.04
Comments on the Gray's Reef Management Plan
Presented by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast December 2, 2003
4.28.04
State of the Coast Report: Executive Summary
Achieving Healthy Coastal Communities, a Thriving Economy & Environmental Quality by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
4.28.04
Coastal Stewardship
As an active member of the Coastal Advisory Council, the Georgia Environmental Council, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Stakeholder
Evaluation Group, the Glynn County Water Resources Management Advisory Committee, and the Coastal Georgia Greenway Steering Committee,
Center staff is promoting stewardship of our natural resources by raising public awareness about vital ecosystem functions, their value
to coastal communities, and their importance to existing and future nature-based businesses and jobs.
Coastal Advisory Council Initiatives
Met with members of the Coastal Advisory Council and staff of the Coastal Resources Division (DNR) to discuss how the program's Coastal
Advisory Council (CAC) could become more effective and what their role might be. We proposed steps and criteria for strengthening the
program through active council participation.
Center staff presented recommendations of the Coastal Advisory Council Steering Committee at an annual meeting for the Council hosted
by the Coastal Resources Division of DNR. The Center played a leading role in shaping the future functions of the Council, which will
unquestionably enhance the program's effectiveness.
See "Defining Sustainability"
Also
"Is A Sustainable Coast Possible?"
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Part 3
"Priorities for making coastal Georgia more sustainable".
Nature-Based Business
Marine Aquaculture Potential in Georgia
Center Comments on Decline in Fishery Resources
Coastal Georgia Greenway: Project Update
Coastal Fisheries and Water
Permitting Issues in the Lower Altamaha and other Coastal Rivers
A National Strategy to Restore Coastal and Estuarine Habitat
7.9.02
The purpose of "A National Strategy" is to provide a framework for restoring
function to coastal and estuarine habitat. It seeks to ensure that
restoration priorities are established, diverse programs are coordinated to
maximize benefits, and public expectations are both established and met.
Restore America's Estuaries worked closely with scientists, community
leaders, nongovernmental organizations and representatives of government at
all levels to develop this strategy.
"A National Strategy" is available in print, on the web in PDF, and as an
interactive CD-ROM. To request a printed copy or the interactive CD-ROM,
please contact Restore America's Estuaries at info@estuaries.org with your
name, affiliation, mailing address and phone number.
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Jekyll Redevelopment Issues
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Jekyll master plan: Tail wags dog The Islander 9.27.21
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FINAL Comments on the Jekyll Island Master Plan October 2013 10.30.13
- Map erroneously portrays flooded tidal marshes as land.
Jekyll map depicting artificially inflated boundary that erroneously classifies tidal wetlands
as "land above water at mean high tide." If this deeply flawed boundary definition is accepted, nearly 500
more acres on Jekyll will be made eligible for development by falsely boosting the 35% limit set by state law.
Aerial photos show that much of the area depicted on this map as tidal marsh above water at mean high tide is
actually water-covered at that time, thus clearly disqualifying it from being counted as "land," in accordance with requirements of the 65-35 statute. 10.22.13
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Letter to the Editor of The Brunswick News
By David Kyler.
Editor:
I am troubled that the Jekyll Island Authority is proposing to include any portion of the tidal marsh as part of the calculated area of upland on Jekyll Island...
more. 4.17.13
- In late October, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources approved a temporary but significant disruption of a 4.5 acre site
along the ocean shore at Jekyll Island State Park without issuing a permit, as required by the state Shore Protection Act...
Atlanta Journal Constitution December 23, 2010 by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast ... more 1.28.11
- On Jekyll Island, 4.5 acres of beach and dunefield are being altered with heavy equipment for making a 20th Century Fox movie. Despite these areas being regulated under Georgia's Shore Protection Act, DNR approved it with a "letter of permission" and no permit was issued. As a result, no public hearing was held and there was no opportunity for the public to comment before heavy equipment began moving tons of sand. For more about this issue, including photos, go to www.savejekyllisland.org. Look for the item entitled "The X-Men Film and Jekyll's Beachfront." For postings on the issue, go to the Save Jekyll Facebook page, also linked from that homepage. ~ David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast 12.24.10
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Jekyll Island - MAJOR ACTION ALERT! Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island
... more
9.2.10
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"Tail wags, dog stays"
Op Ed from the Savannah Morning
News by David Kyler, Executive Director Center for a Sustainable Coast 10.15.08
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Jekyll Island: How Much is Too Much?
Center's summary of the current situation with Jekyll Island Redevelopment, from the Spring-Summer 2008
issue of the Center's newsletter.
