Awendaw Green Teams up with GrowFood Carolina at the Hippodrome

On February 23rd the musical experience of local treasure, Awendaw Green, is being transported to the downtown hub of the city.  In true Charleston fashion, the rustic and contemporary worlds will combine for a night of singer/songwriter jam sessions in collaboration with the organic food initiative. The brilliant Danielle Howle, Bret Mosley, Carey Murdoc, and [...]

“Hume and Camus”

Please join CCL and The College of Charleston Philosophy Department Thursday, February 23, 6:30pm at Randolph Hall at the College of Charleston for a lecture by University of Houston history professor Rob Zaretsky. Zaretsky will be discussing the unlikely similarities between philosophers David Hume and Albert Camus.  The lecture will be followed by a reception [...]

Digging deeper into the Savannah River Sellout!

FITSNEWS asked CCL to write an OpEd providing further details about the environmental impacts of the deepening of the Savannah River. We describe the three main environmental impacts on wetlands, wildlife and the levels of dissolved oxygen. Moreover, we ask the question is it worth it? Click here for full article

Get it while its hot!

The Fall 2011 newsletter is on the stands now! Click here to download the pdf.

Duke Energy Wants To Raise Rates, Public Hearing Wednesday

Duke Energy is requesting a rate increase, but you have a say. The Public Service Commission of South Carolina will hold four public meetings regarding the request for the increase. The first public hearing is Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Tracy J. Gaines Building on the campus of Spartanburg Community [...]

Volunteers needed for TNC Project

Volunteers, The Nature Conservancy, and SC Department of Natural Resources staff will join forces to plant 300 plugs of Spartina alterniflora (smooth cord grass) near the oyster castles that were installed on Jeremy Island in September 2011. One of the objectives of the project is to determine if the oyster castles help reduce shoreline erosion [...]

Join us for a celebration of GrowFood Carolina!

Please join the Coastal Conservation League, Saturday November 5 from 7 to 11 pm, for the grand opening of Charleston’s first local food hub, GrowFood Carolina! We are thrilled to celebrate the first harvest of this important program, which will support the rural economy of our region, and provide a link between local growers and [...]

Developer wants to build an illegal dock that threatens pristine beach area

The SCDHEC Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management is holding a public hearing on a permit application to construct a private community dock on the Kiawah Spit. TOMORROW–Wednesday, September 28–6 PM Kiawah Island Town Hall 21 Beachwalker Drive Kiawah Island, SC 29455 Please attend this meeting to show OCRM that you want this permit [...]

Leading South Carolina Conservation Group Joins Lawsuit Challenging EPA Exemption for Biomass Burners

Charleston, S.C. —The Coastal Conservation League today joined a lawsuit challenging an Environmental Protection Agency rule that exempts large wood-fired power plants and other biomass facilities from carbon dioxide limits under the Clean Air Act for the next three years. The lawsuit, filed last month by numerous conservation groups, says that EPA’s unlawful rule will [...]

The Summer of Food (Part 6) – Wren’s Nest Farm

Come meet Stephen Marchetti at Wren’s Nest Farm in this sixth and final installment of our “Summer of Food” series. Thank you for reading about our Beaufort/Jasper Community Food Project. We will continue to work with these and many other farmers to build a successful more localized food economy. For more information on how you [...]