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Scientists find 320-year-old floor in Charleston

May 21, 2010 By

Scientists have found an estimated 320 year-old floor at Charles Towne Landing that they believe could be the “foundation of South Carolina.” The scientists believe a floor they found at Charleston’s Charles Towne Landing to date back to 1690. Charles Towne Landing is the site of the first English settlement in South Carolina.

The Post and Courier reports the foundation, some may call the foundation of South Carolina, is the oldest archaeological remains found at the Ashley River site. The floor is known as a tabby, which consists of material made from oyster shells and lime. The age scientists predict the floor to be means it was used at a time just after colonists moved from the site to the Charleston peninsula where the center of Charleston is today.

Filed Under: Environment & Conservation, News

SC Aquarium recognizes Charleston Battery, Al Gore for energy savings

May 21, 2010 By

The Charleston Battery soccer team is getting recognized this Saturday along with former Vice-President Al Gore at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston. “We just try to things the sensible way, the right way and reduce the energy use we use in the stadium. We are obviously a big energy hog, but we’ve made a number of changes and just try to do things the right way, and it’s great to be recognized by the aquarium,” says Battery President Andrew Bell.

The Charleston Battery’s Blackbaud Stadium has recycled glass counter tops, and they do not sell bottled water.

“At the end of the day it’s just common sense. Instead of throwing the recyclables into the waste-stream, we divert them and they get reused, all the way to the cooking oil in the concession stands gets turned into bio-diesel. It saves you money in the long run, but it’s also the right thing to do,” says Bell. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Energy, Environment & Conservation, News

Some SC students climb aboard a different kind of school bus (AUDIO)

May 21, 2010 By

Christian middle schools in a number of South Carolina counties have received visits this week from a different kind of school bus. Dubbed the “Choice Bus,” it’s the nation’s first mobile experience dedicated to reducing the dropout rate.

The front part of the bus looks like a regular yellow bus; the rear half imitates a prison bus. And that’s the message, since 75 percent of school dropouts spend time in prison.

The project is sponsored by the Mattie Stewart Foundation out of Birmingham.  Foundation Director Ted Christian says the device works for a reason.

AUDIO: Christian on Choice Bus (1:50)

Friday the bus is visiting Roberts Middle School in Holly Hill and Elloree Elementary in Elloree. It has also been to a number of middle schools in Columbia, Pelion, and Sumter.

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