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Coastal
Summer 2011
Q
Volume 22 No.2
Conservation League
Dana Beach
I-526 at a
Crossroads
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The Nuclear
Question
Lobby
Day
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Cruise
Control
Student
Power!
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From the Director
Reform the STIB
Summer 2011
he South Carolina State
Transportation Infrastructure
Bank (STIB) was established
to fund large transportation
projects like the Arthur Ravenel,
Jr. Cooper River Bridge. The
concept is simple. The STIB
borrows money. It issues bonds
against future streams of revenue (like gas
taxes, vehicle registration fees and such).
It’s sort of like taking a mortgage out for
a house that you don’t have enough cash
in your savings account to buy.
There is a difference, though. If you
have a bad year financially, the bank
can take your house and sell it to pay
the loan off. Not so with the STIB. If
gas taxes (one of the revenue sources)
decline because of higher oil prices, and
the STIB can’t cover the payments, the
creditors cannot repossess the bridge and
sell it to make good on the bond. The
STIB can borrow money at reasonable
rates only because the state guarantees
the loan, which means that taxpayers are
on the hook to make up any shortfalls.
STIB supporters argue that the
taxpayer risk is offset by the savings from
building quickly and taking advantage
of lower construction costs. You might
realize similar savings by building your
house in 2011, compared to building it
in 2020. Or you may not. It depends
on the direction of building material
costs and housing prices.
But let’s grant, for the moment,
that the STIB, in concept, is a
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reasonable approach
to transportation
funding. The
problem is that the
STIB is not run
by wise, objective
decision-makers. It
is run by politicians
promoting parochial priorities.
Sometimes these run counter to the
priorities of the state.
There is no better example than the
I-526 extension. This project, which
was not ranked as a priority by the state,
or even as the top transportation need
by the Charleston region, received a
commitment of almost half-a-billion
dollars from the STIB five years ago.
The 526 commitment tied up every last
dollar in the state for a project that was
vigorously opposed by the vast majority
of people it was supposed to serve.
You will read in this issue of
the newsletter how citizen activists
spent years fighting to terminate this
boondoggle, and how the STIB board
refused, literally to the last minute, to
relinquish its stranglehold on public
money. It was a great day when
Charleston County Council finally
decided to pull the plug on 526. The
experience should remind us of the
urgent need to reform this corrupt
agency that has so arrogantly breached
the public trust.
Vol. 22
No. 2
STAFF
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Director
Assistant Director
Dana Beach
Megan Desrosiers
REGIONAL OFFICES _____
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SOUTH COAST
Interim Office Director Andrea Malloy
Project Manager Reed Armstrong
NORTH COAST
Office Director Nancy Cave
COLUMBIA
Office Director Patrick Moore
Director of Govt. Relations Dennis Glaves
Govt. Relations Coordinator Merrill McGregor
Legislative Lobbyist Cathy Warner
_______PROGRAMS
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Program Directors Hamilton Davis
Project Managers
GrowFood Carolina
Director of Communications
Kate Parks
Lisa Turansky
Michelle Sinkler
Katie Zimmerman
Ryan Black
Sara Clow
Adrienne Levy
DEVELOPMENT
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Director of Development Courtenay Speir
Development Associate Amanda Cole
ADMINISTRATION
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HR and Administration
Director of Finance
Data Manager
Administrative Assistant
Tonnia Switzer-Smalls
Ashley Waters
Nora Kravec
Louann Yorke
Board of Directors
Laura Gates, Chair
William Cogswell
Ian McLaren
Andrea Ziff Cooper
Tee Miller
Berry Edwards
Roy Richards
Richard T. Hale
Richard R. Schmaltz
Katharine Hastie
Jeffrey Schutz
Hank Holliday
Harriet Smartt
Holly Hook
Bill Turner
Cartter Lupton
Victoria C. Verity
Goffinet McLaren
Advisors and Committee Members
Paul Kimball
Hugh Lane
Jay Mills
Newsletter
Editor Virginia Beach
Designer Julie Frye
P.O. Box 1765 Q Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: (843) 723-8035 Q FAX: (843) 723-8308
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Reprinting is strictly prohibited without written consent.
Cover photograph by Dana Beach
Power to the People
Public Opposition to I-526 Extension
WILL PREVAIL
he stage has been set for a new and better
future for metropolitan Charleston. After
years of debate and millions of dollars
spent, the residents of West Ashley and
James and Johns Islands, together with
their local representatives, refused to let
a powerful minority run an interstate –
the I-526 extension – through the heart
of their communities.
The combination of a dominant city mayor, a
recalcitrant Department of Transportation (DOT), a
mismanaged State Infrastructure Bank (STIB), and an
influential group of real estate developers seemed
overwhelming at first. But through education,
activism and teamwork, hundreds of citizens became
engaged and empowered. They made their voices
heard and rightly persuaded their county and town
council members that I-526 was not the future they
envisioned.
Charleston County Council’s April 19th vote to
terminate the extension of I-526 sends a potent
message that the era of 1970s-style, one-size-fitsall, ring roads and beltways is over. Citizens want
efficient, smart, sustainable infrastructure that
builds up a community, instead of tearing it apart.
Taxpayers want their public dollars spent wisely and
responsibly, on projects that are truly needed and
that will have demonstrable, positive outcomes.
While Charleston County bowed to political
pressure a month later (see “Update” on page 4)
and tried to reverse its “no-build” decision, the
Coastal Conservation League and the residents of
West Ashley, James Island and Johns Island are
confident that their representatives will uphold
the clear will of the people.
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The challenge now is for
Citizens want efficient,
County Council to persuade
STIB and DOT to focus
smart, sustainable
public expenditure on a key
infrastructure that
transportation corridor in
builds up a community,
the region – Interstate 26 –
instead of tearing it apart.
where most of metropolitan
Taxpayers want their public
Charleston’s residents either
dollars spent wisely and
work or live, and where
responsibly, on projects that
significant growth is going to
occur in the very near future.
are truly needed and that
With the opening of the 1.2will have demonstrable,
million-square-foot Boeing
positive outcomes.
plant this summer, the
construction of the world’s
largest wind turbine testing facility underway in North
Charleston, and an expanding deepwater port along
the Cooper River, it is imperative that a comprehensive
transportation plan be developed and implemented
along the I-26 corridor as soon as possible.
I-26 serves as the primary transportation
artery for hundreds of thousands of people in the
Charleston area, and the interstate is frequently
gridlocked and fast approaching failing levels
of service. With the region’s economic future
showing such promise, now is the time to invest in
road improvements, freight rail lines to serve the
turbine test lab and port, and a light rail commuter
line to connect the growing communities between
Charleston and Summerville.
So far, I-526 continues to distract our political
leaders from the region's real transportation needs.
It also threatens to divert millions more dollars away
from truly significant and worthy projects, such
as I-26.
C OA S TA L C O N S E RVAT I O N L E AG U E
Interstate at a Crossroads
I-526 Update
n May 12th, the State
17th, Council voted 5-3 to rescind its
“Council showed disregard for the public's
Infrastructure Bank (STIB)
no-build decision made in April, instead
right to know how it is handling their
board voted unanimously
authorizing a renegotiation with DOT and
business and their money. Council's
to demand that Charleston
STIB for a smaller version of the I-526
constituents are right to be unhappy
County repay the $11.6 million spent
extension, which would begin at Savannah
– including those who disagree and those
so far on engineering and right-of-way
Highway and end at Maybank Highway
who simply don't understand because
acquisitions for the I-526 extension, or the
on Johns Island. A similar proposal has
nobody explained what's going on. And
county would lose an equivalent amount of
already been rejected by DOT.
those who suspect that the council
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state aid. However, completing the I-526
In a closed door executive session,
members were capitulating to powerful
extension would have cost $489 million, so
Council members changed their position
people in local and state governments. For
the project is $69 million more than what
and opted to renegotiate with DOT and
example, Senate President Pro Tempore
STIB has pledged. The $69 million in cost
STIB. The result of those negotiations
Glenn McConnell, R-North Charleston,
overruns has not been identified in future
varies with the opinion of each politician.
says the road should be built, despite the
county budgets, so if the highway were to
In its lead editorial on May 20th,
be built, Charleston County would be left
entitled “Don’t Keep Public in the Dark,”
Joe Riley ardently supports the extension
with a much greater debt.
the Charleston Post and Courier challenged
across Johns and James islands.”
This is an important policy discussion.
The demand by STIB to repay the
public's objections. Charleston Mayor
the rationale behind the County’s reversal,
and how they went about it:
$11.6 million worth of preliminary
costs penalizes local governments for
“So many good people came together
to make the difference. In years past,
we saw how the Crosstown cut straight
through a thriving black community
in downtown Charleston and destroyed
it. The 526 extension onto Johns
Island was as much a threat to longtime white farmers and landholders as
it was to blacks; so we came together.
Stopping 526 has given us another 20
years to go back to the drawing board
and protect what we have.”
their willingness to go through the
NEPA (National Environmental Policy
Act) process and seek public opinion.
Essentially, the longer a public body
studies a project and solicits input from
the public, the more financial burden they
assume, according to the new STIB policy.
As a result of enormous political
pressure, Charleston County Council
backtracked on its opposition to the I-526
extension project in order to avoid having
to pay back the $11.6 million. On May
- Bill Saunders, Director of the Committee for Better
Racial Assurance (COBRA) and a resident of Johns Island
History of a Highway
- Thomas Legare, ninth generation Johns Island farmer
and a member of St. Johns Water Company
“The Lowcountry's
unequalled quality of
life is highly vulnerable
to development interests
desiring expanded
urbanization. The
impressive public
opposition to 526 and
other outdated highway
designs reinforces my belief
that short-term traffic fixes
that exacerbate sprawl are no longer acceptable to the
public. Traffic engineers, land use planners, and
elected officials are being asked to rise to the challenge
of smarter growth that respects what we all love about
the Lowcountry. To quote Albert Einstein, ‘Any intelligent
fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more
violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage,
to move in the opposite direction.’”
