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LOCAL NEWS / ACTIONS/ RESOURCES:
- CCC Launches Low-Carbon Lifestyle Annual Membership Initiative!
- Charleston seeks public input on ‘Peninsula Plan’
- Q+A with Savannah Brennan of Charleston Moves
- For Gullah Geechee people on the SC coast, climate change is already a threat
- Mark Clark extension funding clears legislative hurdle, but project still not done deal
- I-526 expansion moves ahead amidst increased flooding
- Charleston weighing changes to floodplain regulations
- Dorchester County Conservation and Greenbelt Advisory Commission Calls for Community Input in Crafting Greenbelt Master Plan
- Endangered right whale mother, calf pair spotted off SC coast
- Recycle oyster shells to keep the seafood on your plate and shorelines protected
- Oyster shell recycling is key to preserving living shorelines
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finds Listing Not Warranted for Five Southeastern Species
- Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ threaten water to many more homes near SC military base
- Skepticism overshadows proposed changes to Charleston’s Historic Preservation Ordinance
- SPEAK UP: Charleston County Climate Action Planning Questionnaire
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
- DEC 9: Sea Life by Starlight 2023
- DEC 9: Adventure Out – Outdoor Yoga Series
- DEC 9: Edible Garden Series: Grow Your Soil
- DEC 9: Merry Mingle!
- DEC 11: Peninsula Plan – Community Open House
- DEC 12: Meet the Staff Series: Government Relations
- DEC 13: Peninsula Plan – Community Open House
- DEC 13: Let’s Talk Sustainability (panel)
- DEC 14: Charleston Green Drinks: PLANTS & TREES
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GLOBAL NEWS & RESOURCES
- Fossil fuel lobbyists pour into COP28
- 4 in 5 people around the world support ‘whatever it takes’ to limit climate change
- New bottlenose dolphin sense discovered: Research suggests they can feel weak electric fields
- Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills
- What does a sustainable smartphone look like?
- Detroit’s newest road can charge electric cars as they travel on it
- FREE GUIDE: Simplify the Holidays
- SC [and national] Greenhouse Gas Emissions Survey
- RESOURCE: Urban Ocean Lab
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