Trip highlights river ecology, history
“When you think of the Savannah River you think of the ports and the issue of harbor deepening and you’ve heard about (nuclear power) Plant Vogtle,” Neal said. “You think it’s going to be an industrial corridor, but really it’s an isolated wild river. That’s what makes those issues […]

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[ October 25, 2008; 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Sat. October 25, 9am-noon at 2 E. Main in Sea Island Bank Parking lot. Rain date Sat. Nov. 1, 10-2, Georgia Southern Botanical Garden in Statesboro. The event will include:

Information about sustainable living, vendors with “green” products.
Local and organic and produce.
Blood drive to sustain life.
Face painting, wildlife and more

Sponsored by: Georgia Southern University College Office […]

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[ October 3, 2008; 8:00 am; ] Mayor Otis Johnson will headline the next Dump the Pump event on Friday, Oct. 3, when he leads a group bicycle commute into downtown Savannah.

The first ever Dump the Pump Convoy will depart from the Habersham Village shopping center and end at the corner of Bull and Broughton streets, where the Mayor will dedicate the […]

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[ October 2, 2008 to October 5, 2008. October 3, 2008; October 4, 2008; October 5, 2008; ] Georgians can take steps to save energy and water by participating in Georgia’s tax-free holiday this weekend, October 2-5, 2008. Thanks to legislation passed in 2008 by the Georgia General Assembly, this tax-free holiday exempts purchases of specific water- and energy-efficient products from state and local sales and use taxes. The exemptions are limited to […]

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From my position next to the ice machine, I watched cars pull into the convenience store parking lot, cruise slowly past the pumps and then merge back onto North Druid Hills Road. The motorists didn’t stop because the Shell station didn’t have what they needed on Thursday night: gasoline. All over Atlanta, anxious drivers gambled, […]

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