- Dickie Schweers, Superintendent of Operations for Santee
Cooper and a member of Charleston County Council
The Advance of Interstate 526 and the Battle
to Defend James & Johns Islands
1972 Planning begins for construction of Interstate 526
(Mark Clark Expressway) – a beltway around metropolitan
Charleston
1990 City of Charleston annexes Daniel Island
1992 I-526 officially opens with the completion of the
Don Holt Bridge across the Cooper River onto Daniel Island
1995 Wando Bridge connects I-526 and Daniel Island to
Mt. Pleasant/Highway 17
1997 Construction of West Ashley leg of I-526 begins,
terminating at Citadel Mall and Savannah Highway
1998 S.C. State Ports Authority awards $7.4-million
contract to construct a Daniel Island interchange along I-526
1999
Daniel Island exchange opens
1999 Charleston County passes Comprehensive Plan
that designates large portions of Johns Island as rural
agricultural preservation zones
2001 Charleston County passes Unified Development
Ordinance implementing the Comp Plan, thus creating the
urban growth boundary line
2004 Charleston County passes Half-Cent Sales Tax,
which will generate local funding for several local road
projects
2005 Charleston County submits application to State
Infrastructure Bank for grant to build I-526 extension to
James and Johns Islands
2006 State Infrastructure Bank (STIB) allocates $99
million to construction of proposed I-526 extension and
pledges its entire $420 million budget to the project
2006 Community Impact Assessment (EDAW) warns of
displacement of long-time residents and loss of affordable
housing on James and Johns Islands if proposed I-526
extension is built
2007
Charleston County signs contract with STIB
2007 James Island Public Service Commission votes to
oppose the extension of I-526
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“For me, personally, the
526 extension would
have run right through
the middle of my family’s
land. Furthermore, it
would have been the
final nail in the coffin for
Johns Island. For years,
people have put a lot of
stock in the speculative
housing market on Johns
Island. Now that bubble has burst and it’s time to look
at more sustainable, long-term economic models like local
agriculture.”
2008 Coastal Conservation
League commissions Glatting Jackson
transportation consultants to develop
alternative proposal – “New Way to Work”
– which costs more than 50% less than
proposed I-526 extension and improves
traffic flow and public safety with far fewer
negative impacts
2008 Federal resource agencies,
NOAA and USFWS, urge DOT to consider
alternatives to proposed I-526
2008 State resource agencies,
SCDNR and SCDHEC, urge DOT to consider
alternatives to proposed I-526
2009 Boeing announces decision to
construct a new 787 Dreamliner plant along
the Interstate 26 corridor, accentuating
need for funds to upgrade I-26 and alleviate
gridlock
2009 Town of James Island votes to
2009 In letter to Federal Highway
Administration, NOAA states that “New
Way to Work” alternative was discarded
prematurely by DOT
2009 City of Folly Beach votes to
July 2010 DOT releases flawed
draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS)
of proposed I-526 extension that fails to
include “New Way to Work” alternative
July 2010 DOT releases “hybrid”
Alternative G plan for I-526 extension –
a low-speed, four-lane parkway
August-September 2010
DOT conducts public hearings at Burke High
School, West Ashley High School, James
Island Charter High School and St. John's
High School. 63% of citizens at these
hearings voice objections to proposed I-526
extension
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September 2010 Town of James
Island elects three new council members
and an incumbent, all of whom oppose
proposed I-526 extension
September 2010 Town of James
Island reaffirms its opposition to extension
of I-526
“Established on Johns Island
in 1887, the Blake-Manigault
family ties extend from the Red
Top subdivision across Johns
Island. We continue to grow.
Family members own property and
reside along Main Road, River
Road, Bohicket Road and other
roads that cross Johns Island. Our
primary objection to the extension
of I-526 is our moral commitment
to the cultural dynamics emerging from centuries of slavery and
segregation and their related impacts. We are inextricably rooted in
the land as the bedrock of our culture. The plans to extend I-526
directly threatened our Gullah culture and our family way of life.
As we watch the ninth generation of our family develop, we seek to
guarantee them a future as well as a history.”
- J. Herman Blake,Ph.D., Humanities Scholar in Residence and
Professor of Health Professions and Dental Medicine at the Medical
University of South Carolina
“Those of us who live on Johns
Island live here because of the rural
character. The quality of life that
we enjoy on Johns Island is directly
related to the rural nature of the
Island. Roads like I-526 actually
discourage the type of development
that will maintain rural character;
the type of development that we
want. Now I have hope that we
can continue under the Charleston
County Comprehensive Plan without the pressure brought with
a highway such as I-526. We, the residents of Johns Island, are
grateful that our elected leaders listened to us and decided not to
continue with a project that would bring traffic, would be hard to
manage, and that would threaten a lifestyle we want to continue.”
- Cindy Floyd, attorney and resident of Johns Island
- Richard A. Hall, PE, Transportation Engineer and President of Hall
Planning & Engineering
"Local officials weren't intimidated
by the SCDOT and did what
they thought was best for their
community. Extending I-526 made
no sense from a traffic standpoint,
especially if it was intended for
hurricane evacuation. When
[Hurricane] Rita hit Houston, its
freeways concentrated traffic into
a blockade of stalled vehicles. An
enhanced network of smaller scale
streets and roads would better improve traffic distribution and
provide more reliable commuter and evacuation routes."
- John O. Norquist, President & CEO of the Congress for the New
Urbanism and former Mayor of Milwaukee (1988-2004)
September 2010 EPA urges Army
Corps of Engineers (ACOE) to deny permit to
DOT for extension of I-526
October 2010 Charleston County
directs DOT to take another look at
improving local roads, and to reconsider the
Coastal Conservation League's "New Way
to Work" alternative that was previously
passed over
October 2010 National Marine
Fisheries Service submits letter to ACOE
stating that I-526 extension should not be
built because it would cause unacceptable
adverse impacts to fish and shellfish
November 2010 Transportation
Secretary Buck Limehouse tells Charleston
County that to pursue an alternative plan to
what DOT has proposed translates into a
"no build" decision on I-526 extension
January 2011 Anna Johnson
and Joe Qualey sworn in as new
representatives on Charleston County
Council, both of whom previously served
on James Island Town Council and oppose
extension of I-526
February 2011 S.C. Senate
confirms retired Major General Robert J. St.
Onge, Jr. as Transportation Secretary
February 2011 Charleston Mayor
Joe Riley claims that “a silent majority”
supports I-526 extension
April 2011 Herb Sass, an opponent
of I-526 extension, wins special election
to fill the vacant East Cooper Charleston
County Council seat
April 14, 2011 Charleston County
Council’s Finance Committee unanimously
votes (8-0) to reject I-526 extension and
votes (5-3) to negotiate a “no build”
decision with the state – meaning no plan
for the highway would move forward –
unless the state considers “enhancements
to existing transportation infrastructure to
accomplish the project goals”
April 19, 2011 Charleston County
Council upholds its Finance Committee’s
decision and votes (5-3) to terminate the
extension of I-526 to James and Johns
Islands, freeing up nearly $500 million for
more important transportation needs
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“Charleston County Council made
a bold, wise and well-informed
decision to halt the expansion of
I-526 through some of Charleston’s
most pristine and cherished lands.
From a transportation perspective,
building highways like 526 are
a 1970s solution and we have
learned so much more since then
about environmental impacts
and balancing travel options for
our citizens. Expanding I-526 would not only have degraded the
environment and quality of life for many Charleston residents, but
would also have failed to improve Charleston’s transportation issues.
A more cost effective, sustainable and comprehensive solution to
moving people and goods is needed in the Charleston region and
County Council took an important first step in achieving that.”
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he Coastal Conservation League recognizes that
natural gas, coal, and nuclear are and will continue
to be part of our energy mix, but we also encourage
our elected officials, business leaders, and all South
Carolinians to support energy policies that will lead to a
more secure and prosperous clean energy future for the
Palmetto State.
In an ideal world, fossil fuels wouldn’t pollute our air
and water, nuclear waste and accidents would be long
forgotten concerns, wind turbines wouldn’t pose any
threat to wildlife, and solar energy would be cheap and
easily deployable. In the real world, tough decisions must
be made about where we source our energy and how we
use it, and the impacts of poor decisions can range from
inconvenience to catastrophe.
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South Carolina's Policy Void
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t a time when energy has become a global focus,
South Carolina finds itself in the unenviable
position of moving forward with major energy
investments absent any comprehensive energy policy to act
as a guide. Most significantly, four new nuclear reactors
have been proposed for construction at two sites in the
Palmetto State.
This may not seem like a problem in and of itself, but
upon closer inspection, there is ample cause for concern.
variety of factors have reduced the overall demand
for the electric generation capacity of these four
proposed nuclear reactors; but, instead of delaying
some combination of these projects, the excess capacity is
currently being shopped to Florida utilities.
Duke Energy has signed an option with Jacksonville
Electric Authority to sell up to 20% of the capacity of
Duke’s proposed Lee nuclear facility in Cherokee County.
And our state-owned utility, Santee Cooper, has signed a
letter of intent with Orlando Utilities Commission to sell
up to 10% of the capacity at the proposed Summer nuclear
facility in Jenkinsville. This plant will be co-owned by
Santee Cooper and SCE&G.
Options
n alternative to moving forward with these four
nuclear reactors could be found in a regional
partnership amongst Duke Energy, Progress Energy,
SCE&G and Santee Cooper, whereby one reactor at a time
would be built in accordance with the demand needs of our
in-state utilities.
