A story in today’s Savannah Morning News accent section, “Green With Faith,” by Dana Clark Felty, looks into environmental efforts at Savannah churches and prominently features The Rev. Billy Hester of Asbury Memorial United Methodist Church. Hester has been active in local environmental efforts and was a featured speaker at Savannah GreenFest in October. Other […]

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In her op-ed column “Frugal power use saves water, too,” published today in the Savannah Morning News, State Sen. Regina Thomas uses the current drought conditions in North Georgia to remind readers that the difference between a wall socket and a water spigot is negligible in state that relies on nuclear and coal-fired power plants:
“Since […]

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Thomas Wheatley of Atlanta’s Creative Loafing has an interesting post on the publication’s “Fresh Loaf” blog. In it he takes issue with a report on Georgia’s transportation infrastructure issued late last month by a non-profit organization called TRIP. Wheatley’s first order of business is to identify TRIP’s major source of funding as “businesses who have […]

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What’s the most sustainable way to get to school? Walking and bicycling of course! Safe Kids of Savannah, Pedestrian Advocates of the Coastal Empire and other sponsors are organizing local events to mark International Walk to School Day on Oct. 3. at 8:15, at Pooler Elementary School and First Baptist Church of Pooler. Other schools […]

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Since the topic of idling motor vehicles has generated more comments than just about anything on this site, I thought I’d return to the issue. With a slight twist. Recently I’ve noticed vehicles left idling in a most unusual place: the recycling center.
It seems to me that anyone environmentally conscious […]

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