The City of Savannah, along with the Ogeechee Canoochee Riverkeepers, is sponsoring the 2009 Rivers Alive Cleanup on Hayner’s Creek, on Oct. 17 from 8 a.m. until noon. More information here.
Tracking sustainability news and events in Savannah, Georgia (and beyond)
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About
Transportation, land use, local farming and green building are all potential topics for Sustainable Savannah. The goal is to aggregate content about local events and projects, so there will be a central place to review everything that’s happening. The site is aimed at encouraging collaboration and information sharing between groups and individuals currently engaged in sustainability efforts. The site can also provide a snapshot of Savannah for green-minded people who are considering visiting or moving to the area.
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Recent Posts
- Savannah Riverkeeper hosts Roast on the River event Jan. 20
- On bicycles and employment
- Weekly Twitter Summary for 2012-01-15
- MLK Food Lion store to be closed less than a year after opening
- Savannah Tree Foudation offers pair of Tybee events, Jan. 12 and 14
- CORE MPO seeks citizen input on Total Mobility Plan
- Weekly Twitter Summary for 2012-01-08
- Don’t trash that Christmas tree, recycle it this Saturday
- Telluride film festival screening scheduled for Jan. 21 in Savannah
- Weekly Twitter Summary for 2012-01-01
Recent Comments
- Stella Fair: It’s a fact: more people find out about your business on Facebook or Twitter than on search engines. Making these sites work maybe tricky for you, but it’s business as usual for us. Let us improve your visibility and enhance your image. It’s part of our complete Internet Marketing...
- seth: I WISH whole foods would come downtown! Considering median earnings, tho, I doubt it.
- Laura: Maybe Whole Foods will come in… or something similar. Although, they might have to revisit their pricing strategy… they’re not nicknamed Whole Paycheck for nothing. But if they could bring more local, healthy products in, at reasonable cost, seems like it would be kind of...
- Sabina Cushing: …Well even as of 2012, Savannah has NOT gotten it’s ducks in a row at all. What a joke! No business recycling? Styrofoam galore? Waste management is certainly not very managed to this day. Let’s get some other people in office. It’s about time – the...
- Pat Beichler: Dear Sandra, Looks like you are doing the right thing. Thought you or your friends might be interested in a Sustainable Farming Seminar. The Daufuskie Community Farm on Daufuskie Island, SC is presenting a one day seminar on December 7th, 9th, and 13th. If you know of anyone or any...
- Alix Michele: Good evening, My name is Alix and I am a graduate student in the Design for Sustainability program at SCAD. I am currently working on my MA Final Project with Scott Boylston’s class and my project is based around creating a plastic bag reduction within the city of Savannah....
- Laura McLeod: Good to know those 159m plastic bags won’t be added to the great patch o’ plastic in the Pacific, or impacting birds and wildlife. And that 80,000 of unordered cases of plastic bags is a pretty impressive number, too. Here in Seattle, we’re almost OCD about...
- michael maddox: We have put up a modular sustainably built house called the Ihouse, on the farm and the owner is living in it. It is made by Clayton Homes. Check out my website www.greenbridgefarm.com for more pics and info. My farm community is 25 miles from Savannah!
- michael maddox: Green Bridge Update: I have two lots under contract and construction on both sites has begun. Both lots were partially cleared using an earth friendly device called a gyrotrac. One owner will be installing a recycled concrete driveway on his lot this coming weekend. Check out my...
- Todd Yuratich: As a bicycle commuter I appreciate the new bike lane on Washington Ave. Please make more!
Links
- Buy Local Savannah
- Center for a Sustainable Coast
- Coastal Commuters
- Coastal Georgia Greenway
- Coastal Group, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter
- Earth Day Savannah Festival
- Emergent Structures Project
- Forsyth Farmers Market
- Georgia Bikes!
- Georgia Conservancy
- Georgia Environmental Action Network
- Georgia Interfaith Power & Light
- Georgia Organics
- Georgia River Network
- Georgia Southern University Students Alliance for a Green Earth
- Green Drinks Savannah
- Historic Savannah Foundation
- Ogeechee River Keeper
- Savannah Bicycle Campaign
- Savannah Food Co-op
- Savannah River Keeper
- Savannah Tree Foundation
- Savannah Urban Garden Alliance
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
- Sustainable Tybee
- U.S. Green Building Council – Savannah Chapter
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Categories
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Links
- Buy Local Savannah
- Center for a Sustainable Coast
- Coastal Commuters
- Coastal Georgia Greenway
- Coastal Group, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter
- Earth Day Savannah Festival
- Emergent Structures Project
- Forsyth Farmers Market
- Georgia Bikes!
- Georgia Conservancy
- Georgia Environmental Action Network
- Georgia Interfaith Power & Light
- Georgia Organics
- Georgia River Network
- Georgia Southern University Students Alliance for a Green Earth
- Green Drinks Savannah
- Historic Savannah Foundation
- Ogeechee River Keeper
- Savannah Bicycle Campaign
- Savannah Food Co-op
- Savannah River Keeper
- Savannah Tree Foundation
- Savannah Urban Garden Alliance
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
- Sustainable Tybee
- U.S. Green Building Council – Savannah Chapter
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