This option has been promoted by the Electric
Cooperatives of South Carolina, which serve a third of the
state’s residential customers with power, and, ironically, has
also been endorsed as a good idea by all of our state utilities.
So what’s the problem? In a nutshell, our utilities are taking
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the most expedient course towards new nuclear facilities
and not prioritizing the interests of our state.
Considering that Santee Cooper is a state owned entity
and Progress, Duke, and SCE&G are regulated monopolies,
the residents of South Carolina have every right to demand
that the decisions these utilities make reflect our collective
best interests and not simply the short term interests of
their companies.
It is virtually inarguable that a regional collaboration
makes more sense from an economic and environmental
perspective than building new nuclear capacity for outof-state utilities. As it stands, South Carolina residents
will shoulder the economic and environmental risks
that accompany the construction and operation of these
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Catawba Units 1 & 2
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Summer Units 1-3
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Nuclear Power in S.C. – Currently, South Carolina has
seven nuclear power plants in operation, with four more proposed for
construction.
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proposed nuclear facilities, while Florida utilities reap the
benefits and avoid the challenges posed by nuclear waste
storage, safe plant operation, water usage, and potentially
major cost overruns during construction.
In addition, we are now living in a post-Japan world
where the potential for catastrophic accidents at nuclear
facilities is again on everyone’s mind. The federal Nuclear
Regulatory Commission is analyzing the Japanese accident
and will be incorporating necessary design changes into the
nuclear reactors now proposed for South Carolina. What
those changes will entail, what they will mean for cost
increases, and what they will mean for the viability of our
state’s projects is not yet known.
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hat we know for sure is that building a new
nuclear reactor isn’t easy and isn’t cheap. Across
the country, proposed reactors have been shelved
or delayed because of cost overruns, the availability of
cheaper alternative fuel sources like natural gas, and general
apprehension by investors of taking on the economic risk of
new nuclear.
The South Carolina Legislature has eliminated many of
these investment concerns by transferring economic risks
onto utility rate payers (i.e. you). Our state’s Base Load
Review Act allows for utilities to add costs incurred during
the construction and permitting phases of new power
plants to their customers’ electric bills prior to the power
plant coming on line. In fact, even if these plants are never
built, utilities can still recoup and make a return on these
investments by passing the costs along to their customers.
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Considering that Santee Cooper is a
state owned entity and Progress, Duke,
and SCE&G are regulated monopolies, the
residents of South Carolina have every
right to demand that the decisions these
utilities make reflect our collective best
interests and not simply the short term
interests of their companies.
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Federal loan guarantees that insure a return on
investment are also being made available for some
prospective nuclear projects around the country.
Whether the proposed projects in S.C. will take
advantage of these loan guarantees is not yet
certain.
The bottom line is that the market cannot
support construction of these nuclear facilities
without the economic risk being transferred to rate
payers and taxpayers.
Another primary concern related to any outof-state sales of new nuclear capacity involves
our state’s ability to adjust to the rising costs of
fossil fuels. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is poised to begin regulating carbon dioxide
emissions in the face of inaction by Congress. The
price of coal has already seen dramatic increases
due to mounting transportation costs and increased
global demand of coal from developing countries;
and this trend is expected to continue.
Considering our state’s heavy reliance on fossil
fuels for energy production and the fiscal liability
this reliance represents, it is short-sighted in the
extreme to endow Florida with the benefits of our
state’s limited nuclear option.
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by Ryan Black, Project Manager
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n South Carolina,
we generate more
than 90% of our
electricity at nuclear
facilities and coalfired power plants,
and we import 100%
of the uranium and
coal needed to fuel
those operations
– all because we lack
our own traditional
energy resources.
These imports result
in a stream of money
flowing out of our state
that exceeds one billion dollars annually. To reduce
this unnecessary transfer of funds to other states and
countries, we must continue to develop South Carolina’s
abundant in-state resources, such as offshore wind,
solar, geothermal, sustainable biomass, and energy
efficiency.
Time to Plan
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outh Carolina is wandering down a murky
path towards an uncertain energy future,
and our decisions will ultimately have
consequences that last well into the middle of the
21st century . . . and we are doing it without a plan.
As evidenced by the discussion above, market
forces often have little to do with investment
choices in the energy arena. Rather, policy dictates
what is and isn’t a prudent investment for a utility.
Therefore, if we want a diverse energy portfolio that
balances traditional energy sources with renewable
energy and aggressive energy efficiency programs,
then we must have a comprehensive energy policy
that makes economic and environmental sense for
South Carolina.
Or, we can just do what’s best for Florida.
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olar energy, in particular, has been in local
headlines recently as SCE&G and Boeing
announced a joint project which, in one fell
swoop, will deploy more solar panels than the total
number of panels already installed across South
Carolina. Once completed, the 2.6 mega-watt
installation atop Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner finalassembly plant will eclipse South Carolina’s current
largest solar project – Santee Cooper’s Grand Stand
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Up on the Roof – Ten acres of solar laminate on
the roof of the new Boeing Dreamliner plant make it
the sixth largest solar array in the nation.
Solar Station – eight times over in installed capacity. While
this monumental development is cause for celebration,
the finer details of the project raise questions about the
adequacy of solar policies in our state to promote economic
development.
Following a highly competitive bidding process, the
lucrative contract to install the SCE&G-owned solar system
atop the Boeing Plant was awarded to Baker Renewable Energy
from North Carolina. After speaking with industry leaders
from S.C., it became clear that the contract went to an out-ofstate firm because S.C.’s solar companies were simply too small
and financially vulnerable to deliver a project of this magnitude
on the tight schedule required. In contrast, North Carolina’s
solar industry has been growing by leaps and bounds, even
during the recent recession, in response to comprehensive
energy legislation passed by the N.C. Legislature in 2007.
this legislation, in conjunction with other solar friendly state
policies, has incubated a solar industry in North Carolina that
is capable of engineering what will be one of the single largest
rooftop arrays in the entire United States – the Boeing solar
installation in North Charleston.
Why did a South Carolina contractor not get the Boeing
installation job? The answer is clear – South Carolina has not
had the energy policies in place to foster a strong, homegrown
solar industry. The Palmetto State can no longer afford
to lag behind in this growing energy industry sector. We
must pass renewable energy legislation on par with that of
our neighbors in order to strengthen our in-state renewable
energy industries and avoid the loss of further project
development business to out-of-state firms.
In that regard, the 35% Solar Tax Credit Bill, which
passed out of the S.C. House of Representatives this spring,
would move us in the right direction. However, the true
test of our legislature’s commitment to the development of
in-state energy resources and associated industries will arrive
in the coming year, as the debate over a comprehensive clean
energy policy for South Carolina begins in earnest.
South Carolina Missing Out
N
orth Carolina’s Renewable Portfolio Standard requires
utilities, like Duke and Progress Energy, who operate
across the Carolinas, to generate a percentage of their
electricity from renewable resources. In less than five years,
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State House 2011
Lobby Day
C
onservationists from across South
Carolina traveled to the State
House on May 3rd for the 8th
Annual Conservation Lobby Day
and Oyster Roast. The day began
with a morning briefing at the State
Museum, featuring Columbia Mayor
Steve Benjamin.
Afterwards, the group proceeded to
the State House, where the real work of
the day began. Participants spent the
next two hours in the State House lobby,
tracking legislation and speaking directly
with their representatives and senators.
The afternoon was spent watching
green films, touring the Columbia
Canal Hydro Plant and Fish Ladder, and
enjoying the capital city. In the evening,
participants and invited legislators
attended an informal oyster roast under
the stars at the historic Seibels House,
featuring live music and local foods.
Conservation League staffer Merrill McGregor talks
with Rep. Mike Pitts (R-Laurens).
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin
addresses Lobby Day participants.
Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn
McConnell (at left) speaks with
some of his constituents.
Peggy Brown (at left) and a
fellow conservationist wait to
speak with their representatives
in the State House Lobby.
(l-r) Conservation League staffers Nancy Cave and Ryan Black join John
Tynan of Upstate Forever on a Common Agenda issue update panel.
State House 2011
Lobby Day participants tour the Columbia Canal Hydro Plant
and Fish Ladder.
Lobby Day participants meet with state senators and representatives in the
State House lobby.
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP
Recycling Bill Passes Senate
Senate bill # 461 – the Alcoholic Beverage Container
(ABC) Recycling Bill – passed the Senate on the last
day of the 2011 session thanks to bill sponsor Sen. Ray
Cleary (R-Ceorgetown), our conservation lobbyists, and
the statewide Recycling Coalition. It was a true team
effort. The bill requires bars and restaurants with permits
for on-site alcohol consumption to recycle plastic, glass,
aluminum and corrugated cardboard.
Recycling not only reduces the amount of waste
going to our landfills, it creates jobs. Today, the state has
seven recycling facilities and more than 300 collectors,
brokers, processors and manufacturers of recycled material.
According to the Clemson University Jim Self Center for
the Future, the recycling industry generates more than
15,000 jobs, with expected growth of 12% annually.
Ironically, an estimated 400,000 tons of recyclable
material went to landfills in 2009, costing South Carolina
taxpayers $31 million in disposal costs and a loss of $52
million in revenue from the sale of recyclable materials.
Passage of S. 461 moves South Carolina closer to reaping
the benefits of recycling, creating jobs, and reducing our
waste stream.
Over the summer, the Coastal Conservation League
and its partners will be working to identify House sponsors
for the bill and continuing to build statewide support for
recycling – particularly within the hospitality industry – in
preparation for the January 2012 Legislative Session.
