Three-Month Trial Period
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uring a three-month trial period, the facility will run at half-capacity. Data from the three monitors will be uploaded to a public Web site and can be independently analyzed. If the agreed upon standards and air quality levels are not met, the plant cannot go into full production. This will ensure compliance from the start. “We appreciate the cooperative efforts of Johnson Controls and DHEC in reaching this binding agreement,” states Nancy Cave, the Conservation League’s North Coast Office Director. “Together, we have secured greater protection for the surrounding community and demonstrated that when corporations come to South Carolina to do business, they must employ the best technology available to ensure the safety and well-being of our citizens and the environment.”
Nancy Cave
North Coast
“Together, we have secured greater protection for the surrounding community and demonstrated that when corporations come to South Carolina to do business, they must employ the best technology available to ensure the safety and well-being of our citizens and the environment.” istockphoto.com
A Hazardous Process – The Conservation League, together with the S.C. League of Women Voters, fought to ensure that lead emissions from a proposed battery recycling plant would be properly monitored and controlled.
(l-r) Summer interns Brian Fox and Jarrett Rabe
Thank You, Interns! Jarrett Rabe, a graduate student at Duke University, worked out of the League’s North Coast Office this summer, evaluating the potential for energy efficiency in Georgetown County. Jarrett worked with both Nancy Cave, North Coast Office Director, and Hamilton Davis, Director of the League’s Climate and Energy Program. Jarrett looked at the number of manufactured homes in Georgetown County and the capability for implementing energy efficiency upgrades among local contractors. That data, coupled with anticipated funding from municipalities and the federal government for energy efficiency financing, could result in significant energy and cost savings for county residents in the future. Duke senior Bryan Fox also worked with the North Coast Office this summer as a liaison in the Conservation League’s new Local Food Local Use program. Bryan traveled all around Georgetown and Williamsburg Counties, connecting local growers with the area’s restaurants and chefs. Bryan facilitated commerce between growers, such as Millgrove Farms in Rose Hill and C-Breeze Farms in Nesmith, and a variety of area restaurants – including Morsels, the Rice Paddy, Coffee Break Café and Goat Island Grill in Georgetown, and the High Hammock and Bistro 17 in Pawleys Island. Also participating was the Carriage House in Litchfield Plantation. “I hope the program will continue to grow,” says Bryan. “It provides tremendous benefit to the community in terms of promoting local, fresh produce and keeping farming viable and farmland in tact.”
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