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Surge: Issue 5

You deserve to be well equipped for this new phase of life on Earth. Let’s not lose sight of our love for the Earth and humanity as thermal energy hugs our planet tighter. Let’s accept what we can't change: we’re in for some adventurous, dangerous decades. Let’s change what we can't accept: fossil fuels send us even further down an ecological death spiral. And let’s meet our challenges with a social movement so vital, creative, and righteous that we win climate liberation in our lifetimes.

CHS 2030: Nurturing Our Urban Creeks

CHS 2030: Nurturing Our Urban Creeks

Gadsden Creek is only one of the Charleston water bodies with “urban creek syndrome:” contaminants from surrounding car traffic and development, reduced water intake from inflexible anti-flood infrastructure, and reduced ecological diversity. To put it simply, we don’t take care of our creeks.

Building a Better Future: How Charleston's Zoning Codes Impact Climate Resilience

Building a Better Future: How Charleston's Zoning Codes Impact Climate Resilience

The water in Charleston is rising, and there’s no way around it. Yet, developers continue to seek out low-lying and vulnerable areas for new construction, and often these developments have real, physical impacts on long-standing Charleston communities.

Artist Profile: Vassiliki Falkehag

Vassiliki’s attention to the natural world is apparent in her work – it is her work. I’m fascinated by her ability to embody a spirit of openness, awareness, and a profound sensitivity to the spaces and the people that she encounters.

Wadmalaw Longing Song

Wadmalaw Longing Song

Throwing them into relief is the long side of the shed where, painted fresh over the whitewash, a vine-ripe tomato at the peak of its succulence.

Hymn

Hymn

Rebundling what has come undone, / marsh stems now locked by shadow’s bond

The Gardener

The Gardener

Pollen-stained air / and sun-glare quicken