Public Concern

Food Justice in South Carolina

This week Rebecca and Alan talk about the latest environmental news in South Carolina and food justice with April Jones of the Pinehurst Farmers Market in Columbia. Public Concern is the weekly podcast from the South Carolina Conservation Coalition. The name of our podcast comes from Article 12 of the South Carolina Constitution, which is all about the functions of government: “The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State...and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern.” Subscribe, and send any questions you'd like for us to discuss at publicconcernpodcast@gmail.com. You can find out more at publicconcernpodcast.org [https://publicconcernpodcast.org]. The Pinehurst Farmers Market on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pinehurstfarmersmarket/] Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

What is Heirs Property?

This week Rebecca and Alan talk about the two-week special session of the General Assembly, and we learn about heirs property from Jennie Stephens, the Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Heirs Property Preservation. Public Concern is the weekly podcast from the South Carolina Conservation Coalition. The name of our podcast comes from Article 12 of the South Carolina Constitution, which is all about the functions of government: “The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State...and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern.” Subscribe, and send any questions you'd like for us to discuss at publicconcernpodcast@gmail.com. You can find out more at publicconcernpodcast.org [https://publicconcernpodcast.org]. Center for Heirs Property Preservation [https://www.heirsproperty.org/] Commentary: We can’t let Charleston County destroy the Phillips community [https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/commentary-we-cant-let-charleston-county-destroy-the-phillips-community/article_07b38f5a-ed40-11ea-a341-83257649938e.html] Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

Hurricanes!

This week Rebecca and Alan talk about hurricanes in South Carolina, and environmental issues with the return of the General Assembly. Public Concern is the weekly podcast from the South Carolina Conservation Coalition. The name of our podcast comes from Article 12 of the South Carolina Constitution, which is all about the functions of government: “The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State...and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern.” Subscribe, and send any questions you'd like for us to discuss at publicconcernpodcast@gmail.com. You can find out more at publicconcernpodcast.org [https://publicconcernpodcast.org]. Winyah Rivers Alliance [https://winyahrivers.org/] A Post and Courier story from September 2018 on the effort to keep coal ash out of the Waccamaw River [https://www.postandcourier.com/news/flooded-sc-river-within-inches-of-spilling-into-coal-ash-pit-with-200-000-tons/article_b32ab830-c0c0-11e8-9f36-c3a9518cf2dd.html] Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

Honorable Bodies: The General Assembly Returns

This week Rebecca and Alan talk about environmental issues with the return of the General Assembly. Public Concern is the weekly podcast from the South Carolina Conservation Coalition. The name of our podcast comes from Article 12 of the South Carolina Constitution, which is all about the functions of government: “The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State...and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern.” Subscribe, and send any questions you'd like for us to discuss at publicconcernpodcast@gmail.com. You can find out more at publicconcernpodcast.org [https://publicconcernpodcast.org]. CVSC Blog Post on Energy Poverty [https://www.cvsc.org/featured-post/energy-poverty-environmental-issue/] Contact Your State Legislator about the Public Service Commission [https://p2a.co/8weuLQH] Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]

Toxic Plastic Pellets of Death: Plastic Pollution in South Carolina

This week we’re talking about plastic pellet pollution with Andrew Wunderley, the Charleston Waterkeeper. Public Concern is the weekly podcast from the South Carolina Conservation Coalition. The name of our podcast comes from Article 12 of the South Carolina Constitution, which is all about the functions of government: “The health, welfare, and safety of the lives and property of the people of this State...and the conservation of its natural resources are matters of public concern.” Subscribe, and send any questions you'd like for us to discuss at publicconcernpodcast@gmail.com. You can find out more at publicconcernpodcast.org [https://publicconcernpodcast.org]. Charleston Waterkeeper [http://charlestonwaterkeeper.org/] Nurdle Patrol [https://nurdlepatrol.org/] Music: Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow] License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]