For more information on these bills and other
legislation before the General Assembly, please
go to www.CoastalConservationLeague.org
Rescuing the Conservation Bank
The Coastal Conservation League thanks Speaker of the House
Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston) and Representatives Mike Pitts (RLaurens), Jim Merrill (R-Berkeley), Roland Smith (R-Aiken), Dan
Cooper (R-Anderson) and Brian White (R-Anderson) for championing
the Conservation Bank in the House this legislative session. They
successfully persuaded their fellow legislators to pass H.3083, which
keeps the Bank's doors open until 2023 and increases the Bank's
governing board from 12 to 15 members.
Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell (R-Charleston) and
Senators Chip Campsen (R-Charleston), Vince Sheheen (D-Kershaw),
Hugh Leatherman (R-Florence) and Yancey McGill (D-Williamsburg)
have championed the Conservation Bank in the Senate, fighting to
retain more than $2 million in funding. These state leaders recognize
the incredible "returns" that the Conservation Bank earns for South
Carolina. To date, the Bank has protected more than 152,000 acres of
land for an average cost of less than $600 per acre.
Sewage Overflow Audit and Phosphate Ban
The Coastal Conservation League has worked closely with the S.C.
Water Quality Association to ensure that chronic sewage overflow
violators make the necessary plant upgrades to protect human health
and the environment from excessive levels of E. coli and fecal coliform
bacteria in untreated and partially treated wastewater.
A Chronic Sewage Polluter Bill unanimously passed the
House this session and received second reading in the Senate. The
bill stipulates that DHEC must issue an order to any wastewater
utility with two spills over 5,000 gallons each per 100 miles of
collection pipe in a 12-month period, requiring the utility to conduct
a comprehensive audit to determine what caused the spill and to fix
the problems identified.
Meanwhile, the League has joined forces with others in the
conservation community to promote legislation that bans the sale,
use and manufacture of high phosphate detergents in South Carolina.
This bill has also received second reading in the Senate. Fifteen other
states have passed similar legislation in order to reduce harmful levels
of phosphorous that cause algae blooms and fish kills in waterways.
Cruise Control
Citizens Seek Cruise Ship Compliance with Local Ordinances
Preservation Society and Neighborhood Associations join with Coastal Conservation League in lawsuit
n June 13th, the Preservation Society of Charleston,
Historic Ansonborough Neighborhood Association,
Charlestowne Neighborhood Association and the
Coastal Conservation League filed suit against
Panama-based Carnival Cruise Lines to enforce local
laws that protect Charleston’s healthy environment
and treasured historic assets.
Filed in South Carolina State Court, the legal action
contends that large cruise ship operations in the heart of the
city’s historic district run afoul of local zoning ordinances,
snarl traffic by closing downtown streets, and violate state
environmental permitting laws.
“These laws were put in place to balance economic
development, historic conservation and a healthy
environment,” says Blan Holman, an attorney with the
Southern Environmental Law Center, which filed the suit
on behalf of the citizens groups. “People simply want to
see Carnival play by the rules just like everyone else so that
an uncontrolled cruise industry doesn’t swamp Charleston’s
health and heritage. Charleston relies on a careful balance
between tourism and preservation that cruise ship interests
shouldn’t overwhelm.”
Charleston has seen explosive cruise ship traffic in recent
years, as the city has become a “home-port” for the Carnival
Fantasy. The number of cruise ship visits has grown from
33 dockings in 2009, to 67 in 2010, to 89 scheduled for this
year. Two-thirds of the 2011 visits are home-port calls by the
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National Trust Names Charleston
to its “Watch List”
The National Trust for Historic Preservation has listed Charleston
on a new “Watch List,” due to the threat of the cruise ship industry
overwhelming the city. In naming Charleston to this newly created
list of concern, the National Trust states, “In the case of Charleston,
expanding cruise ship tourism could jeopardize the historic character
of the city, historic downtown Charleston and its surrounding
neighborhoods.” For more information about the Watch List, go to
www.preservationnation.org/issues/11-most-endangered
Carnival Fantasy and involve the unloading of thousands
of passengers and transfers of supplies and garbage. Two
public streets in the downtown historic district are closed on
embark/debark days because of the influx of cars and trucks.
Prior to 2008, Charleston did not have cruise ships
of the size and frequency that are now coming into port.
Carnival began basing the Fantasy out of Charleston in 2010;
meanwhile, the Celebrity Mercury was a frequent visitor to
the city until the ship was reassigned, after experiencing major
problems with a Norovirus outbreak. The Fantasy, a bigger
ship, has 1,026 staterooms for hire – twice as many rooms
as the largest hotel in Charleston – and towers more than
ten stories high for almost a fifth of a mile along the historic
waterfront.
April MADNESS
13 ships in one month . . . 4 ships in one week
April 2 ......... Carnival Fantasy
April 5 ......... Princess Danae (Classic International)
April 7 ......... Le Boreal (Cmpg lles du Ponant)
April 8 ......... Carnival Fantasy
April 13 ....... Oceania Regatta & Carnival Fantasy
April 14 ....... Oceania Regatta
April 17 ....... Navigator Regent Seven Seas
April 18 ....... Carnival Fantasy
April 23 ....... The World ResidenSea & Carnival Fantasy
April 25 ....... The World ResidenSea
April 29 ....... Carnival Fantasy
Cruise Control
“
SWEAT the Details
Jonathan Tourtellot
”
was the message at the May 9th Cruise Ship Forum
at the College of Charleston
“It’s instructive to know that on that first National Geographic Traveler survey [in 2004] where
Charleston did so well [#2 best sustainable destination in the U.S. with a score of 71], Key West
stunned me by coming in with a score of 43; it was third from the bottom. And the Miami Herald
called me up and asked ‘What’s the reason for this?’ And I said, ‘Well, actually I was kind of
surprised . . . I thought Key West was in pretty good shape.’ And she said, ‘When were you there
last?’ And I said, ‘1992, I think.’ She said, ‘Oh.’ [long pause] . . . During that time [1992-2004], the
cruise traffic had transformed that place.”
Jonathan Tourtellot, Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Destinations
“This Key West business is ridiculous . . . [Charleston’s cruise ship number] is so thoroughly
digestible and there is no economic basis to expect Charleston to become a cruise ship Mecca . . .
But, if in time, the Ports Authority wanted to ever increase more than their 4% [market share] of
visitors a year, which is so manifestly digestible, they have given us a voluntary commitment and a
process by which they would follow . . . ”
Joseph Riley, Mayor, City of Charleston
Joe Riley
“I don’t know of a major port in the world that has a codified limit on the amount of business it can
do . . . I don’t know of many businesses that have limits on the amount of business they can do . . .
It would be very damaging to the port to have that . . . We’re at the point where we have to move
forward . . . We intend to redevelop Union Pier.”
Jim Newsome, President & CEO, State Ports Authority
Jim Newsome
“I understand how the cruise terminal’s going to be done . . . it seems like not enough thought has
been given to the rest of the plan [southern portion of Union Pier] and how it’s going to happen;
who’s going to own it, and how you’re going to pay for it. Because to me, that’s where a lot of the
benefits are accruing to the citizens, the visitors and to the city; and to me that still seems to be a
long, long way off . . .”
Harry Miley, Founding Principal of economic consulting firm, Miley & Associates, of Columbia, S.C.
Harry Miley
“I think one of the great things about Charleston is that people argue over how to make it better . . .
[For example] a surface parking lot on land that’s really valuable is not a good long-term use . . .
[Reducing or eliminating surface parking at Union Pier] is the kind of detail that could make the plan
work better from the standpoint of neighborhoods that are nearby . . . maybe you look a little bit
longer and look and see if there’s just something that can improve it a little bit better and make it
even more acceptable to the community.”
John Norquist, President & CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism and former Mayor of
Milwaukee (1988-2004)
“Not many places have been improved by the cruise industry . . . I don't know many of us (tourists)
who come to a city and say, ‘Oh good! There's a cruise ship in!’”
Jonathan Tourtellot, Founding Director of the Center for Sustainable Destinations
John Norquist
You!
QOL
QOL
Hits the Beach!
To learn more
about joining QOL and adding your voice
for conservation, please visit:
www.QOLonline.org.
QOL
Ms. Marie Wiley Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker
Ms. Janie Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Trey Chakides
Mr. Charles G. Claus
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Clinton
William and Lucile Cogswell
Mr. Charles Cole
Ginny Lomel Conlon
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Cooper II
Mr. and Mrs. David Couey
Jennifer Dare
Mr. Anthony Del Porto and
Ms. Gervais Hagerty
Mr. Christopher DeScherer and
Ms. Amanda Honeycutt
Michael and Megan Desrosiers
Mr. and Mrs. Dave DiBenedetto
Ms. Elizabeth Dickinson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Donovan
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunnan
Mr. and Mrs. John Emrick
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Evans, Jr.
Mrs. Caroline P. Fitzgerald
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Flohr
Mark and Julie Frye
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Fuller
Fuzzco
Leize Gaillard
Ms. Mary Gatch
Alison and Arthur Geer
Mr. Andrew Geer
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Brantley Gray
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hagood
Katharine and Winslow Hastie
Mr. J. Blanding Holman IV
Ms. Sarah Mae Ilderton
Catherine R. Jones
Katie James Kegel
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald K. Kemerer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Kennedy
Ms. Nunally Kersh and Mr. Robert Stehling
For more QOL event photos go to
www.facebook.com/QOLfans
Brian and Liz King
Mr. and Mrs. Kristopher King
Ms. Pam Kylstra
Melissa and Michael Ladd
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Langston
Ms. Daisy Leath
Mr. and Mrs. Matt C. Lee
Ms. Adrienne Levy and Mr. David Betenbaugh
Ms. Lindsay G. Luther
Mr. Carl Mabry
Mr. Michael Mansson
Mr. and Mrs. Barnes McLaurin
Ms. Nikki Mitchell
Mr. Aeron H. Myers
Katharine and Lindsay Nevin
Lee Nodes
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Opoulos III
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pace
Mrs. Hopie Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Telfair Parker
Ms. Magda Pelzer
Ms. Margaret C. Pitts
Helen Pratt-Thomas
Ms. Jarrett R. Ransom
Mr. and Mrs. Buff Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Rowson
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Ryan
Beth Safrit
Mr. and Mrs. David Schaefers
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schoderbek
Mr. Alec Sheaff
Mr. Jeff Skahill
Mr. and Mrs. Bachman Smith IV
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McBain Speir
Ms. Nicole Streetman
Mrs. Wynne Thomas
Mr. and Ms. Gray Tiller
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Turansky
Ms. Leslie Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Von Nathusius
Mr. and Mrs. Reid Warder
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Whitfield
Mr. and Mrs. T. Bright Williamson
Heather A. Wilson
Ms. Katherine S. Zimmerman
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You!
