Sustaining Way opposes risky natural gas plant By Julia Sellers Sustaining Way joined fellow S.C. conservation organizations in Columbia in February in opposition to H. 5118. The bill enables Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper to build a risky and expensive 9,000-megawatt natural gas plant, with pipeline routes threatening the ACE Basin—one of the largest areas […]

Winter 2024 Newsletter Program Updates Sustaining Way kicks off 2024 with Nigel Robertson, WYFF Sustaining Way marked the start of 2024 on WYFF’s “4 the Record” segment with Nigel Robertson. Executive Director Michael Brown and Sustainability Education Coordinator Meghan Salm spoke about ways the Greenville community can implement small changes throughout the year to make

SCIPL names Reese as new executive director By Julia Sellers Greenville, S.C – Feb. 8, 2024 — Sustaining Way congratulates Robert Reese on his new role as Executive Director of South Carolina Interfaith Power and Light Reese holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Morehouse College and an MBA from the University of South

August/September 2023 Newsletter Program Updates Dash EV brings rideshare vision to Nicholtown In August, Dash EV (electric vehicle) partnered with Sustaining Way to offer Nicholtown residents rides in their two-seater car—and a glimpse of what ride shares could be in Greenville neighborhoods.   Roman Kuropas, founder and CEO of Dash EV Motors, said he wants residents

July 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? In early July, our work with S.C. ports and our Community Giving grant addressing food insecurity reached fruition. We were able to give out an abundance of squash, eggplants, green beans, and green peppers at Spartanburg American Legion. Maranatha Farms, Roots of Life, and other community gardens

June 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? We were thrilled to accept the Non-Profit Organization of the Year award from the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina at their annual conference. This award goes to one South Carolina non-profit organization with a mission that includes environmental education activities. We are honored to have been

May 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? On May 25th, Sustaining Way partnered with Upstate Forever, The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Furman University, and many others to hold a first-of-its-kind Electric Vehicle Equity Roundtable that brought together thought leaders in the EV space to explore how we can more equitably distribute the

March and April 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? As mentioned in our previous newsletter, Michael Brown and Rick Joye had the privilege of visiting South Africa in the beginning of March. Below is a message from them about this trip. Dumela (Hello in Sesotho),We had an amazing trip to South Africa! Our wonderful host, Princess

February 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? An introductory note from Michael Brown, Executive Director: We are excited to announce that Sustaining Way has been extended the honor of hosting a representative from South Africa, Princess Masechaba. Her name means “Mother of the Nation.” She will be staying, working, and learning with us for

2022 in Review and January 2023 Newsletter What’s New With Sustaining Way? From the Executive Director: Looking back at 2022, we can’t help but be thankful for all that we were able to accomplish with the support from our many donors, volunteers, partners, and wonderful board and staff. A focus for 2022 was beginning the