Environment

Thanks to all who have checked up on me to see how I have survived the flooding in Columbia. I and my family are fine. Unfortunately many residents and businesses fell victims to the onslaught of rushing water from our rivers, streams and breached earthen dams. South Carolina’s emergency response agencies have performed flawlessly and […]

I confess that I did not watch the Republican Presidential debate last night to the bitter, 3-hour end. I wonder how many viewers started out as I did and just got tired of it all. Fortunately we have reporters who get paid to watch the entire show. If it wasn’t for them, we probably would

There are strong rumors that President Obama will soon announce his decision, possibly within days or by the end of August, on the Keystone XL pipeline. He will either throw his support to the private Canadian oil company that wants to build the pipeline into our country to send the dirtiest, high-carbon oil from the

  Friends — As other South Carolina utilities are improving customer access to our abundant solar resource, Santee Cooper has proposed adoption of punitive rates for customers that want to produce some of their own power. If adopted, the proposal would represent one of the most aggressive anti-solar policies in the country and run counter

When you received your electric bill for the month of July, you saw how hot that month was and it cost you big time. Now scientists have confirmed that July was the hottest month the world has ever had, at least since we’ve been keeping record from the late 1800s. And the prediction is that

“If I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way.”  Lindsey Graham, June 7, 2015 The New York Times By Anna North July 27, 2015 Republican presidential candidates have generally refused to acknowledge the reality of climate change. New polls and a report issued last week