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Feb

On February 19, Charleston Waterkeeper attended an Environmental Response Committee Meeting at the United States Coast Guard Base, Sector Charleston. The meeting brought together environmental responders and other stakeholders from around South Carolina and bordering states. Charleston Waterkeeper was one of the only non-profit organizations represented at the meeting. Moran...

Feb

Source of Patriots Point Oil Spill Still Unknown

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues, Port/Shipping Activity

Last month, a large oil slick consumed much of Charleston Harbor Marina on Patriots Point. Charleston Waterkeeper was informed of the spill by several citizen reporters. For the past month, we have been trying to get answers regarding the source and cause of this spill, however not much has been...

Feb

Home Bound Hound

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

After showing off our new patrol to the other Waterkeeper’s around the world, John Lipscomb, boat captain for Riverkeeper, sent me these pictures displaying an almost identical aluminum skiff used by their organization on the Hudson River. Taken in 2007 after a river cleanup, John’s dog, Buster, proudly watches over...

Feb

$55 Million in Pollution Fines

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

Since 1991 South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has dished out nearly $55 million worth of fines to businesses and individuals violating state environmental and pollution laws. The Post and Courier has recently compiled all 6,100 of these violations in an online database. The new database, brought...

Feb

Proposed Coal-Fired Plant Receives Opposition

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues

Over the past week, Santee Cooper’s proposed coal-burning power plant has generated a large amount of public opposition. On the day before the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) approved an air quality permit needed to build the $1.25 billion electric generation station, Governor Mark Sanford publicly opposed the...

Feb

A Great Weekend at the Green Living Festival

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Andrew Wunderley

Events

You’ve got to love the advancement of technology. This weekend at the Green Living Festival I was able to take this picture, update our status on twitter and facebook, and monitor the outside temperature as it reached 70 degrees, all from my cell phone. That being said, the weekend was...

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