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A weekly collection of updates from the Lowcountry’s
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LOCAL NEWS:
- Duke Energy raises rates in South Carolina
- New Charleston County rule limits hard surfaces in unincorporated residential areas
- City of Charleston Meets Federal Funding Milestone for Ashley River Crossing Project
- Climate Anxiety: What It Is and How to Deal With Our Changing World
- ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rivers Across SC: Drinking Water Threatened
- Gullah Geechee Seafood Trail to Promote Maritime Cultural Heritage and Enhance Economic Resilience
- CHS Hort Fall Garden Tour Returns November 6th
- Charleston searches for pedestrian safety solutions on upper peninsula
- New development on Charleston peninsula to bring thousands of people to the Lowcountry
5 FEATURED EVENTS:
- NOV 3: Pedal & Panache
- NOV 4: Clean Water, Clean Beer: Kayak/SUP Island Clean Up
- NOV 10: 9th Annual Mushroom Gathering
- NOV 10: ECO Wedding Fashion Show
- NOV 13: Fall Seed Collection with Marshkeepers
- MORE EVENTS: growpurpose.com/event-calendar
FEATURED GREEN JOBS & VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES:
- Revel on The River VOLUNTEERS needed
- VOLUNTEER @ Revelry Block Party
- KCB Green Team VOLUNTEERS needed on Nov 20
- GrowFood Carolina – Driver & Warehouse Associate
- Conservation Voters of SC – Communications Manager
- South Carolina Environmental Law Project – Legal Assistant
- Lowcountry Land Trust – Community Lands Director
- Lowcountry Local First
FEATURED LOWCOUNTRY RESOURCES:
- SCVOTES.GOV
One-stop voter information - Conservation Voters of SC SCORECARD
How does your legislator vote on conservation issues? - BioDiscovery Project
Do you ever wonder what grows on piers, jetties, and docks? The BioDiscovery Project is a STEM (science-technology-engineering-math)-based initiative designed for educators and students to examine the organisms that colonize, or “foul”, these types of structures through species identification and water quality data collection.
- 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
Charleston Green Drinks
Lowcountry Green Events & Community Service Calendar
Lowcountry Green Organization & Business Directory
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