Posted in Advocacy, Charleston Waterkeeper, Events, Issues, Outreach, Programs, Stormwater Runoff, Support, The Water Ball, Uncategorized, Water Quality Monitoring Program on Apr 21st, 2012
Water Ball 2012 Highlights from Charleston Waterkeeper on Vimeo. Two weeks ago, the Charleston community came together to celebrate its fundamental right to clean water. We are happy to report that Charleston Waterkeeper’s Third Annual Water Ball was our biggest, most successful event yet! Water Ball 2012 had an estimated record attendance of over 400 [...]
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This past Tuesday the Post and Courier ran an article titled “Cooper River in Charleston Among Worst for Carcinogens.” The article states that more than 45,000 pounds of cancer-causing chemicals were released into the Cooper River in 2010 by local industrial facilities. That 45,000 pounds made the Cooper River the sixth worst in the nation [...]
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A few months ago, we had the privilege to meet Creighton Cutts, the founder of Bee Natural in Athens, GA. Creighton had come to Charleston for a “Floatoshoot” on the Charleston Harbor for Bee Natural’s Waterkeeper Alliance campaign, and we were very impressed by his work. Creighton designs custom beautiful Honeypot® luminaries, and has grown [...]
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On Friday, February 3rd, Champagne (v). for a Cause and Charleston Waterkeeper will be teaming up to host Champagne (v.) – for Charleston Waterkeeper. We will be at FISH Restaurant, located at 442 King Street. After a short hiatus in New York City, the Champagne (v.) – for a cause team is back in Charleston [...]
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Posted in Charleston Waterkeeper on May 26th, 2011
Over the past two and a half years, we’ve slowly grown from an idea to a reality. This growth wouldn’t have been possible without an overwhelming amount of time and energy spent by countless individuals dedicated to protecting our right to clean water. As we develop as an organization, the demands to maintain our programs, [...]
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Posted in Charleston Waterkeeper on May 16th, 2011
For the past year, Charleston Waterkeeper has been fortunate to call Harleston Village its home. The amazing team at Schmitt Walker Architects took us in during a time when we would seek out any flat surface and an internet connection to get some work done. These past twelve months have been incredibly exciting for the [...]
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Posted in Charleston Waterkeeper on May 9th, 2011
For the past two and a half years, we’ve worked effortlessly in an attempt to pursue our mission: to improve the quality of Charleston’s waterways. Through it all, we’ve realized that there are fundamental steps that must be taken in order to adequately do this. Because of the dynamic nature of issues plaguing the quality of our [...]
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Noelle London sits in DHEC’s offices after setting up a temporary Charleston Waterkeeper control center during the organization’s permit review process (complete with dualing computers, a portable scanner, and permits from industrial polluters). Charleston Waterkeeper has recently undertaken the ambitious goal of reviewing every industrial polluter throughout the Lowcountry. How many polluters are we talking? [...]
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Posted in Charleston Waterkeeper, Programs on Jan 25th, 2011
As we move forward and set our eyes on what’s in store for 2011, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on all that which we’ve accomplished in 2010. Without your continued support and dedication though, none of this would have been possible. Thanks you! [Click the links below to read more detail about [...]
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Posted in Charleston Waterkeeper, Programs on Jan 19th, 2011
As we’ve grown as an organization, we’ve needed more and more hands involved with our day-to-day operations in order to keep moving in the right direction. One way we’ve been able to accomplish this over the past two years has been through the help and involvement from amazing interns and volunteers! Whether they be from [...]
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