11 Nov 08 Lowcountry News: More Stores in North Charleston?
The hot talk around the lowcountry right now is about the proposed new development on the swampland at the intersection of I-26 and US-78.
A 300 acre complex housing retailers, restaurants, hotels, offices, a supermarket, and a movie theater. If it is all built as planned it will be about three times the size of Centre Pointe outlet center near the North Charleston Coliseum.
It could be a gamble, given the current state of the economy, but of course, that won’t last for ever. What is in question is, even when the economy is racing ahead once more, does Charleston really need any more stores?
What would perhaps be more useful are more stores that are easily accessible to those without a car, and who don’t live on a bus route.
Tags: bus route, current state, economy, hotels, intersection, movie theater, north charleston coliseum, north charleston development, Restaurants, supermarket, swampland, three times, weber USA, Weiser
12 Jan 08 Water On Tap
More than 8.25 billion gallons of bottled water were sold in the USA in 2006. This created over 1.5 million tons of plastic waste.
The good news? More and more people are turning back to tap water, which for the most part – besides being thousands times less expensive – is more wholesome. Bacteria levels measured in all brands of bottled water were consistently higher, and bacteria in bottled water multiplies during its time on warm supermarket shelves.
Many top hotels in the US, now only provide water from the tap.
In San Francisco a “tasty tap” campaign has recently been started.
What can you do to help reduce the environmental damage caused by this fad? Travel with a re-usable filtered water bottle if you feel this will help.
Tags: 5 million, bacteria levels, bottled water, environmental damage, fad, filtered water bottle, hotels, san francisco, supermarket shelves
