Author Archives: Clara Fishel
Fred Kent Lecture -Feb. 5th
Fred Kent, president of Project for Public Spaces, is giving a lecture at the Coastal Georgia Center this week. In November 2008, PPS and the MPC conducted a survey asking the public their opinions regarding our community. Hear survey results and engage in a discussion w/ Mr. Kent & a panel of local community leaders … Continue reading
Another Opportunity to Rethink The Big Box Model
Martin Melaver of local sustainable development company Melaver, Inc., has an interesting post on the Chelsea Green about balancing business, sustainability and placemaking. An excerpt: “My hope is that the specific story of Circuit City will serve as something of a morality tale, one that will teach us to rewire the way we think of … Continue reading
Yard Clipping Collection
From today’s Savannah Morning News . . . Along with the start of curbside recycling, Savannah also initiated its yard clipping collection last week. By state law, yard waste cannot be commingled with household waste in a landfill. Separating it allows the city to compost yard waste. Yard waste is collected on the day after … Continue reading
Give
Regardless of your religious affiliation or lack thereof, it is difficult not to get wrapped up (pun intended) in this season of giving. Lousy economy be damned – Giving is Good. Since giving green is even better, I offer a short list of sustainable gift giving ideas . . . Give Dough. Once considered an … Continue reading
Energy Assistance or Community Opportunity?
An article in today’s SMN got my attention. It was about the increasing numbers of local residents seeking assistance with their energy bills. Energy assistance funds trickle down from the federal government to the state’s Energy Assistance Program. Funds are then allocated to local agencies based on a formula that includes county poverty levels and … Continue reading
Business as Usual in GA
Ho-hum, Saxby. It is ironic that the same people who voted for “Balance in Congress” also voted to keep an imbalanced GA Public Services Commission. Jim Powell would have been the only one of the five-member PSC to 1) have real life energy policy experience, 2) be genuinely interested in developing GA’s clean energy sector … Continue reading
The Marina They Deserve?
Last week, in a case involving a proposed coastal Georgia development, the GA Supreme Court voted (5-2) for a narrow interpretation of Georgia’s 38 year old Coastal Marshlands Protection Act. The central legal issue before the Court was whether development on land adjacent to coastal marsh, rather than just in the marsh itself, is covered … Continue reading
Can Hardly Wait
So looking forward to the end of overflowing bins and boxes and bags of recycling next to the washing machine. Read all about it . . . Coming soon to your neighborhood . . .
Green Jobs Now
Jobs numbers came out yesterday. The news, unsurprisingly, is not good. From the Wall Street Journal’s Real Time Economics blog, Brian Blackstone writes, “According to the Labor Department, initial jobless claims were their highest since September 2001. The four-week average – which smoothes out weekly volatility – was its highest since March 1991. And continuing … Continue reading
Jim Powell Campaign Event
Who: Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund What: Jim Powell Fundraiser from 5:30 – 6:30pm ($50 donation) Jim Powell Campaign Event from 6:30 – 8pm (free and open to the public) When: Tuesday November 18th Where: Cha Bella, 102 E. Broad Street Why: Jim Powell understands how important energy efficiency and renewable energy are … Continue reading