Give the Gift of
Conservation
ut of ideas on what to give your loved one for
a birthday, wedding or anniversary? Instead of
the standard present, give your friends and family the
gift of conservation and support the work of the Coastal
Conservation League through a gift membership.
Gift memberships are a terrific way to involve friends
of the Lowcountry in the good work of the Conservation
League, and to keep them informed of our efforts to
protect the quality of life that we all treasure in coastal
South Carolina.
The League is pleased to provide your gift recipient
with the following benefits that come with a gift
membership purchase:
O
Student Power
X An attractive, customized membership document
College of Charleston MES students
(l-r in photo) Brooke James & Marin Hawk
bearing the recipient’s name
X An annual subscription to the Coastal Conservation
rooke and Marin were both biology and
environmental studies majors at Shenandoah
University and Washington University, respectively. Now,
they are graduate students in the Master of Science in
Environmental Studies (MES) program at the College of
Charleston. Marin is Vice President of the MES student
association; Brooke is the public liaison for the group.
The MES degree combines hard science with public
policy and is one of the College’s largest graduate programs,
with some 80 students currently enrolled. Typically, MES
students don’t aspire to spend their careers in a lab or an
academic institution. They tend to want to get out in the
real world and tackle real world environmental issues.
Perhaps that’s why MES students and alumni have been
active with the Coastal Conservation League since the MES
program was founded in 1994. Often serving as interns and
volunteers, MES students have contributed their skills and
knowledge, as well as their energy and student power, to a
variety of projects at the Conservation League.
In fact, Marin and Brooke are working with League
staffers Amanda Cole and Courtenay Speir to engage MES
students with the environmental issues most important to
them: GrowFood Carolina and the local food movement;
a sustainable campus initiative; efficient commuting to and
from campus; fighting the I-526 extension; harbor dredging;
energy, and cruise ships, to name a few.
The student leaders are looking forward to the fall, which
is a good time for recruiting volunteers, especially with the
arrival of a new MES class. As Brooke puts it, “Being green
is generally more mainstream now, even though it’s still
very politicized in Charleston. Education can make a real
difference.”
League’s award-winning newsletter
X Special invitations to members-only gatherings, and
opportunities to enjoy nature with fellow conservationists
X A Coastal Conservation League bumper sticker
X A commemorative coozie drink holder with the
Conservation League logo
B
Gift Memberships start at $25
and are available at all giving levels.
Call Amanda Cole at 843-725-2064, or email her
at [email protected] to order yours today!
Leave Your Mark
ou are committed to conservation. You care deeply
about the future of coastal South Carolina. You believe
in the mission of the Coastal Conservation League to protect
and preserve our Lowcountry environment and way of life.
And while you may already be a donor to the
Conservation League, you may wish you could do more to
support our work. As you consider the mark you’ll leave on
a landscape that has shaped your life and that of your family,
please consider including the Coastal Conservation League
in your estate plans.
Your financial planner or attorney can answer any
questions you may have about including the Conservation
League in your will, and the League development staff is
happy to discuss our Coastal Legacy program with you.
For more information, please call Development Director
Courtenay Speir at 843-723-9895.
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Staff View
Why I
< Beaufort
by Andrea Malloy, Interim Director of the South Coast Office
I
spent a good deal of my working life in New York reminding people they were surrounded by
water and that it was safe to be near that water. That is not an issue where I live now.
In Beaufort, the water is an obvious and integral part of nearly every individual’s
life. In my four years here, I have yet to meet a single person that is not tied to
the water in some critical way. When I first arrived, I sent heady emails to
friends in New York: “Fish fries, crab cracks, oyster roasts and shrimp
boils; I am never coming back!”
I am not originally from New York. I was raised on another
southern coast – Jacksonville Beach, Florida. As I grew up, I
watched giant condominiums diminish my connection to the
ocean. Everyone wanted to be close to the beach and this was
their answer. The connection to the water in my hometown
was incomplete – people were connected easily to the desire
to be close to the ocean, but did not comprehend that the
connection unavoidably runs both ways.
There was little understanding that the quality and
accessibility of our ocean would be negatively impacted by
our very actions to draw it nearer. The planning and building
choices made in Jacksonville would have a lasting impact on
our ability to sustain the connection to water as we had known
it. By 1985, my neighborhood had been radically transformed into
an undesirable place to live, the connection to the water irrevocably
severed.
Fortunately, the core of Beaufort has been preserved as it was
originally planned. Living in downtown Beaufort, I can easily walk to the
water in three of four directions from my home. My rental is priced at what
would be called “workforce housing,” but I am just blocks away from both milliondollar historic homes and public housing units. I – along with many others from differing
walks of life – can enjoy a breeze off of the water from my porch, take in a sunset over the
water, or even watch dolphins, if I am lucky.
Every feature of my neighborhood allows the marshes to peek through. Even when I am not taking the time I should to enjoy my
surroundings, the water that flows through Beaufort slips into my everyday life and softens the edges. The way the neighborhood is built
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makes connecting to the water so easy, almost an afterthought. And it is this connection that makes Beaufort what it is for me.
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In House
New General Manager of
GrowFood Carolina
“
reating a vibrant and sustainable
local food economy is one of the
most important environmental
and social goals that every
community should be focused on
for our future,” says Sara Clow,
new General Manager of GrowFood
Carolina, scheduled to launch this fall
in Charleston.
“I’m thrilled for the opportunity
to work with GrowFood Carolina
and the Coastal Conservation League
to directly connect local growers
and producers to the community
through retailers, restaurants and other
consumers. We can make these goals
a reality in South Carolina. It’s a very
exciting time!”
Sara comes to us from Purity
Organic, Inc. of San Francisco,
California, where she was General
Manager from 2007 to 2011. Before
that, Sara was Commodity Manager
for Purity Organic Produce from 2004
to 2007.
A graduate of Vanderbilt University,
Sara is delighted to be returning South,
and goes on to say, “A sustainable food
system should be the # 1 goal of every
community and I’m confident that I
can help make that goal a reality in
Charleston.” Welcome, Sara!
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Thank You, Nancy Vinson!
fter working more than 20 years on the leading – and
often confrontational – edge of environmental issues
in South Carolina, Conservation League Program
Director Nancy Vinson is now stepping back to spend
more time working with her church, traveling with
family and friends, and engaging in other arenas.
While Nancy will occasionally work on special projects for
the Conservation League, as she puts it, “Although I know I
will miss working with many of you, I’m walking around with
a huge smile on my face, happy with my new direction.”
Since 1994, Nancy served as Water Quality Program Director for the League,
focusing on protecting the clean waters and wildlife habitats of the Lowcountry’s
tidal creeks, salt marshes and beaches. Some of her signature victories include
the defeat of a stockcar racetrack at the edge of Four Hole Swamp and Beidler
Forest, the defeat of the Andell Lock Harbor Marina on Bohicket Creek, the
passage of the most stringent factory hog farm regulations in the nation, and the
establishment of regulations governing and preventing unnecessary bridging of
tidelands and marsh islands.
Before joining the staff of the Conservation League, Nancy was Director of
the S.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club, and prior to that, a research specialist with
the USC School of Medicine. A native of West Columbia, Nancy graduated
with honors from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Marine
Science, and was awarded the Women in Conservation award from the President
of the National Audubon Society in 2005.
Congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Nancy for her outstanding
contributions to a cleaner and healthier environment for all South Carolinians.
May her future endeavors reap similarly wonderful rewards.
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Nora Kravec
Sara Clow Joins Staff
Bicyclists Welcome – Conservation League board member Jeffrey Schutz has
donated brand new bike racks to the League’s Charleston office at 328 East Bay Street.
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Thank You!
Live Oak Society
Contributions Received from May 1, 2010 - April 30, 2011
The Coastal Conservation League works very hard to ensure that all donor names are listed correctly; however, occasional
mistakes do occur. Please contact Database Manager Nora Kravec at (843) 725-2057 with any questions or corrections.
$10,000+
Anonymous (2)
Penny and Bill Agnew
American Rivers, Inc.
Anthony and Linda Bakker
Melinda Ballard
The Ballard Family Foundation
Ms. Lynn Bergeson
Mr. Nathan Berry and Ms. Ceara Donnelley
Butler Conservation Fund, Inc.
Charlotte Caldwell and Jeffrey Schutz
The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Ceres Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Chitty
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina
Vivian Donnelley
Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation
Strachan Donnelley Family Charitable Lead Unitrust
Demeter Fund
The Festoon Foundation, Inc.
Foundation for the Carolinas
Dorothea and Peter Frank
Nancy and Larry Fuller
Laura and Steve Gates
Mr. Jeffrey Goldstein
The Grantham Foundation for the Protection
of the Environment
William and Mary Greve Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Hale
Joanna Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Kellogg
Mr. Thomas Laco
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Lane
Mr. Hugh C. Lane, Jr.
