Back in January, we asked a simple question: What was your top green resolution for 2008? As the early votes came in, the energy-related choices were slightly ahead. But as time went on, the choice became clear — Charleston, you want to buy local food and products! Out of 130 respondents, 20% of you resolved [...]

World…meet the Charleston Green Living Map – the latest offering from the tech department at Go Green Charleston. We’ve combined all of our former green maps into one ginormous über map. Like all Google-based maps, you can zoom in or out, pan the map North/South/East/West, and click and drag for optimal exploration. To take a [...]

Ahhhhh, how we love when you all leave comments. In fact, that’s one of the main benefits of this site: the ability to work together as a community to become more sustainable. The more ideas we share, the more results we’ll see. Here are some of your great ideas from the past few weeks: On [...]

2008 has just begun, and I’m already seeing green! You must be too, or you wouldn’t be reading this. Our mantra at Go Green has always been, “We can do this together,” and the beginning of a new year provides us a great opportunity to live up to it. I hope you’re as excited as [...]

I’m pleased to announce the arrival of our latest cartography effort: the Local Green Businesses Map. Visit our refurbished Green Maps section and learn where to find a green home, buy some fair trade goods, or just get a healthy bite to eat. The Charleston-area is teeming with eco-friendly businesses, and as the scene grows [...]

What really makes this site useful is the amazing ideas we get from readers just like you. Leaving comments here on the blog is a great way to help the community by sharing your knowledge. Check out some of the great ideas that readers have recently left… On Mt. Styrofoam, Jaime says: Have you guys [...]

When Stephanie Hunt contacted me about the article she was writing for Charleston Magazine, I was thrilled. It was yet another sign that Go Green Charleston was being taken seriously as a local environmental resource, and I was happy to help. I answered some questions and provided a list of local green organizations. I couldn’t [...]

I wanted to kick off this week by announcing that Jennifer Mathis will be joining Go Green Charleston as a blog contributor. Many of you already know Jennifer from The Little Green Bag Project, a grass roots effort that is putting reusable shopping bags in the hands of local residents. That project reflects the passion, [...]

Today is Blog Action Day! If any of you Go Greeners have a blog, take the opportunity to scribe your eco-thoughts today. 15,000 blogs and 12 millions readers are participating. Local ideas, global change. Go!

As this site and community grows, we are seeing some amazing contributions from readers just like you. If we continue to work together and share local tips, we will help ourselves and others walk the green road. With that said, here are some of my favorite comments from the last couple weeks. On Bottled Water-free [...]

Please join me in congratulating fellow Go Green founder and contributor Justin on the birth of his third child, Sophia Noelle. Mom and baby are doing great, and looking forward to the ride home in their Prius.

One of the things I love about this blog is all the comments we get from readers like you. The insight, information, and fresh perspectives that come from this community remind me of why we started this project – to give us all a place to share, learn, and grow. With that in mind, here [...]

I just finished another Go Green Map featuring locations where you can drop off used plant containers. These items are limited to round pots, flats, and trays. Not much, I know, but reducing our impact means resuing everything we can. And until biodegradable pots are the norm, or Charleston County starts recycling plastics 3-6, reusing [...]

Hey all! I’m Jennifer Norman, a.k.a the woman behind the man, and of course his better half. So, I am not a blogger. I don’t own a PC. I’m not even sure how to access my voicemail. In fact, I’m writing this in ink, standing. And yes! Chad is totally forcing me to write. He [...]

Hey, just a quick note that Go Green has two new blog contributors. Gregory Heath is a long time friend and environmental advocate – you may have caught his post yesterday. Gregory knows a lot more about politics that I do, and quite frankly is a lot smarter, so I look forward to his posts. [...]

Just a quick note to let all you Facebook junkies know we have a Go Green Charleston Facebook Group setup. Take a second to join and spread the word to other locals in your network. We’ll be using this channel more in the future, but for now just spread the word!

Maybe it was the holiday? Maybe people just blew up their trash? Maybe this column is working? Whatever the reason, I’m happy to report that there were no bad examples of trash disposal on my way in to work yesterday (though my wife said had I gone one street over, I would have seen something [...]

The life blood of any online community is its user participation, and I have to say I’m blown away by some of your comments on the blog. One of the goals of this site is to bring together people with varying levels of knowledge on green issues, and encourage the sharing and discussion of ideas. [...]

I’m starting to make some headway on the Recycling Map, but it’s taking longer than I anticipated. Getting coordinates out of Google Maps and into the XML file is pretty time consuming. Though I have managed to get a few on-site photos into the map (see image below). I just think it’s cool to be [...]

Hey, thanks for participating in the first Go Green Poll! At the time of this post, there are 44 votes – more than I anticipated to be honest. I’m glad the count is high, as I hope to use this tool for serious litmus testing later on. Anyhoo, here’s that first poll: Looks like we’re [...]