July 2010
3 posts
Daytrippin: A visit to Cumberland Island + A...
Last weekend I stepped outside of Savannah to experience a different side of the Georgia Coast. Less than two hours down I-95 sits one of America’s great coastal treasures just off the coast of St. Marys. Once home to the world’s wealthiest, Cumberland Island greets visitors with pristine white sand beaches, undisturbed maritime forests, sand dunes dotted with sea oats, and...
Hello, My Name is...
Welcome, glad to have you with us. For those of you who have been following Profile Savannah Green since early Spring, please accept my formal apology for not introducing myself. Where are my manners?
I’m Summer Teal Simpson, coastal programs and outreach coordinator with the Georgia Conservancy. We’re a statewide environmental non-profit that aims to protect Georgia’s natural...
GC commentary on Savannah harbor deepening makes...
The Big Dig: Plan to deepen Savannah port threatens ecosystem
In a word, the Port of Savannah is huge. The Georgia Ports Authority’s main terminal at the port sprawls over 1,200 acres and is the fourth-busiest container port in the United States. Over the years, the shipping channel has been enlarged from its natural 17-foot depth and is now 42 feet deep at low tide. And it may soon get even...
June 2010
3 posts
Horizon Relief provides a creative way to raise...
I don’t know about you but some days it’s all I can take just to watch what’s happening in the Gulf. It’s made all the more difficult by the fact that our hands are tied when it comes to involvement in the clean up process. That’s not to say there’s nothing we can do to help, though. We just have to get creative. Visit the Georgia Conservancy website for ideas...
May 2010
3 posts
Timing is everything: Crisis in Gulf offers tragic...
The mantra of the 2008 elections “Drill, Baby, Drill” has sadly turned into words of warning “Spill, Baby, Spill” as more than 200,000 gallons of oil continues to leak daily into the Gulf of Mexico, nearly three weeks after the oil rig exploded off the Louisiana coast. Make no mistake, this spill is THE environmental catastrophe of my lifetime, threatening to destroy the...
How "green" is your gloss?: Environmental Working...
I think this is just the coolest thing ever: the meeting of two of my favorite topics, the environment and looking good. Sadly, the two are often at odds, with cosmetics born of chemicals and degradive processes and resource extraction. But thanks to the Environmental Working Group, we can now asses how bad our make-up, haircare and bath products are for us and for the environment.
See for...
“Modern technology owes ecology an apology.”
– Alan M. Eddison
April 2010
1 post
Greenest Damn Playlist. Period.
In honor of Earth Day, I thought I’d proffer some eco-friendly tunes for your listening pleasure. Go forth and download. Keep the beat alive.
“Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell
“Don’t Go Near the Water” by Johnny Cash
“Nothing but Flowers” by Talking Heads
“Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz
“Long Line of Cars” by Cake
...
March 2010
2 posts
Savannahian takes fight to conserve water across...
Tommy Linstroth has been a friend of mine since before I lived in this fair city. And anyone who does anything in the environmental realm in Georgia knows the guy. He’s got his hand in every eco-cookie jar. Having recently moved on from his long held stint as Sustainability Coordinator at Melaver, Inc., Tommy emerged as the head of his own company: Trident Sustainability. One would thing...
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better....”
– Dr. Seuss from The Lorax