Mr. T. Cartter Lupton II
Lyndhurst Foundation
Merck Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank III
Mills Bee Lane Foundation
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Ms. Justine J. Nathan
National Foundation for Philanthropy
The Osprey Foundation
Mr. Guy Paschal
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Phipps, Jr.
Post and Courier Foundation
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Richards, Jr.
Steven and Barbara Rockefeller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Schmaltz
Jeffrey Schutz and Charlotte Caldwell
Mrs. Anne Rivers Siddons and Mr. Heyward Siddons
Mr. David Siddons
Ms. Dorothy D. Smith
Dorothy D. Smith Charitable Foundation
Ms. Libby Smith
Fred and Alice Stanback, Jr.
The Chicago Community Foundation
Mr. Daniel K. Thorne
Daniel K. Thorne Foundation
Gary and Mary Beth Thornhill
Tides Foundation
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Jane Smith Turner Foundation
Turner Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Vardell III
Joe and Terry Williams
WestWind Foundation
Yawkey Foundation
$5,000-$9,999
Anonymous (3)
John and Jane Beach
Virginia and Dana Beach
Ms. Margaret N. Blackmer
Mrs. Margaret P. Blackmer
Henry M. Blackmer Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Austin Buck
Mr. John Cay
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Coen
The Edward Colston Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Colbert
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. P. Steven Dopp
Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. Dudley
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Fair, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Fennell
James L. Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. S. Parker Gilbert
Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Hagerty
Mr. Hank Holliday
Billie and Alan Houghton
Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Kassebaum
Ms. Linda G. Ketner
Mr. Paul Kimball
Lakeside Foundation
Barbara M. Lindstedt Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Masaschi
Mr. and Mrs. Irenee duPont May
Mr. and Mrs. W. Wallace McDowell, Jr.
McDowell Foundation of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Mitchell, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. John H. Rashford
Price R. and Flora A. Reid Foundation
Rothnie Family Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Klaus Said
Klaus T. Said Charitable Lead Annuity Trust
Mr. Robert P. Schofield
Drs. Ryan and Erin Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Tenney
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Susan and Trenholm Walker
Ziff Properties Charleston
$2,000-$4,999
Anonymous (1)
Mr. J. Marshall Allen
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Barrett, Jr.
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Mr. and Mrs. Dan Bailey
Mr. J. Anderson Berly III
Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade C. Crow
Michael and Megan Desrosiers
Mr. John O. Downing
Fuzzco
Mr and Mrs. E. Stack Gately
Gerdau Ameristeel
Holly H. Hook and Dennis A. Glaves
Katharine and Winslow Hastie
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ilderton
Bob and Jackie Lane
Scott and Gayle Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Lane
Lasca and Richard Lilly
Lasca and Richard Lilly Fund of the
Vanguard Charitable Trust
Dr. Suzanne Lindsay and Mr. Bruce Lindsay
The Suzanne and Bruce Lindsay Charitable Foundation
Kathie Livingston
Magnolia Plantation Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Maize, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. G. Alex Marsh III
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Marshall
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Mather
Mrs. Harriet P. McDougal
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Mills
Mrs. Lillie F. Moredock
Mr. and Mrs. Alan A. Moses
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Parks
Charles and Celeste Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. David Paynter
Mrs. Joan C. Pittman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Prevost
Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Ravenel
Grace Jones Richardson Trust
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rion, Jr.
Mr. John M. Rivers, Jr. Foundation, Inc.
David W. and Susan G. Robinson Foundation
Mrs. David Robinson
Dr. Sally Self
Ms. Martha Jane Soltow
Brys Stephens
Stephens Foundation
Stony Point Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. T. Paul Strickler
William and Shanna Sullivan
Charles and Jo Summerall
The New York Community Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Jacques S. Theriot
H.L. Thompson, Jr. Family Foundation
Warrington Foundation
Waterwheel Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Robert Ellis Welch, Jr.
The Williams Companies, Inc.
Dr. Louis Wright and Ms. Patricia Giddens
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Wyrick, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Ziff
Thank You!
Mike and JoAnne Marcell
Market Street Trust Company
Mr. and Mrs. David Maybank, Jr.
Mrs. John L. McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay McFadden III
Goffinet and Ian McLaren
Mr. John F. McNamara
John F. & Susan B. McNamara Fund of the
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. P.O. Mead III
Ms. Georgia Meagher
Sally H. Mitchell
Morning Sun Foundation
Mr. Hugh Comer Morrison
Mrs. Elizabeth B. O’Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Opoulos III
Ms. Elizabeth F. Orser
Pasadena Community Foundation
Dr. Robert Payne and Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas
Plantation Services, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Quigley
George and Mary Rabb Charitable Fund of the
Mr. Richard Rainaldi
Mr. and Mrs. S. Kim Reed
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson, Jr.
Dr. Georgia C. Roane
Mrs. Susan Romaine
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Rothnie, Jr.
Bob Rymer and Catherine Anne Walsh
Dr. H. Del Schutte, Jr.
Schwab Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. W. Tobias Sherrill
Mr. T. Grange Simons V
Mr. Matt Sloan
Dr. Stephanie Smith-Phillips and Dr. James Phillips
Southern States Educational Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. Jan S. Suwinski
Mrs. Bailey W. Symington
Mr. John H. Tiencken, Jr.
Tom Uffelman and Patty Bennett
Mr. Robert L. Underwood
Mr. and Mrs. Greg VanDerwerker
Vortex Foundation
W.H. Hunt and Company
Sally Webb
Ms. Barbara L. Welch
Dr. and Mrs. Tad Whiteside
Marjorie Woodruff
Dr. W. Curtis Worthington
Ms. Martha C. Worthy
$500-$1,999
Anonymous (1)
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad P. Albert
Richard and Tannis Alkire
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Applegate IV
Ms. Vivian D’Amato Asche
Ms. Gloria V. Avent
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
The Barker Welfare Foundation
Mrs. Katrina Becker
Mr. L. Russell Bennett
Elizabeth Calvin Bonner Foundation
Ms. Amy Bunting
Mr. John Burbage
Mr. William Campbell and Ms. Susan Hilfer
Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Carter
Mrs. Ann Rodgers Chandler
Mr. Thomas Clements
Drs. Bradford and Cynthia Collins
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Creech
Mr. Malcolm M. Crosland, Jr.
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Dr. and Mrs. William Fort Crosswell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Cumbaa
Mr. Hal Currey and Ms. Margaret Schachte
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Daen
Jane Tucker Dana and David D. Aufhauser
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Daniels
Mrs. Blair Bunting Darnell
Emily Darnell-Nunez
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett I. Davis, Jr.
Mrs. Diane O. De Angelis
Curtis and Arianna Derrick
Mr. Christopher DeScherer and
Ms. Amanda Honeycutt
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Dodds
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. P. Duell
Mr. D. Reid Ellis
Mr. Mark Essig and Mrs. Martha Craft-Essig
Ethel Jane Westfeldt-Bunting Foundation
Mark and Kay Ethridge
The Freddie Mac Foundation
Mary Fleming Finlay
Ms. Catherine H. Forrester
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Francisco IV
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Gabriel
Alison and Arthur Geer
Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Geer
Dr. Annette G. Godow
Mary Jane Gorman
Dr. and Mrs. Gene W. Grace
Blair and Nancy Hahn
Ms. Mary E. S. Hanahan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hanlin
Dr. Kit M. Hargrove
Ms. Sherrerd Hartness
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Hatch, via the
Ayco Charitable Foundation
Mr. William Andrew Hautt
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver R. Head, Jr. and Mary M. Head Gift
Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. William J. Hennessy, Jr.
Mr. Fred B. Herrmann
Mr. Edwin Hettinger and Ms. Beverly Diamond
Mr. and Ms. John A. Hill
Mr. William L. Hiott, Jr.
Mr. F. James Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hoffius
Mr. James H. Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Horlbeck
Ms. Margaret L. Howell
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Jackson, Sr.
Mr. Roger White and Dr. Deanna Jackson
Ms. May Jones
Mr. Todd P. Joye
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jules
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Kammer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kapp
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Kistler
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Klein
Mrs. Dudley Knott
Mr. and Mrs. Karl L. Landgrebe III
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Lee
Chip and Coleman Legerton
Mr. Reynold Levy
Elizabeth C. Rivers Lewine
Mr. and Mrs. Fulton D. Lewis
Dr. and Mrs. Lanneau D. Lide
Ms. Tish Lynn
Timothy J. Lyons, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Marshall
Mr. William A. Martin
Dr. John Mattheis
Dr. and Mrs. Brem Mayer
Mr. Malcolm McAlpin
Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. McCann
Live Oak Society
$1,000-$1,999
Anonymous (2)
Mr. Donald Alderman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Almeida
Drs. T. Brantley and Penny Arnau
Chuck and Betsy Baker
Mrs. Ann R. Baruch
Carefree Catering
Caroline V. Beeland and John M. Moore
Blackbaud, Inc.
Blackwater, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Blagden, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Boone III
Ms. Elizabeth Bradham and Mr. J. Randolph Pelzer
Dr. Eloise Bradham and Dr. Mark George
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Brumley
The Brumley Family Foundation and Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burt
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Cain
Nancy and Billy Cave
The Cecil Family
Central Carolina Community Foundation
Mr. Steven Chamberlain
Mr. Elliott S. Close
Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Cross
Mrs. Mary C. Cutler
Mr. R. Gordon Darby
Ms. Connie Darden-Young and Mr. Jesse Colin Young
Mrs. Palmer Davenport
Mr. Chris Davis
Dr. Lisa Drakeman and Mr. Don Drakeman
Mr. and Mrs. F. Reed Dulany, Jr.
