- Stratton Lawrence
Staff Writer
"Way back in the days when the grass was still green
and the pond was still wet
and the clouds were still clean,
and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space...
one morning, I came to this glorious place."
—Dr. Seuss
Category Archives: News
Save the Beach, Build a Dune
April 16, 2008 – 11:07 am
The County is sponsoring a Build-A-Dune day on Folly Beach on April 26, and they need volunteers. Dunes are a barrier island’s lifeline in a hurricane. The bigger they are, the more vegetation, the more roots, and the more protection for the rest of the island.
Here’s the release if you want to help…
Charleston County’s Project […]
Comment on I-526 here
April 15, 2008 – 2:46 pm
400 people came out to the Environmental Impact Statement hearing last week, and the opposition seemed to outnumber the proponents.
But the Charleston press has not given attention to the Coastal Conservation League and Concerned Citizens of the Sea Island’s calls for the S.C. DOT to include the Glatting Jackson alternative plan for improving traffic conditions […]
The Shakedown on Private Sewers
April 11, 2008 – 4:07 pm
I missed the meeting this morning to write about Steve Earle and the Disco Biscuits, and I’m bummed, because it sounds like some pretty good back and forth went down between the different sides of the “should we allow private sewers” debate.
My understanding of what happened (and I haven’t gotten anyone from the COG on […]
I-526 Environmental Impact Assessment hearing - tonight
April 10, 2008 – 1:49 pm
This may be the most important meeting on I-526 yet. It’s an open affair to let the public voice their concerns and feelings about the expansion of the interstate onto Johns and James Islands.
Here’s the info
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In association with Federal Highways Administration (FHWA), Charleston County and the SIB, the SCDOT will develop the EIS, a process […]
Banning protests on the National Mall
April 9, 2008 – 10:23 am
According to the Partnership for Civil Justice, the National Park Service under the Bush Administration may ban mass protests on the National Mall outside the Capitol Building. It’s been the site of the last half century’s most famous protests, from the Million Man March to anti-Iraq and Vietnam War rallies. Trying to prevent gatherings due […]
Green Legislation Update - Issues with water bill, Money for conservation bank
April 8, 2008 – 12:51 pm
I’m a few days late on posting this, but here are some excerpts from the Coastal Conservation League’s latest update on the legislation being debated in Columbia.
The who-controls-S.C.-water bill…
This week the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee sent S.428 by Senator Wes Hayes (R-York) to the full Senate for its consideration without reaching consensus […]
Beer on Sunday
April 7, 2008 – 9:32 am
I’ve never been a fan of blue laws. From a sober spring break Sunday in Myrtle Beach to a three hour round trip run from Atlanta to Chattanooga for a case of Busch beverages before an Allman Brothers show, my lack of planning combined with Saturday night stamina have left me burnt on Sunday more […]
Beaufort County takes a proactive stance in controlling stormwater
April 3, 2008 – 10:20 am
Stormwater runoff is a huge problem facing aquatic ecosystems — see my “Troubled Waters” and retention pond stories here for some background.
Most of the solutions have thus far been voluntary, either by homeowners or builders. Beaufort County is considering some mandatory requirements for developers constructing new projects. Full story in the Island Packet here.
The […]
Six activists arrested for protesting coal plant in Asheville
April 2, 2008 – 1:50 pm
Yesterday in Charleston, 50 students and citizens showed up in Marion Square to protest the construction of a new coal-fired power plant by state-owned utility Santee Cooper.
Up in Asheville, where they’re a little closer to the mountains that are destroyed to make the plants possible, they’re willing to take it a step farther. Duke Energy […]
Briana Waters is not a terrorist. But the government may give her 25 years.
April 1, 2008 – 12:52 pm
I could summarize this story for you, but you need to read it. I don’t believe an act of eco-sabatage attributed to the Earth Liberation Front has ever resulted in a death, but I may be wrong. Even if it has, they’re not going after human lives in the way that Islamic terrorists are.
But in […]
