Howdy holidays, y’all! With shorter days and lower temperatures, I find this time of year is best for drinking a warm cup of tea, snuggling up to my senior orange cat, Darwin, and as of lately, writing. In September, I embarked on a year-long creative writing…
I’m dreaming of a white coral… Lophelia, of course! These deep-sea corals are naturally white in color, different from their colorful surface-level counterparts. Deep beneath the surface and just 6o miles off the coast of South Carolina, the Blake Plateau is a winter wonderland. No, really! Temperatures along the Blake Plateau average a chilly 39°F, and marine snow falls from the surface daily, landing on a sea…
‘Tis the season for oysters and the holidays. Thank you for your dedication to protecting our coast this year. Download and share these festive conservation gift tags below, from us and ours to you and yours. Or download all of them here. Download Tidings of Joy
Next Tuesday, October 29th, the Ravenel Town Council will hold a second reading and final vote on a rezoning request and development agreement that would densely place over 80 homes and septic tanks outside the Urban Growth Boundary, on the edges of preserved lands, and bordering critical salt marsh and tributaries that feed the Stono River. Tell…
This is the second entry in a two-part blog series. In the first part, we discussed reliability concerns surrounding fossil-fuel and the reliability benefits of renewable energy and battery storage. In this part, we turn our focus to climate change impacts and federal greenhouse gas policy. Hot & Cold: How Reliable are our Energy Sources through the seasons? The reliability failures South Carolina’s electric grid has experienced recently…
Job market anxieties have persisted in recent quarters, but amid market concerns, the clean energy sector emerged with stellar growth. Our country’s transition to a greener economy has created a demand surge for workers in construction, professional services, manufacturing, and other fields. This trend signals how sustainable solutions are a pathway to economic revitalization. In an annual nationwide report that was recently released, researchers found that South Carolina already had…
Are you getting ready for the holidays yet? It seems like every year, stores start rolling out decorations a little sooner. Personally, I like to get through Thanksgiving first. But in planning for critical infrastructure like reliable electric service, it’s important to make preparations well in advance. South Carolina Can Weather the Storm Unfortunately, Christmas Eve 2022 was not as merry as it should have been for millions of Americans. The festive…
We’re back! We are excited to restart our newsletter and look forward to providing you all with updates about what is going on in the agriculture and food scene as it relates to our work at GrowFood Carolina. The last year has been full…
One of the ways the Coastal Conservation League engages in energy issues is by intervening in electric utility rate cases. Because they are natural monopolies, investor-owned electric utilities must receive approval from the S.C. Public Service Commission of any changes to their rates. As formal intervenors, we work to ensure that ratepayers are not required to pay more than is fair and reasonable. Being an intervenor also gives us a valuable opportunity to…
Your electric bills could go way up next year under Santee Cooper’s proposed rate hike. We encourage you to speak out at the upcoming public hearings listed below. Santee Cooper has stated that residential customers will experience an 8.7% rate increase, but in its analysis, the S.C. Office of Regulatory Staff determined that some customers could see a whopping 36% increase in their average bills throughout the…
