| Defenders in Action: Defenders Wins Battle to Protect Wildlife Refuge |
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04-26-08
Defenders of Wildlife
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| Noah Matson-We are happy the Navy is no longer considering this site (Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina), because it is in everyone's best interest to keep it exactly what it is: A refuge for wildlife and those who love the outdoors...(more) |
| Just say no to the OLF senator |
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04-26-08
Daily Advance
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| We are thankful that Basnight is making an effort to keep the OLF out of our backyards. But we think a more effective measure would be if he simply told the Navy that the new OLF needs to be built in Virginia, where it can keep the Ghost Fleet company....(more) |
| Winterville man recognized for work fighting OLF - Joe Albea, co-host of "Carolina Outdoor Journal" on UNC-TV |
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04-24-08
Daily Reflector
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| "Joe Albea is a champion for conservation and shows how one person can make a difference," said Alan Wentz, Ducks Unlimited senior group manager of conservation programs and communications....(more) |
| Congressman asks to cut airfield site |
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04-24-08
News & Observer
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| Rep. Walter Jones' office said Wednesday that he had sent a letter to Navy Secretary Donald Winter asking that the Hale's Lake site in Camden and Currituck counties be dropped....(more) |
| Lawmakers weigh in on OLFs in N.C. counties |
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04-24-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Two congressmen took different stances on a Navy jet airfield proposed for sites in Gates and Camden counties in letters sent Wednesday to the secretary of the Navy....(more) |
| JONES ASKS NAVY TO REMOVE CAMDEN/CURRITUCK SITE FROM OLF CONSIDERATION |
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04-23-08
U.S. Congressman Walter B. Jones, North Carolina
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| Citing local opposition in Camden/Currituck counties, as well as his long-standing desire for the Navy to consider a site at or near Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC, Jones urged the Navy not to move forward with a study of the Hale's Lake Site....(more) |
| Currituck, Camden commit $250K to OLF fight - Scanlon: Money won't be used to stop Gates site |
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04-22-08
Daily Advance
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| CURRITUCK -- Camden and Currituck officials have committed $250,000 in taxpayer funds to block the U.S. Navy's efforts to study the Hales Lake area of Camden for a jet training airfield....(more) |
| Basnight calls for study of offshore OLF - Official: Basnight not sure if land-based OLF is only option |
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04-21-08
Daily Advance
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| Skeptical of the U.S. Navy's assertion that an offshore jet pilot training platform isn't feasible, Sen. Marc Basnight, D-Dare, has ordered a report detailing the cost to build such a facility....(more) |
| Opponents say Jones 'fence-sitting' on OLF commitment - Jones won't commit to oppose funding |
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04-20-08
Daily Advance
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| U.S. Rep. Walter Jones is drawing flak from both his Democratic and Republican opponents for his position on the Navy's plans to study northeastern North Carolina for a proposed jet airfield...(more) |
| Navy officer: Communities will vie for OLF |
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04-19-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| Rear Adm. David Anderson: Nature Conservancy is interested in reintroducing longleaf pines on land it owns adjacent to the Sandbanks site. Trees would be a perfect crop to surround the OLF, they would help reduce jet noise & cut down on the ambient light...(more) |
| Admiral: Moyock not in OLF flight path - Says Gates 'one of our strong sites' |
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04-18-08
Daily Advance
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| Rear Adm. David Anderson: Proposal brought forward by an environmental group in NC near the Sandbanks site in Gates County. The group's proposal is making the Gates County site more appealing. It is really shaping up to be one of our strong sites....(more) |
| Navy officer predicts change of heart on OLF |
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04-17-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| Rear Adm. David Anderson believes that by the end of the Navy's environmental review of 5 sites under consideration for the proposed OLF, some of the host counties will actually be competing with each other for the chance to host the controversial OLF....(more) |
| Century Farms number 1,000 in Virginia |
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04-16-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| But OLF opponents hope that the historic nature of these old farms will play a part in deterring the Navy from locating in Southampton, Sussex or Surry counties....(more) |
| FreedomWorks North Carolina Celebrates NO-OLF Victory |
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04-15-08
Freedom Works/Citizens for a Sound Economy
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| After a battle waging more than six years, FreedomWorks members across North Carolina and our nation celebrate an amazing victory for private property rights....(more) |
| Franklin council resolution opposes OLF |
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04-15-08
The Tidewater News, Franklin, Southampton, Isle of Wight - Virginia
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| Ellis James of Norfolk told the council that he had some experience with the OLF matter and urged members to support the opposition effort. As a volunteer with NO-OLF, James is also a member of the Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organization....(more) |
| Good faith fading in OLF dispute |
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04-15-08
Virginian-Pilot
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| Oceana is too important to the region, the state (Va.) and the nation. If a site in Virginia is the Navy's choice, and neighbors still oppose it, then the Navy and the state may be left with no choice but to take the land, in the larger public interest....(more) |