[Note: To receive a copy of the newsletter by mail or email, please contact
the Center at 912-638-3612.] 7.12.08
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Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island
The non-profit organization that we are working
closely with in analyzing and commenting on Jekyll Island Authority activities and proposed development of the state park. 7.12.08
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A Walk Through Jekyll's Maritime Forest,
A web-based slide show hosted by the Initiative to Protect Jekyll Island. 7.12.08
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Information on the relationship between Georgia's Shore Protection Act
and proposals to redevelop Jekyll Island.
7.12.08
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Jekyll Project Still Falls Short
by David Kyler,
Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast;
Link to the Savannah News Article 5.22.08
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Natural treasure must be protected
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by David Kyler, Executive Director,
Center for a Sustainable Coast; From news coverage of the redevelopment plan for Jekyll Island, you might get
the uneasy impression that the major makeover project is nearly ready for the surveyors and construction crews to start working....more
12.10.07
- Jekyll Island Redevelopment Survey:
In late July, the Center began conducting a brief survey of collaborating non-profit groups to determine:
(1) their preferences for the Island's redevelopment,
(2) ideas for establishing a process for overseeing that redevelopment, and
(3) how the public interest could be protected by using proper tracking and ongoing evaluation.
A compilation of survey responses and their respective sources is reported here.
10.5.07
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Jekyll Island redevelopment a question of balance
From the Athens Banner-Herald by David Kyler, Executive Director,
Center for a Sustainable Coast; Contrary to popular belief, the clash over Georgia's Jekyll Island is not about altering the existing agreement to develop only 35 percent of its area - it's about how that 35 percent will be redeveloped.....more
3.17.07
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Coastal Development / Smart Growth
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Unchecked growth can scar our coast Atlanta Journal Constitution
July 5, 2024
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Major coastal development projects must be responsibly evaluated and controlled The Savannahian
June 3, 2024
- Read about our legal efforts to protect Cumberland Island National Seashore.
The Current - May 7, 2024
- Development must be held accountable
The Brunswick News - January 18, 2024
- 3 Key factors in revising groundrules for 21st century realities
Albany Herald - December 24, 2023
- Hidden injustices of being most business-friendly state
Atlanta Journal Constitution - December 22, 2023
- Center files legal action against private dock being built at Cumberland Island National Sea
- The Brunswick News by By GORDON JACKSON - Feb. 22, 2019
- Center sues Glynn County for violating due process in allowing controversial Sea Island project.
- The Brunswick News by By TAYLOR COOPER - August 18, 2018
- Georgians Deserve Better Shore Protections - Tell Gov. Kemp to VETO HB445
- Savannah Morning News eEdition by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast - April 16, 2019
- Why the "Green New Deal" Omits Nuclear Power: Plant Vogtle is a Tribute to Corporate Welfare
- LikeTheDew.com by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast - March 30, 2019
- Lawsuit claims county abused powers for Sea Island
- The Brunswick News By TAYLOR COOPER tcooper@thebrunswicknews.com - August 18, 2018
- Sustainable Coast Files Legal Complaint Against Glynn County
- Press Release by David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast - August 16, 2018
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Center comments on Spaceport Camden: Press Release ||
Six-page statement filed with FAA - June 14, 2018
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Recommended guidance re. Jekyll Island Capacity Study, emailed to consultants, Sand Hill Studios by Center for a Sustainable Coast, May 1, 2018.
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Reduce avoidable coastal storm damage, Savannah Now by Center for a Sustainable Coast, January 31, 2018 2.26.18
- Spaceport comments, July 2017 by Center Executive Director David Kyler. 4.1.18
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Letter to Corps re Sea Island Spit, January 2016 4.11.16
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Supplemental Comments on Coal Ash Transfer Facility in Wayne County, April 2016 4.5.16
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Center comments on risks of toxic pollution caused by LCP site in Brunswick. The Islander 12.31.14
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Foes press county on ocean site The Brunswick News 2.24.14
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Coastal Groups File Challenge to Sea Island Spit Development Greenlaw Press Release 2.24.14
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Environmental groups appeal approval of Sea Island Co.'s
plans to develop island's south end The Florida Times-Union 2.24.14
- "Port project squanders millions"
Guest Editorial by David Kyler, executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast, published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 12.28.13
- "Deepening denial"
op-ed published in Connect Savannah,
By Guest Columnist David Kyler, executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast. 11.26.11
- "A multi-state regional approach is necessary to wisely invest in our ports"
Posted in Saporta Report Guest Columns - Saporta Report is a public policy-oriented website that focuses on issues impacting the Atlanta region and our state -
Date: November 6th, 2011, 11:55 pm
By Guest Columnist DAVID KYLER, executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast in Saint Simons Island. ... more 11.7.11
- Pork-Barrel vs. Wise Spending in the Savannah Harbor Project" -
There's enough misinformation circulating about the proposed Savannah harbor deepening project to make a Greek bank-loan look solid by comparison. ... more 10.12.11
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Paradise Paved:
Chatham adding almost 3 acres of built surfaces per day
By Mary Landers, The Savannah Morning News, March 11, 2007; Chatham gains almost 3 acres
of built surfaces a day as green space
shrinks steadily.
