GROW PURPOSE DIGEST: LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS – DECEMBER 16

This is our final digest for 2024.
Hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Holiday season!

THE LOWCOUNTRY GREEN NEWS WEEKLY DIGEST

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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS:

• Future is bright for S.C. solar power, report finds

• Isle of Palms to install solar panels on public safety building

• Right whale moms are here. How can we keep them safe in South Carolina waters?

• How South Carolina is committing to electric vehicles

• “Shellabration” Raises $50,000 for Charleston’s Oyster Habitat Restoration

• ICYMI

  • Family-Focused Rideshare Service Now Available in Charleston

  • Are Charleston’s leaders doing enough to fight climate change?

  • Friends of Gadsden Creek: Counter Proposal for resident-led development

  • PLATFORM: Engage Charleston County

  • Black Residents Say No To Climate Gentrification in Charleston

  • A patchwork of single-use plastic bans exist across Charleston. What’s banned near you?

  • Crisis in the Carolinas: Racial Disparities, the Climate Catastrophe and Environmental Racism and in the Lowcountry

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ACT NOW:

• SIGN PETITION: Ashley River Crossing: Keep the Connection to the Medical District

• Tell your U.S. senators: Support the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

• Urge Congress to Hold Plastic Pellet Polluters Accountable!

• PETITION: Preserve the Former Baker Hospital Site as a Park

• TAKE ACTION on transportation and mobility issues!

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Featured Upcoming Events:

Aquarium Aglow
NOV 21 - DEC 31

2025 EVENTS

• JAN 1: Bring in 2025 with a Clean Sweep!

• JAN 5: Save the Light Oyster Roast

• JAN 8: Oyster Reef Rebuild

• JAN 16: Lifelong Learning Global Discovery- An Evening with Cassandra Quave

• JAN 28: W.A.V.E. Workshop – Commercial Businesses

MORE EVENTS:
LOWCOUNTRY GREEN EVENTS CALENDAR
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