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A weekly collection of updates from the Lowcountry’s
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LOCAL NEWS:
- Iconic McClellanville Property Acquired by Lowcountry Land Trust
- Turf war between Charleston, North Charleston continues over property in West Ashley
- Katie’s Krops Launches 13th Annual Grower Search
- SPA taking public input on Union Pier, prime property
- Mount Pleasant $50 million referendum determines future for some parks
- Commentary: Small nonprofits need help from businesses and local governments
- For the Fourth Straight Year, Wallethub Says South Carolina Is 2022’s Least Energy-Efficient State
- Charleston Moves’ 6th annual Pedal & Panache coming in November
- Change of Superfund status opens Charleston site for development
- Midlands Sierra Club to host WEBINAR on Extreme Heat
- Announced: SC Aquarium’s annual Sea Life by Starlight
- Charleston City Councilman to Host Community Discussion About Pedestrian and Auto Safety on the Upper Peninsula
5 FEATURED EVENTS:
- OCTOBER 22: Jam for Rural Awendaw
- OCTOBER 24: Holland Lifelong Learning: Recipe for a Balanced Ocean: Fisheries Management and Sustainability
- OCT 25: Bird Trivia Night at Palmetto Brewery
- NOV 3: Pedal & Panache
- NOV 10: ECO Wedding Fashion Show
- MORE EVENTS: growpurpose.com/event-calendar
FEATURED GREEN JOBS & VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Volunteer at MUSC Urban Farm!
- Conservation Voters of SC – multiple positions
- Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network – Development Associate
- South Carolina Environmental Law Project – Legal Assistant
- Lowcountry Land Trust – Community Lands Director
- Lowcountry Local First
FEATURED LOWCOUNTRY RESOURCES:
- S.C. Sea Grant Education Program – provides K-12 educator training, resources, and education programs, as well as undergraduate and graduate support to further science education at all student levels.
- Free K-8 ACTIVITY GUIDE: Project Learning Tree’s ‘Explore Your Environment’
- Free SCIENCE CURRICULUM: Water Shapes Our Planet and Our Lives
- SC Energy Saver Tool – can help you determine what opportunities may be available to you for your home and for your business. By answering a few simple questions, you can find out more about state, federal, utility, and other energy-saving programs.
- GLOBAL NEWS
- Inside the industry push to label your yogurt cup ‘recyclable’
- Upstream Conversations: Terra Viva with Dr. Vandana Shiva
- World’s whitest paint is now thin enough for cars, planes
- Spain makes history by giving personhood status to salt-water lagoon, thanks to 600,000 citizens
- Why airline carbon offsets are mostly a sham
- Inside the Bicycle’s Conquest of Amsterdam
- Japan’s ‘Zero Waste’ Village Is a Model for Small-Town Sustainability
- Rewilding Cities
- After 20 years, Tampa’s streetcar is a front row seat to downtown’s rebirth.
- Carbon Capture Projects See Meteoric Growth in 2022
- GLOBAL RESOURCES
- Podcast: “What Can I Do?” Part 1 — The Personal — A Matter of Degrees
As climate people, we hear this question again and again: “What can I do?” Many of us are trying to figure out how to help address the climate crisis. So, we’re taking on that critical question in a three-part miniseries. The first episode is all about The Personal — key ways we can act on climate - Arts Organizing For Climate Justice – a collection of resources from 350.org
- Podcast: “What Can I Do?” Part 1 — The Personal — A Matter of Degrees
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