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LOCAL NEWS / ACTIONS/ RESOURCES:
- Root Down Building Collective Launches first Fundraiser to Bring Hempcrete Workshops to SC
- SURGE MEDIA INTERVIEW: What Union Pier Could Be with CCL’s Betsy La Force
- Charleston City Council OKs ban on slab-built homes in flood-prone areas
- Offshore drilling ban inches forward with passage of House bill
- Dorchester Co. receives $35M for conservation, looking for additional projects
- Electric Vehicles are Gaining Ground in the Southeast as Billions of Investment Dollars Flow
- SC ports agency outlines bigger park, stricter guidelines in Union Pier revision
- Charleston moving forward on plans to convert former Confederate fort
- APPLY NOW: SCDNR Career Explorers Club Application (high school students)
- INTERVIEW: Charleston Climate Coalition’s Belvin Olasov
- ACT NOW: Stop horseshoe crab harvesting at Cape Romain!
- SURVEY: City of Charleston 2023 Hazard Mitigation Plan
- ACT NOW: Make your voice heard in support of clean air!
- ACT NOW: Stop Dominion from raising electric bill rates!
- SURVEY: Help Develop Charleston County Resilience Resource Map
FEATURED BOOK: Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm by Susan Crawford
- The perfect storm: the US city where rising sea levels and racism collide
- One City’s Escape Plan From Rising Seas
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
- APR 10: Save the Earth! Reading Day
- APR 13: Colonial Dorchester Archeological Walk
- APR 14: WORKSHOP – Finding the Story (virtual)
- APR 15: Charleston Bee Expo
- APR 16: Animals, Art & Automobiles Fundraiser
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GLOBAL NEWS & RESOURCES
- How to transform plastic “waste” into a bottle brick
- Renewable, Sustainable, Clean? An Overview of Carbon-Free Energy
- The next hot fast food menu item? Electric car charging
- Global renewables capacity grew by 10% last year
- Biden administration releases road map to scale up nuclear, hydrogen, and energy storage
- A Car Buyer’s Guide to the New EV Tax Credit
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