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Feb

Natural Awakenings magazine is hosting their 2nd Annual Green Living Festival this weekend. The two-day event is scheduled to offer you “resources, information and inspiration for a healthier and more eco-friendly lifestyle for you, your family and your pets.” Exhibitors and speakers will be presenting on topics ranging from sustainable...

Feb

Watch Maroon Go Green

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Andrew Wunderley

Advocacy

Homecoming 2009 at the College of Charleston has just finished up. This year’s theme, “Watch Maroon Go Green.” Students and faculty made a point to make this year’s homecoming as environmentally friendly as possible. One such way the College showed their commitment was to host a Sustainability Green Fair. The...

Feb

Biodiesel Spill in Dewees Inlet

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Andrew Wunderley

Industrial Polluters, Issues

On January 29, workers delivering a tank of biodiesel to Dewees Island accidentally spilled the fuel into the nearby waterways. Kim Knight, the Dewees Island Manager, took immediate and responsible action after witnessing the spill. A letter distributed to Dewees Island residents is quoted below: Dear Dewees Property Owners, There...

Jan

Patrol Boat Donated!

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Andrew Wunderley

Support

We’ve got some real exciting news…Charleston Waterkeeper has received an incredible donation…a BOAT! Brian and Martha Criscuolo of James Island have generously donated their family boat to Charleston Waterkeeper. Spending the greater part of its life in the colder waters of Connecticut, this classic 1987 Starcraft will now act as...

Jan

Unfiltered Discharge Corrected

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Andrew Wunderley

Industrial Polluters, Issues

Previous reports of suspicious activity on the old navy base have apparently been corrected by the parties responsible. Per a citizen tip, Charleston Waterkeeper found two pumps discharging dewater into the Cooper River on January 14th . We reported the activity to the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control...

Jan

Documentary Investigates Coal Waste Disaster

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Andrew Wunderley

Issues, Waterkeeper Alliance

In the wake of the Harriman, TN sludge spill of December 22, Appalshop is offering a free web stream throughout the month of January of their documentary, Sludge. The film “investigates a recent Kentucky coal waste disaster and examines the role of federal regulatory agencies in the coalfields. Filmed over...

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