New biomass facility now powering much of Savannah River Site
A new biomass plant is now powering much of the Savannah River Site. Earlier this month, the U.S. Energy Department opened the facility, which generates steam power by burning wood chips. SRS spokesman Jim Giusti said the new facility replaces a 50-year-old coal plant, "It was very expensive, very old," he told South Carolina Radio Network, "We were spending millions annually just to maintain it." He said it would be cost-prohibitive to bring the coal plant into compliance with new federal … [Read More...]
Panel: Keep traffic cameras illegal
The South Carolina Traffic Enforcement Commission has recommended that the state continue its ban on using cameras to catch speeders. Lawmakers created the commission and banned the cameras after Ridgeland police began using them to catch speeders on Interstate 95. The law bans using cameras to issue speeding tickets based on photographic evidence. The Beaufort Gazette reports the commission made its recommendation to continue the ban earlier this month. The commission report says the … [Read More...]
USC Music School receives $1 million gift
The University of South Carolina 's School of Music has announced the largest donation in its history. The $1 million gift comes from James Copenhaver, the long-time former band director at the school. Copenhaver worked in the position from 1976 to 2010. The school says the money will pay for about $50,000 in scholarships each year. “With the ever-increasing cost of higher education, additional scholarship funding is needed to assure that students will continue to give service to the … [Read More...]
New C-17 arrives at Joint Base Charleston
Joint base Charleston is welcoming its 56th C-17 to the Lowcountry tarmac. The new Boeing-made Globemaster III arrived Thursday afternoon at the Charleston air base. Local aircrew members from the 315th Airlift Wing manned the craft during its flight from Long beach, California to North Charleston. Major General Robert Kane was also on the flight. He is the director of global reach programs and is responsible for air force acquisitions for aircraft. The C-17 Globemaster III is a cargo … [Read More...]
Conservation group head questions Templeton’s appointment (AUDIO)
Environmental groups are weighing in on the choice of Mount Pleasant anti-union attorney Catherine Templeton as the new commissioner of the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). Templeton has served in Governor Nikki Haley's cabinet this past year as director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Ann Timberlake, Executive Director of Conservation Voters of South Carolina questions Templeton's credentials to run an agency charged with protecting the health of … [Read More...]
