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From farmers markets to cooking classes, schools are helping families grow better eating habitsnew
The children gathered around the classroom table at Pinehurst Elementary in North Charleston are having a difficult time cutting mangoes. Ann Hoch, a former chef, is there to help.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
05-09-2013 |
Policy Issues
Abandoned by the U.S. government, hurricane-ravaged Staten Island turns to the Occupy movementnew
All Veronica Skibinski wants is a yellow tag. She had one two weeks ago, so she hired a crew to gut her home in Midland Beach, four blocks from the ocean on Staten Island. Mold-covered drywall and water-logged appliances were hauled to the curb. Thousands of dollars were spent installing new heating and electrical systems.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
01-30-2013 |
#OCCUPY
A city-style development makes strides on Maybank Highwaynew
Not to spoil anyone’s secret spots, but there are only a few places left on James Island where you can really slip into the woods and get away from it all. Apart from an undeveloped peninsula or two off Fort Johnson Road and the still-rural stretches of Grimball Road, the island that Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. fights so dearly to rein into the City of Charleston has largely been stripped of its forests and farms, replaced with one suburban street after another.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-31-2012 |
Policy Issues
Don't Believe the Hype: Clean Coal Still Pollutesnew
To call today's coal "clean" requires a handful of mind-erasing psycho-somethings and a magic carpet ride to Fairyland. It's true -- the potential to burn coal far cleaner than in decades past is now here. But the best devices are expensive and only in use at a few power plants across the country.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
12-10-2008 |
Environment
Here's the Drill: The Sticky Truths About Offshore Oilnew
Approving drilling now would mean that oil reaches our gas tanks in a decade, under the best estimates, and the small quantity relative to global production would do little to alleviate prices. Still, advocates argue, anything that reduces American dependence on foreign oil is worth pursuing. That pursuit becomes sticky, however, when weighed with drilling's definable risks to the environment and public health.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
08-13-2008 |
Environment
Shipwright Brothers Explore the Future of Boat Buildingnew
Boat building is historically not the most environmentally sensitive of practices. In nearly 12 years of honing their craft, Jamison and Ryan Witbeck have learned both the difficulties and possibilities of being sustainable in the industry.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
06-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
South Carolina's Other Immigration Problem: Non-Native Plants and Animalsnew
Plant and animal species migrate naturally, and competition is the crux of evolutionary theory. But the globalization of shipping and travel have thrown things off balance, dropping hardy species like the emerging threat of cogongrass into situations where they're able to out-compete everything else for resources.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
06-11-2008 |
Environment
Charleston County Poised for 20 More Years of Burning Garbagenew
Two months ago, the incinerator was all but toast. Due to costs and environmental concerns, Charleston County Council voted to discontinue its use when operator Veolia-Montenay's current contract expired, instead diverting future trash to the Bees Ferry and pending Adams Run landfills. But things have changed.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
05-14-2008 |
Environment
Rescue Groups Are the Answer to the Pet Industry's Dark Underbellynew
The Shih Tzu and Furbaby Rescue fosters and finds homes for abandoned small dogs, who often come out of puppy mills.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-23-2008 |
Animal Issues
The Green Office: How to Make Your Workplace More Environmentally Friendlynew
Considering that a third of our daily lives is likely spent in an office, it's important that those hours are healthy ones, and of course, a healthy office is also a more environmentally friendly workplace.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-16-2008 |
Environment
The Dirt on Dirtnew
The new dawn of chemical farming, Superfund townhomes, and Wal-Mart wetlands.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
04-02-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
After Five Years, There's No End in Sight in Iraqnew
The Iraq War has already lasted a year and a half longer than World War II and is beginning to take its toll in the pockets of ordinary Americans, nearly 4,000 of whom have given their lives as soldiers in the conflict.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
03-19-2008 |
War
Should We be Taxed for Eating Animals?new
Outside of nearly every presidential rally and campaign stop across South Carolina, you could find members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) dressed in bright pink pig costumes, handing out buttons and literature emblazoned with the slogan "Stop Global Warming: Tax Meat."
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
02-07-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Coal is Cheap and Abundant, but Can it Really Be Clean?new
South Carolina is a battleground in the debate over America's coal future.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
12-26-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Charleston's Dirty Little Secretnew
Don't breathe deep -- there are killers in our air.
Charleston City Paper |
Stratton Lawrence |
11-28-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
