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LOCAL NEWS:
- State health officials expanding food access map to Charleston
- Presenting Aquarium Aglow presented by the South Carolina Aquarium – NOV 18 – DEC 31
- Sustain SC Celebrates Second Class of SLI Fellows
- Bosch to start EV motor production at its Charleston, SC facility which will include new jobs
- Sustain SC Launches Land and Water Action Fund
- Charleston Waterkeeper shares 2022 water quality test results
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
- NOV 10: ECO Wedding Fashion Show
- NOV 13: Fall Seed Collection with Marshkeepers
- NOV 15: Charleston Green Drinks: Food & Food Systems
- NOV 17: Forks, Knives, & Spoonbills Conservation Dinner in Charleston
- NOV 17: Full Bellies, Empty Bowls
- MORE EVENTS: growpurpose.com/event-calendar
FEATURED GREEN JOBS & VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES:
- KCB Green Team VOLUNTEERS needed on Nov 20
- Volunteer with Youth to Ocean
- Avian Conservation Center / Center for Birds of Prey – Advancement Associate
- GrowFood Carolina – Driver & Warehouse Associate
- Coastal Conservation League – Land, Water, & Wildlife Environmental Intern
- Conservation Voters of SC – Communications Manager
- South Carolina Environmental Law Project – Legal Assistant
- Lowcountry Local First
FEATURED LOWCOUNTRY RESOURCES:
- KCB: Free Supplies for Environmental School Projects
“Through a generous grant from Dominion Energy, Keep Charleston Beautiful is offering free project supplies to schools or teachers interested in completing environmentally focused projects. If interested, teachers only need to fill out our application form, indicate the specific supplies they would need, and describe their project idea.” - All Booked Up Coastal Reading Club
“Are you a formal, nonformal, or homeschool educator interested in discussing books focused on the environment? If so, be sure to sign up for S.C. Sea Grant Consortium’s All Booked Up Coastal Reading Club!” - SCVOTES.GOV
One-stop voter information - Conservation Voters of SC SCORECARD
How does your legislator vote on conservation issues?
- GLOBAL NEWS
- What to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy
https://sustainableamerica.org/blog/what-to-do-with-leftover-halloween-candy/ - Tritium and DC-America are building a coast-to-coast EV fast charging network
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/31/23433342/tritium-dc-america-nationwide-ev-fast-charging-network - Bike Libraries Are Boosting Access To Bikes Across The U.S.
https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/bike-libraries-are-increasing-access-to-bikes-across-america - New Testing Shows High Levels of BPA in Sports Bras and Athletic Shirts
https://ceh.org/latest/press-releases/new-testing-shows-high-levels-of-bpa-in-sports-bras-and-athletic-shirts/ - The Green Transition Part 2: A Green Deal for the People
https://www.shareable.net/the-green-transition-part-2-a-green-deal-for-the-people/ - A Moonshot for Coral Breeding Was Successful
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/a-moonshot-for-coral-breeding-was-successful - Black residents in Corpus Christi file a civil rights complaint to stop Texas’ first desalination plant
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/29/texas-corpus-christi-hillcrest-desalination-plant/ - ‘A powerful solution’: activists push to make ecocide an international crime
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/26/activists-push-make-ecocide-international-crime - Grant From Bill Gates-led Fund Will Make Green Jet Fuel As Cheap As Fossil Fuels
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-19/bill-gates-led-fund-makes-green-jet-fuel-as-cheap-as-oil-based-competitor - Norway to slash pollution with the world’s first zero-emissions public transport network
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/10/14/zero-emissions-public-transport-network-could-be-a-reality-in-oslo-by-end-of-2023
- What to Do With Leftover Halloween Candy
- GLOBAL RESOURCES
- PODCAST: ModeShift – “Transportation needs a major overhaul. ‘ModeShift’ is a series that explores the past, present, and future of how we move. Many converging factors are forcing us to rethink mobility: Aging infrastructure, outdated planning, inequitable access, and rapid technology shifts. Co-hosts Andrei Greenawalt and Tiffany Chu bring together historical examples, personal stories, and timely case studies to explore the future of transportation in the U.S.”
- STORYMAP: Misconceptions – Some common geographic mental misplacements
- Do You Know All the SDGs? – The UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ” are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”
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