We have 10 million for the Bering Sea crab disasters, 10 million for a Northeast fishery, seven for a Hawaii fishery and five for an Alaska sea life center, ... We've covered a good part of those senior members of the Appropriations Committee that have a coastline.
Quotes about coastline (16 Quotes)
I don't think there's any question among the scientific community that rebuilding our barrier islands is a smart thing to do, because our whole coastline is retreating.
Residents of Massachusetts and particularly those along the Buzzards Bay coastline have experienced first-hand the devastation to the environment that can result from accidental oil spills. However, there was nothing accidental about this case. The defendant knowingly violated anti-pollution laws, intentionally dumping oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean--and even went so far as to manufacture a so-called 'magic pipe' to accomplish the crime. Our hope is that this substantial 10 million fine will send a strong message to those in the maritime community who would try to circumvent our Nation's anti-pollution laws.
The cost of preparing for the onset of a hurricane is about 1 million per one mile of coastline.
California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.
For Liberty native and architecture historian Douglas Lewis, every Coast building has a story. The combination of French Creole and English architecture distinguishes the Coast from any other place on the nation's coastline, said Lewis, author of the forthcoming Buildings of Mississippi ... Buildings of the United States.
We were afraid this would set a precedent and end up nibbling away at our coastline.
People need to understand that the greatest potential for large loss of life is from the storm surge flooding near the coastline,
What we were able to do was reach a compromise where states would have much greater control over their coastlines than what they do under current law and current regulation, ... It protects those states who do want to protect their coastline and don't want to have more coastal development.
I share your commitment to protect the environment of Florida's coastline as well as the entire eastern Gulf of Mexico, ... At the same time, I must consider our nation's energy needs and appropriate management of the American public's natural resources.
Success is more dangerous than failure, the ripples break over a wider coastline.
I'm excited the committee will see first hand the impact on Louisiana's coast. We are willing to do our share to supply the nation's energy needs, but in return we need the nation's help to rebuild the damage to our coastline. I am thrilled the committee has accepted my invitation to see firsthand the critical roll that Louisiana's ports and industry play in supplying our nation's energy needs.
This is not your average hurricane. It's a very, very dangerous hurricane. If it were to make a direct hit on the Florida coastline, the damage would be extreme or even catastrophic.
War is just a racket... I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else.
Next door to Ethiopia spreading out along the strategic Red Sea coastline is Eritrea, a relatively new country, and a place that few Americans seem to fully understand.
a very reasonable compromise between those who support further development ... to meet our growing energy demands and the citizens of Florida who oppose drilling in the waters off their coastline.