Ms. Carol B. Ervin
Ms. Margaret D. Fabri
Ms. Nina M. Fair
Mr. H. McDonald Felder
Dr. Paula Feldman and Mr. Peter Mugglestone
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Feldman
Dr. and Mrs. C.W. Fetter
Dr. and Mrs. Philip A. Finley
Mr. and Mrs. H. Charles Ford
Ms. Julia Forster and Mr. John E. Thompson
Rev. and Mrs. David Fort
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence T. Foster
Mr. Robert W. Foster, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Freeman
Mrs. Dallas L. Garbee
Drs. Andrew Geer and Susan Moore
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gephart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Gerber
Mr. James R. Gilreath
GlaserDuncan
The Good Works Foundation
Mr. Alvin Hammer
Ms. Sarah Hamlin Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. R. Glenn Hilliard
James and Margaret Hoffman
Mr. J.W.F. Holliday
Holly Houghton and David Walker
Mrs. Robert R. Huffman
Mr. Richard W. Hutson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Orton P. Jackson III
Ms. Holly R. Jensen
Mrs. Denise John
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Johnston
Dr. William Kee and Dr. Franklin Lee
Dr. and Mrs. John J. Keyser
Mrs. Harriet Keyserling
Lacuna Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Roy F. Laney
Dr. Diane D. Lauritsen
Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Leath, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Maginnis
Ms. Lee Manigault
Live Oak Society
Thank You!
Pat F. and Suzanne C. McGarity
Mr. and Mrs. James D. McGraw
Mr. and Mrs. William McKeachie
Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid Mills
Ms. Ruth Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mirsky
Russell E. and Elizabeth W. Morgan
Foundation
Ms. Martha Morgan
Mr. Lawrence H. Moser
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Nettles, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Alan I Nussbaum
Dr. and Mrs. J. David Osguthorpe
Mr. and Mrs. Coleman C. Owens
Mrs. D. Williams Parker
Ms. Kate Parks
Dr. and Mrs. B. Daniel Paysinger
Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Podesta
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Ransome III
Reliance Financial Corporation
Robert L. Huffines, Jr. Foundation, Inc
Mr. Dan Rogge
Dr. Abigail Ryan
Mr. Richard B. Saxon
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schaller
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin F. Scheetz, Jr.
Dickie and Mary Schweers
Sea Biscuit Café
Ms. Mary E. Sharp
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Shealy
Dr. James G. Simpson
Dr. and Mrs. William M. Simpson, Jr.
Harriet and Dick Smartt
Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Rik Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. John G. Steedman
Dr. and Mrs. James Stephenson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Stoothoff
Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Storen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sturgis
Dr. Eugene Vasilew
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan G. Verity
Mr. Jerry Voight
Dr. and Mrs. James D, Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. West
Ms. Walda Wildman and Mr. Mack Maguire
Dr. and Mrs. George W. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Lance B. Wyatt
NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERSHIPS
February 1, 2011 – April 30, 2011
Special Gifts
COASTAL LEGACY SOCIETY
The Coastal Legacy Society honors those
who have provided for the Coastal Conservation
League through their wills or estate plans. By
making a gift to the Coastal Legacy Society, you
will join this group of extraordinary individuals
in their commitment to protect the Lowcountry
for generations. If you are interested in finding
out more about naming the Coastal Conservation
League in your will or estate plans, please
contact Development Director Courtenay Speir at
(843) 723-9895.
Ethel-Jane Westfeldt Bunting Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Rusell Burns, Jr.
Mrs. Charlotte Caldwell and Mr. Jeffrey Schutz
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Coffee, Jr.
Ms. Marcia Curtis
Mr. Howard F. Drew
Ms. Carol B. Ervin
Mrs. Mary C. Everts
Dr. Annette G. Godow
Miss Florence E. Goodwin
Ms. Janis C. Hammett
Ms. Teri Lynn Herbert
Kathy and Dan Huger
Ms. Jane E. Lareau
Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Liles
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Mather
Mr. Miles F. McSweeney
Ms. Nancy C. Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. Prevost
Mr. and Mrs. I. Mayo Read, Jr.
Mr. Jason A. Schall
Richard R. Schmaltz
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Tecklenburg
Mr. Thad Timmons
Mr. John F. Atkinson
Mrs. Mary L. Ballou
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Barton
Mr. Leslie L. Bateson
Mr. Edgar A. Bergholtz
Blackwater, LLC
Mr. William E. Boney III
Ms. Carroll Ann Bowers
Mr. John F. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Burrell
Dr. and Mrs. Brian G. Cuddy
Mr. and Mrs. Morris K. Deason
Ms. June N. Derrick
Ms. Carol Tanner Dotterer
Mr. Patrick H. Eager
Mr. Randell Ewing
Dr. Timothy K. Gray
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hansen, Jr.
Ms. Hannah B. Heyward
Mr. J. W. F. Holliday
Katy and Dan Huger
Mrs. Evelyn S. Irwin
Dr. and Mrs. W. Scott James
Eleanor Kubeck
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dinos Liollio
Dr. and Mrs. John C. Maize
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Marshburn
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Matthew
Col. and Mrs. Thomas G. McCunniff
Mr. and Mrs. Donald O. McDaniel
Ms. Courtenay McDowell and
Mr. Richard Gregory
Capt. and Mrs. William L. Miles
Mrs. Jean F. Moody
Mr. Robert G. Nebergall
Mr. John W. Ray
Ms. Mary P. Riley
Mr. Robert P. Schofield III
Mr. David R. Smith
Col. and Mrs. Norm Smith
Mr. and Mrs. D. Paul Sommerville
Ms. Karen B. Spencer D.V.M.
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wood
Dr. W. Curtis Worthington
Advocate ($250-$499)
Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Avinger, Jr.
Barrier Island Eco Tours
Mr. Rhett S. Bickley
Dr. P. Jeffrey Bower and Ms. Mignon Faget
Mr. and Mrs. John Bresnan
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley E. Clarke
Ms. Dorothy Coley and Mr. Robert Cross
Michael and Claudia Cordray
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Creel
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Dias
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Drummond
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ellison II
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Fanning
Dr. Sandra L. Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Kinney Gause
Mr. Andrew Geer
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Geer, Jr.
Bill and Eleanor Hare
Ms. Katharine M. Hartley
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hays III
Ms. Anne F. Jennings
Nora Kravec and Charles Cyr
Ms. Julia Krebs and Mr. Roger Hux
Melissa and Michael Ladd
Jonathan Lamb
Mr. and Mrs. Jon P. Liles
Charles and Lisa Menefee
Mr. and Mrs. Boulton D. Mohr
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nevin
Ms. Sis Nunnally
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Ogle
Mrs. Constance S. Parramore
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Reed, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P.R. Rivers
Mr. Legrand A. Rouse II
Mrs. Patricia C. Stewart
Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Summerall III
Sun City Hilton Head Kayak Club
Dr. Arch W. Templeton
Drs. Christine and C. Murry Thompson, Jr.
Mr. Edward Thoms
Mrs. Alice O. Walker
Charles and Elizabeth Wenner
Dr. Dara H. Wilber
Mr. and Mrs. D. Mark Wilson
Contributor ($100-$249)
Ms. Kate B. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. Demetri Baches
Ms. Jean R. Ballentine
Mrs. Mary L. Ballou
Ms. Linda Beale
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Berchem
Mr. Charles J. Bethea
Ms. Laura Ann Blake-Orr
Drs. Colum and Deo Boyland
Mr. Jack Brantley
Mr. Paul Bronzo
Mr. John F. Brown
Mel and Jack Brown
Dr. Jack Bryan
Mr. and Mrs. C. Ashley Bullard
Ms. Brenda Burbage
Mr. and Mrs. Hardwick H. Burr
Ms. Barbara H. Burwell
Mr. and Mrs. McBee Butcher
Ms. Paula W. Byers
Ms. Randy Cabell
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Ms. Margaret H. Carter
Mr. Adrian J. Chanler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Chase
Mr. and Mrs. David Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Coble
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Coull
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Croffead
Mr. Hamilton Davis
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Davis
Mr. John G. Davis
Dr. Phillip Davis
Ms. June N. Derrick
Ms. Martha Browning Dicus
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Dodds
Ms. Susan K. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Calder D. Ehrmann
Mrs. Theodora L. Feldberg
Dr. Charles E. Friedman
Ms. Karen H. Gentry
Mr. John W. Glenn
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Greaves
Mr. and Mrs. L. Marion Gressette III
Mr. and Mrs. J. Penn Griffen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Griffith, Jr.
Mrs. Linda S. Groen
Jim and Kay Gross
Dr. Gail J. Guzzo
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Hadley
Ms. Rosemary Hartnett
Mr. Jonathan N. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. Eric C. Helfers
Dr. Jim and Jackie Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Bob P. Hosler
Mr. and Mrs. Woody House
Mr. T. Lee Howard
Mrs. Vera C. Hyman
Mr. H. W. Igleheart
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton S. Jones
Mark and Frances Jones
Dr. Elizabeth Joyce
Mr. Patrick R. Kelley
Mr. James O. Kempson
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Klein
Ms. Nancy M. Kreml
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Lacy
Mr. Edward T. Legare
Mrs. Clarence W. Legerton
Mr. William Lesesne
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Langdon D. Long
Mr. Gordon Lyle, Jr.
Patrick and Valerie Mauldin
Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Maxwell
Mrs. Margaret Ann May
Ms. Eileen Mary McGuffie
Mr. William W. McKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm T. McPherson
Thank You!
