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A weekly collection of updates from the Lowcountry’s
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LOCAL NEWS:
- CofC students immerse themselves in Gullah Geechee culture through agriculture
- High Wire Distilling Co. & GrowFood Carolina Gin Collaboration Celebration
- Follow-up: Human error caused toxic gas release
- Commentary: Give thanks for the land, conservation and community
- Clemson Design Center wins Service Award from AIA Charleston
- As rising seas flood Charleston’s fairways, its municipal golf course leads in adapting
- Charleston to consider agreement with Dominion Energy to convert nearly 7K streetlights to LED
- Our View: Build greenway overpass to boost safety at South Windermere
- Charleston company helping local restaurants divert food waste from the landfill
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
- DEC 4: Teen Science Cafe: Animal Olympics
- DEC 4: Charleston Audubon Oyster Roast
- DEC 10: ECO Wedding Fashion Show (new date!)
- DEC 13: Charleston Green Drinks: Trees!
- DEC 15: Two if by Sea Maritime Gin Celebration
- MORE EVENTS: growpurpose.com/event-calendar
FEATURED GREEN JOBS & VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Volunteer with Charleston MOVES
- Center for Heirs Property Preservation – Development Director
- Turtle Survival Alliance – Finance Director
- Avian Conservation Center / Center for Birds of Prey – Advancement Associate
- GrowFood Carolina – Driver & Warehouse Associate
- Conservation Voters of SC – Spring Internships
- South Carolina Environmental Law Project – Legal Assistant
- Lowcountry Local First – Events Coordinator
FEATURED LOWCOUNTRY RESOURCES:
- Here are a few great resources to help address food waste issues in the Lowcountry.
- GLOBAL NEWS
- Bamboo: ‘The Green Steel of the 21st Century’
- Leaving Some Farmland Fallow Benefits the Air We Breathe
- Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Accessible to People with Lower Incomes, But Not Fast Enough
- Vulnerable Coral Moved to a 3D-Printed Reef in Hong Kong Is Thriving
- Chile, the land of mines, leads the way in solar energy
- Icelandair Announces Carbon-Free Flights by 2030
- Voters pass historic climate initiatives in ‘silent surprise’ of US midterms
- First known map of night sky found hidden in Medieval parchment
- Coming soon: A $25,000 solar-powered electric SUV
- The selective accounting behind the plastic industry’s climate-friendly claims
- GLOBAL RESOURCES
- Eco Anxious Stories – “Get tips and tools to help you share stories, normalize climate anxieties, and spark solutions.”
- Good Empire – “Our mission is to gather, unite and empower 100 million people and 100,000 organisations to fund 1000 projects across 17 impact goals by 2030 to help save the f**king world.”
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