Activist Sunday: Protect the ACE Basin from Greedy Utility Companies!

Join SHL on Sunday, July 13th, as we welcome Belvin Olasov, Co-Director of the Charleston Climate Coalition to talk to us about a serious environmental situation developing just upstream from us in Colleton County.

Dominion Energy is looking to build one of the highest capacity gas plants in the nation on the bank of the Edisto River and a new interstate pipeline through the ACE Basin. This $2.5 billion gas megaproject would release massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, putting SC climate goals at risk and harming local communities with hazardous air pollutants. The new interstate pipeline would impact communities, wetlands, rivers, and forests across the Southeast, threatening the watersheds of the Lowcountry.

Charleston Climate Coalition is organizing with partners to push back against the gas plant, advocating for renewable energy instead. We will need to mobilize our community against this threat if we're going to stop this dangerous mistake.

Belvin will be happy to take questions after his presentation, after which we will have the opportunity to sign a petition, send an email and utilize your social media effectively to spread the word!

This event is free and open to the public. We will be in the auditorium of the Charleston County Public Library, Main Branch, located at 78 Calhoun St in Charleston. Metered street parking is free on Sundays, and there is parking available in the garage under the library (garage closes at 5).