Category Archives: United States

Keep coal mining out of public lands

By Celie Dailey | Published: April 17, 2016
We just signed this Credo petition to keep coal mining out of public lands: http://act.credoaction.com/sign/federal_coal_scoping?t=4&akid=17676.4225124.0NOeGJ President Obama took an enormous step forward in January when he announced a temporary stop to new coal sales on federal lands, and a comprehensive review of our federal coal leasing program which has been, essentially, giving away our publicly […]
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Exposing questionable practices in Awedaw

By Celie Dailey | Published: April 11, 2016
A new park in Awendaw is being mined for dirt to pay for costs of development. “There needs to be an impact study,” said Chris Crolley, owner of Coastal Expeditions and an Awendaw resident. “Nobody on Town Council is a geologist or a hydrologist.” The lake could be 80 acres once digging is complete. The […]
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As seas rise, efforts to develop Capt. Sam’s Spit should fall

By Celie Dailey | Published: February 8, 2016
The Post & Courier published Orrin Pilkey’s editorial “As seas rise, efforts to develop Capt. Sam’s Spit should fall” on Feb. 6, 2016: The level of the sea is rising. There are several reasons for sea level rise, but it is predominantly due to the melting of the Greenland and West Antarctica ice sheets, and […]
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