Southern Belle that it is, Savannah might not like the time-lapse
images researcher Liz Kramer makes....more
3.28.07
- The Georgia Coastal Comprehensive Plan
NOTE: This article was prepared by staff of the Georgia Department
of Community Affairs (DCA) in April 2006 and issued to various organizations for publication. Several statements made
were inaccurate or inconsistent with the Center's positions on critical regional issues. Our comments on these points
are noted the end of this article. ....more 10.12.06
- Comments on the Proposed Union Island Rezoning
February 17, 2006,
Letter to McIntosh County Commissioners Re: Comments on the Proposed Union Island Rezoning. 4.26.06
- Infrastructure Important, But Other Factors Equally Vital
I was encouraged to see a recent editorial crediting county officials for their efforts in planning infrastructure needed to support the area's
continuing growth. ....more 4.26.06
- In Opposition to Backroom Deals for Private Gain at Public Expense
This commentary by the Center's executive director was published in Connect Savannah (February 18), The Business Report & Journal (February 21), and Savannah Morning News (February 26). 3.10.05
- "Governor Must Reconcile State Development Policy and Budget with Georgia's Environmental Laws" -Guest Editorial Column
by the Center's Executive Director published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, December 20, 2004. 12.21.04
- Area Eyes Path to Growth
By David Royer
- November 06, 2004 - The Brunswick News 11.09.04
- Statement on Terra Firma Buffer Variance
By David Kyler, Executive Director
Center for a Sustainable Coast 5.12.04
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Hammock Comments February 3, 2004
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
4.28.04
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The Coastal View
Old Problems: New Promises
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
4.28.04
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Citizens Guide to Development in Coastal Georgia
6.19.03
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Smart Growth Tools on the Internet
For Guiding Coastal Growth & Living on the Coast
4.10.03
- Center again succeeds in protecting coastal resources through legal challenge!
Judge suspends permit for major marina expansion,
cites potential environmental consequences to marshlands, habitat. 2.20.03
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Resource Issues and Local Land Use Decisions - A Recommended Approach
2.01.03
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Local Tools For Smart Growth:
(1.5 Mb)
Practical Strategies & Techniques to Improve Our Communities
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Comments on
Glynn County Planning Commission Power Plant Decision
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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally:
Local environmental activism gets a new lease on life
by David Kyler, Executive Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
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Development on Saint Simons Island as Lessons for Coastal Georgia
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Coastal Georgia Greenway: Project Update
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Promoting Environmental Criteria For Economic Development
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Department of Natural Resources Board Members
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Assessment of Proposed Savannah Harbor Deepening Plagued by Risk & Uncertainty
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Redefining Progress Using "The Precautionary Principle"
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About Sprawl and Forests
A two-year study released by the U.S. Forest Service (11/26)
concludes that the biggest threat to Southern forests is urban sprawl.
While timber industry sources applauded the results of the study,
environmental groups said Southern forests are being overlogged and
took issue with the Forest Service's findings.
Additional Headlines: New York Times: "Sprawl Seen Hurting South's Forests." (11/27)
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Comments Regarding the Proposed Surface Mining in Glynn County
Presented by David Kyler to the
Glynn County Board of Commissioners on May 2, 2002
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Is A Sustainable Coast Possible?
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Environmental Education & Values
- We must rethink progress in 2024
The Brunswick News June 26, 2024
- EPD must protect the Okefenokee by honoring its mission
Albany Herald April 6, 2024
- Okefenokee threatened by state’s business-friendly standards
Atlanta Journal Constitution March 12, 2024
- Ambitious Ignorance: The other 'AI' menacing humanity's future
AlbanyHerald.com by David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast May 20, 2023
- Healthy environment favors robust economy
- LTE by David Kyler, Director, Center for a Sustainable Coast
Savannah Morning News (April 16, 2017).
4.26.17
- Our coast merits special treatment
- LTE by Steve Willis, Board President, Center for a Sustainable Coast
Savannah Morning News (March 26, 2017).
