Author Archives: Mary Edna

James Island Climate Emergency Declaration

By Mary Edna | Published: September 14, 2020
This Thursday, please contact the mayor & council members to encourage voting on this declaration. Here is a sample letter: Dear Mayor Woolsey and Council Leaders, Your climate action is to be commended as James Island faces flooding, sea level rise and hurricanes due to Climate Change. Thank you for caring for your constituents and passing […]
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Orrin Pilkey’s Op Ed

By Mary Edna | Published: May 28, 2020
Rain Over Charleston, 60″ x 36″ oil on canvas by Mary Edna Fraser 2020 With eighty nine flooding events in our city in 2019, sea level rise affects all of us. My boss, Orrin Pilkey, weighs in with the Post & Courier on what taking action to protect Charleston for future generations will look like. “For Charleston, […]
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UPDATE: Folly Road Development

By Mary Edna | Published: April 13, 2020
{Artwork: “Full Moon Tide” 48″ x 36″ oil on wood by Mary Edna Fraser 2020} UPDATE 5/22/20: WE WON! All but the Mayor voted against hotels and motels on the Folly Road Corridor. Thank You to SCELP and every citizen who cared… UPDATE 4/18/20: The ordinance prohibiting Hotels & Motels on Folly Road passed and […]
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