Category Archives: United States

Kiawah Spit update: Things are happening on the legal front

By Mary Edna | Published: April 23, 2010
Kiawah Development Partners (KDP) is adamant about their unwise construction project set to bring in a large profit at the expense of Kiawah Island homeowners and the diverse habitat to be molded to their vision. The SC Environmental Law Project (SCELP) needs your support in order to keep moving forward with their battles. If you […]
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Recent flight over Kiawah Spit, aerial images by Mary Edna Fraser

By Mary Edna | Published: April 4, 2010
My brother, Claude Ivey Burkhead, Jr., flew the family Ercoupe down from the grass strip in Apex, NC to Charleston for a visit in late January.  We had to wipe ice off the wings of the 1946 plane before take off at Johns Island Airport. I love this plane.  It was my Grandfather’s and then […]
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“Sick City Blues” Community and Environmental Justice Conference on Saturday, March 20

By Mary Edna | Published: March 11, 2010
Renowned scientists, intellects, community organizers are gathering for a conference on the impact of international trade and port emissions on our health in Charleston county at the Royal Missionary Baptist Church.  They are concerned about diesel emissions from port operations that have been linked to asthma, cancer, heart disease, leukemia, high blood pressure, lower IQs […]
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