beach erosion
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        February 20, 2013 -
        
  
        In his first State of the State address this week, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory called for offshore oil and gas exploration. He proposed using some of the revenues for beach replenishment -- but offshore drilling would only worsen the state's coastal erosion problem.