Thursday, June 15, 2017
Folks,
I received a lot of compliments on last week’s email condemning America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. But my comments also spawned more complaints than usual. I’ll boil them down to three points: 1) I should have reported that, unlike Syria, Nicaragua refused to sign the accord because it failed to include binding emission reduction targets. (Actually, I don’t know why Syria didn’t sign. It could be that the country has its unclean…
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Paree will still be laughing after every one of us disappears.
But never once forget, her laughter is the laughter that hides the tears.
And until you’ve lived a lot, and loved lot, and lost a lot,
You don’t know Paree, you don’t know Paree.
-Cole Porter
Folks,
The news this week was all about Paris. Sadly, however, the world’s attention was not focused on the shimmering city of light, (the epithet refers to Paris’ intellectual leadership during the Enlightenment),…
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Press Statement
For Immediate Release
Eddy Moore – eddym@scccl.org – (843) 725-2061
Alan Hancock – alanh@scccl.org – (843) 781-6144
CHARLESTON, SC – In response to this afternoon’s announcement from the President that the United States would withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate, Coastal Conservation League Energy and Climate Director Eddy Moore issued the following statement:
Our…
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Folks,
There was good news and bad news for nature (and humans) this week, and a few open-ended items. First, the open-ended.
One of our board members emailed me two photographs of eggs washed up on the beach at Sullivan’s Island. He wondered what bird they belonged to and where they came from. Incisive analysis led me to conclude that they were pelican eggs (because they were three inches long and no other nesting seabird produces…
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Folks,
This week’s news summary features articles about stuff, and how we, as a society, are dealing with it.
In the first article from the Post and Courier, Bo Petersen reports on the imminent (May 27) opening of the South Carolina Aquarium’s turtle rehabilitation hospital, the Zucker Family Sea Turtle Recovery Center.
P&C: South Carolina Aquarium to open $5.3 million sea turtle clinic on Memorial Day
Bo explains that sea turtle rehab has evolved from a…
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
It started with a song.
Alice Morrisey moved to Sullivan’s Island in 1981, when she says the town was simply populated by retirees and aging hippies. A multi-family development project was proposed for the island, and Alice attended a public meeting with neighbors to watch others voice their opposition. Spontaneously, she stood up.
“I didn’t have anything to say, but I started singing ‘they paved…
Monday, May 15, 2017
Folks,
This week we witnessed the next chapter in Google’s effort to withdraw 1.5 million gallons of groundwater a day from the Middendorf aquifer, one of the coast’s deep, ancient and threatened aquatic repositories. The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control approved a water plan, (despite assurances that they would entertain further discussion before proceeding), and thus set the stage for action on Google’s pending permit.
Mt. Pleasant Waterworks (and the Conservation League) have opposed…
Thursday, May 11, 2017
I am writing from the steps of the State House to let you know that you deserve a high five. The first regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly ended today, and it was a busy and successful one.
Because of your calls and emails to your state legislators and your attendance at public hearings, we curbed progress on several bad bills and created forward momentum for positive issues.
It was a great start to…
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
We have an environment, madam, if you can keep it.
Earth Day 2017, with homage to Benjamin Franklin.
Folks,
I hope you had the pleasure of spending Saturday outside. There is so much going on – turtles are laying eggs, snakes are on the move, warblers and thrushes are returning from the tropics, alligators are basking on second floor Mt. Pleasant porches… It’s a great time to celebrate nature!
Re: the stair-climbing alligator, Bo Petersen with the Post and…
Friday, April 21, 2017
GrowFood Carolina’s customers are all unique, and we’re lucky to work with a wide array of restaurants, retailers and institutions. Our collaboration ensures our community has access to local produce in their grocery store, work cafeteria and favorite food truck.
The retail/restaurant hybrid is one of our favorite models because consumers have the opportunity to taste great local products and then take some home. Last year,…