In honor of Celeste Patrick, Randall Goldman,
and the staff of the American Theater
Nora Kravec and Charles Cyr
Gifts of Membership
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connor for Kelie Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Connor for Kelcie Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Rowland Gersen for Alison Gersen
Community Foundations
Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina
Mrs. Joan C. Pittman
Mr. F. James Hodges
Elizabeth C. Rivers Lewine
Community Foundation of Greenville
Mr. James R. Gilreath
New York Community Trust
Dr. William Kee
Community Foundation of Greater Chatanooga, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Kincaid Mills
In memory of George W. Miller
Mrs. Phyllis Miller
Honor/Memorials
In honor of Mimi Dias
Mr. Steven Chamberlain
In memory of Cynthia Fitzgerald Roberts
Sea Biscuit Cafe
In memory of Eugene DeVeaux
Mr. E. Douglas Franklin
Matching Gifts
In memory of Lawrence Walker
Ms. Mary E. S. Hanahan
The Coca-Cola Company Matching Gifts Program
GE Foundation
HCR ManorCare Foundation
IBM International Foundation
The Pfizer Foundation
In memory of Susan Dulany
James and Page Hungerpiller
Mr. and Mrs. M. Lane Morrison
Ms. LaTrelle Scherffius
Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Inc.
Eileen Fitzgerald
John and Joanne Milkereit
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Muench
Mr. and Mrs. John Muench
Mr. Vincent Musi and Ms. Mary Shell
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ohlandt
Dr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ottinger
Palmetto Garden Club
Mr. John T. Poole
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Pope
Ms. Cynthia Swanson Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Pringle, Jr.
The Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts
Mr. John L. Quigley, Jr.
Dr. Carroll A. Quinn
Mr. Frank W. Rambo
Ms. Cheryl Randall
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Rensberry
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Rogers IV
Ms. Nedenia C. Rumbough
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Schmitt, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn W. Schneider
Mr. and Mrs. George Schneider
Ms. Jane Senseney
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Simmons, Jr.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. John E. Sims
Philip and Jane Sine
Mr. and Mrs. C. Harwin Smith
Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Stanley, Jr.
Col. and Mrs. Walter C. Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Stevens III
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall C. Stone, Jr.
Mr. Glenn Storck and Ms. Susan Harrington
Dr. and Mrs. Luther M. Strayer III
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stuart
Mr. William B. Talbert, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Taylor
Louis and Jane Theiling
Mr. and Mrs. William Foxworth Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. E. Thorpe, Jr.
Dr. Ann Truesdale and Mr. James Truesdale
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Turansky
Mrs. Diane Vergot
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice K. Veronee
Waccamaw Audubon Society
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Whittemore
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Bonum S. Wilson, Jr.
Ms. Wendy Wilson
Mrs. and Mrs. Marguerite T. Wingard
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Witham
Mrs. Johnnie L. Witt
Ms. Patricia Wolman
Dr. and Mrs. Frank J. Wyman
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Ziff
Supporter ($50-$99)
Keene Adams
Dr. and Mrs. William H. Adams
Dr. and Mrs. William D. Anderson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Angell
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Ayers
Mr. Joseph Azar
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Balbach
Ms. Marianne H. Ball
Mr. Weldon P. Barker
Carol R. Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Capers G. Barr III
Mr. George S. Betsill
Drs. William and Sallie Boggs
Drs. Marion L. Brown and Marilyn Mumford
Ms. Angie Y. Calhoun
Ms. Julia Cart
Mr. and Mrs. A. Crawford Clarkson, Jr.
Ms. Margaret Cormack
Mr. Woody Cox
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cubie
Ms. Lauren Davis
Mr. William Dickison
Dr. William E. Dufford
Mr. David L. Duke
Ms. Lynn Eastwood
Dr. Linda C. Edwards
Fast and French, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond A. Fisher
Ed Forrest and Eileen Fitzgerald
Mr. Harold I. Fox
Mr. and Mrs. E. Gregorie Frampton
Mr. William H. Frye
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Gamble
Ms. Karen H. Gentry
Ms. Elizabeth B. Glazebrook
Mr. Eugene R. Goodwyn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hall
Dr. and Mrs. W. Daniel Hardaway
Mr. Charles A. Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Harrison
Mrs. V. M. Haselden
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Hodges
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Timothy L. Holt
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Hubbard
Ms. Bonnie L. Ideal
Ms. Ann B. Igoe
Nancy and Ricky James
Mr. and Mrs. Graeme H. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon E. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gwyn Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Keller
Robert H. and Mary Waties P. Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Kirkland
Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Lacey III
Ms. Angelyn M. Ladue
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Leard
Mrs. Angela E. Lee
Dr. Susan Libes
Mr. and Mrs. Danforth Loring
Mrs. Ingrid Low
Mr. Robbie Lupo
Ms. Patricia Madden
Magnolia Garden Club of Johns Island
Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Maguire
Mr. Frederick F. Masad
Mr. and Mrs. James F. McCormick
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Miller
Mr. Blake Monson
Harry Joe and Rachel Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron S. Myers
David and Nancy Nettleton
Dr. and Mrs. F.B. O'Shields
Dr. Artur Pacult
Ms. Mary L. Patten
Mr. and Mrs. Tarrant Putnam
Mr. Robert E. Rawlins
Frances C. Rhett
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Rice
Mr. Wayne Richard
Mr. Ron A. Rocz
Mr. and Mrs. Frederich E. Roitzsch
Capt. and Mrs. E. M. Russell, Jr.
Mr. Ron L. Scheman, Esq.
Mr. Wayne S. Severance
Ms. Meredith Sims
Mr. James H. Small
Mr. and Mrs. George Smyth, Jr.
Ms. Kristine Talbot
Mr. and Mrs. Richard I. Thomas
Ms. Mareta Thompson and Mr. Phil Dillon
Mr. John Tibbetts and Ms. Catherine Fahey
Mr. Peter Veneto
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Vogel
Mrs. Robert A. Weise
Dr. and Mrs. T.D. Williams III
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wilson
Dr. D. Reid Wiseman
Mr. and Mrs. Clarendon L. Graham
Mr. James H. Gressette, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dieter Hahn
Mr. Leo F. Hansberry
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Hassell
Mr. Ian D. Hill
Mr. J. B. Hines III
Ms. Emily Hollings
Mr. Bo Ives
Ms. Betsy A. Jukofsky
Mr. Fred W. Kinard, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Krucke
Dr. Steven Lapp
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lehnhoff
Dr. and Mrs. Gary Leonard
Mrs. Marcia M. Lucius
Ms. Nancy Mann
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. Lee McBride
Dr. and Mrs. Jack A. Meyer
Mrs. Peg Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Tyre H. Moore
Mr. Charles N. O'Quinn
Mrs. Mary Ellen Page
Ms. Louise Rhett Perry
Ms. Patricia Powers
Mrs. Mary Pringle
Bryn O. Richard
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Rickenbaker, Jr.
Mr. Warren Ripley
Ms. Corinne S. Roe
Ms. Carolyn Ruprecht
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Rush
Mr. George W. Sanford
Ms. Kathryn W. Sharp
Mr. Roderick E. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. George Stilwell
Ms. Merike Tamm
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Treherne
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitmore
Ms. Marian C. Winner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Yonas
Mr. Peter Zalka
Regular ($30-$49)
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Amis
Dr. Susan Bateman
Mr. E. Dean Berry
Dr. and Mrs. Charles K. Biernbaum
Billie J. Black
Mr. Henry C. Byrd
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Camp
Ms. Deborah L. Campbell
Samantha Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. George K. Chastain
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Cheatham
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn P. Churchill
Ms. Elizabeth R. Crockett
Mrs. Anne R. Cronly
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dixon
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Student ($15-$29)
Ms. Peggy L. Andretz
Ms. Nellie Beach
Ms. Eva Horry
Dr. and Mrs. Dwight J. Hotchkiss, Jr.
Mr. Allen B. Hutchison
Mr. Michael J. Mrlik
Mr. Frank Procaccini
Mr. Jarrett Rabe
Mr. and Mrs. John Siegling
Lt. Col. Barry L. Strauss
Dr. and Mrs. Jack M. Valpey
Mrs. Sally Wogsland
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P.O. Box 1765
Charleston, SC 29402-1765
For more information about the Coastal
Conservation League, check out our Web site
at www.CoastalConservationLeague.org
Saturday, July 16th, 7:30pm
"The Big Uneasy" Film Premiere at Savannah's
Lucas Theatre
Thursday, September 8th, 6pm-8pm
Presentation and Book Signing in Charleston
with Mary Edna Fraser and Orrin Pilkey, for their
new book, Global Climate Change: A Primer
Sunday, September 25th
Fourth Annual Green Fair,
Marion Square, Charleston
Saturday, October 8th, 10am – 1pm
"A Walk Through Owl Wood,"
QOL at Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw
(check www.QOLonline.org for details)
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electricity that is offset with Green-e® certified renewable energy
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Staff Picks
Favorite Summer Reads & Vacations
THE MISSION OF THE COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE is to protect the natural environment
of the South Carolina coastal plain and to enhance the quality of life of our communities by
working with individuals, businesses and government to ensure balanced solutions.
Patrick Moore, Columbia Office Director:
Fave Read – PILLARS OF THE EARTH, by Ken Follett
Fave Vacation – Flat Rock, NC
Michelle Sinkler, Program Director
Fave Read – THE ADVENTURES OF
TOM SAWYER, by Mark Twain
Fave Vacation – Deveaux Bank, SC
Adrienne Levy, Director of Communications
Fave Read – HALF BROKE HORSES,
by Jeannette Walls
Fave Vacation – Pawleys Island, SC
Ryan Black, Project Manager
Fave Read – OLD MAN AND THE SEA,
by Ernest Hemmingway
Fave Vacation – Edisto River
Treehouses, SC
Kate Parks, Program Director
Fave Read – DO IT ANYWAY, by Courtney Martin
Fave Vacation – Lake Keowee, SC
Dana Beach

to pdf - Coastal Conservation League

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