LEGAL 



TIDES 



Intense coastal development presents 

 new challenges for coastal and ocean 

 policy decisionmakers. 



Center Focuses Legal Lens 

 on Coastal Resources 



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-t's a three-hour drive to Morehead City 

 from Raleigh. But travel time seems to shrink 

 thanks to a lively exchange between Walter 

 Clark and Joseph Kalo. Their topics flow easily 

 from current events to current best sellers: 



By Pam Smith 



A CNN science report on the possible 

 "drowning" of the Gulf Stream by polar cap 

 melt. Collapse, a Jared Diamond book that 

 attributes the fall of some great civilizations to 

 common factors — environmental damage, 



climate change, rapid population growth 

 and unwise political choices. And Prodigal 

 Summer, a Barbara Kingslover novel whose 

 characters realize their connectedness to each 



Continued 



Michael Halminski 



COASTWATCH 25 



