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Written by Liz Mitchell
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Saturday, 12 January 2008 |
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On the surface, it didn't seem like a fair fight: a lone Sun City resident taking on the U.S. Department of Energy in a legal battle. But when Joe Whetstone heard the federal agency was not notifying Beaufort and Jasper county residents about efforts to reduce contaminants in the Savannah River -- a primary source of local drinking water -- he filed a lawsuit. Beaufort Gazette
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Written by Mary Kelly
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Saturday, 22 December 2007 |
LWV SC VOTER Fall 2007
South Carolina, the Nuclear Heart of the Nuclear South
Mary T. Kelly, Ph.D. Assoc. Director, LWVSC
The Future of SRS:
Now that Energy Solutions, the current owner of the Chem Nuclear site seems to have given up attempts to keep the Barnwell site open beyond the 2008 closure date for states that are not members of the Atlantic Compact - members are New Jersey, Connecticut as well as South Carolina) it is more than time to focus on the far more radiologically dangerous Savannah River Site and the Bush administration's multi-faceted plans for that site.
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Sunday, 25 November 2007 |
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — A company that disposes of radioactive nuclear waste by burying
it wants to ship 20,000 tons of the material from overseas through ports in
Charleston and New Orleans, raising fears because of the large amount.
EnergySolutions Inc. wants to ship about 200,000 cubic feet of waste into the United
States, process it in Tennessee before burying it at a site in Clive, Utah, where
the company is based.
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Sunday, 23 September 2007 |
Two important public hearings are being held on Santee Cooper’s misguided plan to build a coal-fired power plant on the Great Pee Dee River. The plant would emit 300 pounds of mercury (a neurotoxin dangerous even in small quantities), 8.7 million tons of the global warming gas CO2, and thousands of tons of smog and soot-forming pollutants (SO2, NOx and PM2.5) every year.
Hearings will be held at Coastal Carolina University in Conway on Tuesday, September 25 and at South Florence High School on Thursday, September 27. For more information, see the Coastal Conservation League website.
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Written by Kristen French
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Wednesday, 08 August 2007 |
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August 8, 2007 Kristen French
Last night, August 7, DHEC held an informal public meeting to answer
questions from the public regarding Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of its
Shipyard Creek Terminal importing capacity.
There was a good turnout, approximately 80-100 concerned citizens
attended, and many of those present asked questions. Ample time was given to all who wanted ask
questions, and the DHEC moderator, Nancy Whittle, did a nice job ensuring that
all questions were addressed, although we weren’t always satisfied with the
answers.
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Written by Kristen French
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Tuesday, 31 July 2007 |
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July 31, 2007
Kristen French
On Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at 6:30pm, DHEC will hold an informal public hearing regarding Kinder Morgan's proposed expansion permits for the Kinder Morgan Shipyard Creek facility. The meeting HAS BEEN RELOCATED:
New Location: Urban Alliance Studio (Storehouse 7)
Address: The Noisette Company, LLC
1360 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 200
North Charleston, SC 29405
(843)554-2274
Time: 6:30pm
The information to be covered will include updates on:
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Written by Kristen French
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Wednesday, 25 July 2007 |
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July 25, 2007
Kristen French
When Kinder Morgan called on Project SeaHawk to
investigate what it called “an unknown subject taking photos of the ship at the
Kinder Morgan Plant” last week, it abused the offices of this local pilot project of Homeland Security coordination. This assertion is based on the fact that Ken
Bonerigo (the “unknown subject”) has been taking pictures and video of the
Kinder Morgan Shipyard Creek Terminal for months, and this is well known to
personnel at Kinder Morgan. Like others
at the Cooper River Marina, Ken has repeatedly called Kinder Morgan to complain
when coal and/or cement dust has drifted to the Marina
from the Terminal, and he has been quite open about his video
documentation. For Kinder Morgan to
assert that they were worried about the security of their facility based on
these activities is disingenuous at best and at worst, a blatant attempt at
intimidation.
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Written by Kristen French
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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 |
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Kristen French, July 21, 2007
Cement Dust (Ken Bonerigo)
The Charleston County Sheriff's office handled the boarding of Ken Bonerigo's boat at the Cooper River Marina on Wednesday, July 18. Deputy Adcock and another officer from the Sheriff's office were first on the scene. During their initial investigation of the incident report submitted by Kinder Morgan, they treated Ken in a professional manner. After their initial investigation, they were ready to release Ken but received word that they should hold him for Homeland Security. According to Lt. Connelly, the Sheriff's office also handles Homeland Security for the Charleston area. The Sheriff's office/Homeland Security was accompanied by representatives from customs and North Charleston (Police Department, we think). Ken was informed on Friday that the Sheriff's office did not need Ken's permission to board his vessel. While the Lt. informed Ken at that time that he is permitted to videotape Kinder Morgan now that his intentions are known, he was unwilling to provide legal backing, such as a law or statute, to justify the fact that he warned Ken to stop filming on Wednesday. In addition, the Coast Guard has just recently informed Ken that there is no statute restricting filming around the Kinder Morgan Shipyard Creek Terminal. As they put it, there is no 'exclusion zone.'
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Saturday, 06 January 2007 |
NET METERING |
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Written by Anna Shockley
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Sunday, 20 February 2005 |
from the Organic Consumers Association
I first heard the term'ecoagriculture' used by a Chinese scientist
on Australia's Radio National to describe an approach
combining the best that modern science has to offer, i.e.,
genetic modification of plants, with traditional sustainable
agriculture.
A few days later, a motion to
promote ecoagriculture appeared on the agenda of the
upcoming 3 rd IUCN (World Conservation Union) World Conservation Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, (17-25 November 2004). Angry
critics had described it as "an organic agriculture that is
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