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Environment People Savannah

International Paper is closing in Savannah. Good.

No community likes to lose jobs, and the 1100 jobs lost with International Paper closing two mills in the Savannah area is going to be painful. But let’s stop pretending that International Paper has been a good neighbor, because this just isn’t true. International Paper has been one of the largest industrial users of water […]

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Savannah’s Springfield Canal stormwater project likely casualty of Trump cuts

Trump’s first action on becoming President was a wholesale revocation of several Biden Executive Office actions, leading to closure of many vital programs. One of these programs is called the Justice40 initiative. For the first time in our nation’s history, the Federal government has made it a goal that 40 percent of the overall benefits […]

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Climate Change Savannah Weather

Flood city

The Ogeechee river still hasn’t fully crested yet in the Savannah area. All the roads around my home are now closed, either completely or to thru traffic. We’re not at risk of flooding, but others aren’t as lucky. River records were broken in Ellabell and Richmond Hill. And this with us getting only about 10 […]

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Silent Sunday June 30 2024

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What I’m Reading – Jan 2 2024

Biden on climate, Virginia school district accidentally releases confidential data, stop buying so much crap, and Substack has good and bad people.