4.26.17
- Summary of comments made to the
Joint Committee on Sound Science Initiative, Upper Floridan Aquifer (May 27, 2005)
by David Kyler, Executive Director The Center for A Sustainable Coast
6.5.05
- In Opposition to Backroom Deals for Private Gain at Public Expense
This commentary by the Center's executive director was published in Connect Savannah (February 18), The Business Report & Journal (February 21), and Savannah Morning News (February 26). 3.10.05
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National Council for Science and the Environment
12.11.02
"Improving the scientific basis for improving environmental decisionmaking"
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"Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability"
8.17.02
Abstract:
Conventional wisdom suggests that because of technology and trade, human carrying capacity is infinitely expandable and therefore virtually
irrelevant to demography and development planning. By contrast, this article argues that ecological carrying capacity remains the fundamental
basis for demographic accounting. A fundamental question for ecological economics is whether remaining stocks of natural capital are adequate
to sustain the anticipated load of the human economy into the next century. Since mainstream (neoclassical) models are blind to ecological
structure and function, they cannot even properly address this question. The present article therefore assesses the capital stocks, physical
flows, and corresponding ecosystems areas required to support the economy using "ecological footprint" analysis. This approach shows that most
so-called "advanced" countries are running massive unaccounted ecological deficits with the rest of the planet. Since not all countries can be
net importers of carrying capacity, the material standards of the wealthy cannot be extended sustainably to even the present world population
using prevailing technology. In this light, sustainability may well depend on such measures as greater emphasis on equity in international relationships,
significant adjustments to prevailing terms of trade, increasing regional self-reliance, and policies to stimulate a massive increase in the material and
energy efficiency of economic activity.
Main Topic: Indicators of Sustainability; Web Site:
http://dieoff.org/page110.htm
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A National Stragety to Restore Coastal and Estuarine Habitat
7.9.02
The purpose of "A National Strategy" is to provide a framework for restoring
function to coastal and estuarine habitat. It seeks to ensure that
restoration priorities are established, diverse programs are coordinated to
maximize benefits, and public expectations are both established and met.
Restore America's Estuaries worked closely with scientists, community
leaders, nongovernmental organizations and representatives of government at
all levels to develop this strategy.
"A National Strategy" is available in print, on the web in PDF, and as an
interactive CD-ROM. To request a printed copy or the interactive CD-ROM,
please contact Restore America's Estuaries at info@estuaries.org with your
name, affiliation, mailing address and phone number.
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Conservation Requires a Constant Vigil:
You Only Get to Lose Once!
President's Column: Georgia Wildlife Federation
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Redefining Progress Using "The Precautionary Principle"
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National Study Reports on American Public's Environmental Views
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Center's Priorities Toward a More Sustainable Coast
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What You Can Do for a More Sustainable Coast
- http://www.srs.fs.fed.us/sustain/
The Southern Forest Resource Assessment
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Proposed Nuclear Projects Put Coastal Georgia At Additional Risk
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Is A Sustainable Coast Possible?
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Center Hosts Coastal Environmental Forum
- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally:
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Barrier Island Protection
- Center co-signs letter urging strict compliance with legal protections of Cumberland Island National Seashore.
- August 22, 2018
- Lawsuit claims county abused powers for Sea Island
- The Brunswick News By TAYLOR COOPER tcooper@thebrunswicknews.com - August 18, 2018
- Sustainable Coast Files Legal Complaint Against Glynn County
- Press Release by David Kyler, Center for a Sustainable Coast - August 16, 2018
- Center opposition to Sea Island Permit:
Press Release ||
Letter to Corps of Engineers - May 15, 2018
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Preserving Cumberland is imperative
Connect Savannah by
By Guest Columnist David Kyler, executive director of the Center for a Sustainable Coast, Issue of Jan. 18-24, 2017
- Comments on proposed Cumberland Island varience request Dec. 2016
- "Motor tours violate wilderness protections on Cumberland Island, Center protests." Click for news article by Mary Landers
9.6.11
- Two of the Center's current legal actions 6.24.11
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Statement Supporting the Tybee Island Shore Protection Ordinance
Protection of the dune field is essential to retaining a fully functional sand-sharing system that supports the natural movement of sand......more
10.9.08
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Jekyll Island: How Much is Too Much? The
Center's summary of the current situation with Jekyll Island Redevelopment, from the Spring-Summer 2008
issue of the Center's newsletter. [Note: To receive a copy of the newsletter by mail or email, please contact
the Center at 912-638-3612.]
7.12.08
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