The Sustainability Institute’s Atlantic Green Conference starts TOMORROW, June 19, and while tickets to the conference are sold out, you can still get in on some of their tours – including the Green Residential Tour, featuring Mixson, Hunley Waters, and Oak Terrace Preserve. The tour runs on Saturday, June 20 from 12-2 and tickets for [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on June 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
Maid Pure, Mt. Pleasant’s organic, eco-friendly cleaning service, is now taking care of our Mixson home at 4400 Marblehead Lane! Maid Pure uses ONLY natural, eco-friendly cleaning products to leave your home clean, safe, and comfortable. You wouldn’t believe how toxic most of the chemicals in mainstream cleaning products are – for example, did you [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on June 8th, 2009 | No Comments »
You and I know that Park Circle is a vibrant, engaging place to live, but Men’s Journal has picked up on it too! The most recent edition of the magazine cites Park Circle as an under-the-radar enclave whose recent development boom has mercifully “left its liberalism intact.” They also mention that Park Circle is full [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Morris Square, Urban Sustainability on June 2nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Charleston Moves, our local organization advocating “active lifestyles and community well-being through transportation choices” is hosting a PRE-RELEASE screening of Veer, a documentary exploring America’s growing bicycle culture. The film follows 5 people whose lives are inextricably tied to bicycling over one year, detailing their personal struggles and what it means to be part of [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group on May 14th, 2009 | No Comments »
Check out rehava’s post on this year’s Charleston Young Professionals Get on the Bus (a LEEP biodiesel bus, that is) Tour. North Charleston’s just getting greener and greener…
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
Here is a brief history of Earth Day.
In the 1970s
1970
Twenty million people celebrate the first Earth Day.
1970
President Richard Nixon creates EPA with a mission to protect the environment and public health.
1970
Congress amends the Clean Air Act to set national air quality, auto emission, and anti-pollution standards.
1971
Congress restricts use of lead-based paint in residences and on [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson on April 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
It was a busy Saturday, April 18 for Mixson. The morning began with the Green Village Tour finishing at Mixson. The Green Village Tour is in it’s third year and is produced by the Sustainability Institute. This annual community-oriented event winds through the streets of North Charleston, featuring the sustainable development projects of the past, [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, Events, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on April 22nd, 2009 | No Comments »
Take a peek at the beginnings of the 2009 Coastal Living Cottage Home and learn more about what goes on behind the walls.
2009 Coastal Living Idea House | Part I from I’On Group on Vimeo.
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, I'On Real Estate, I'On Village, Videos & Photos on March 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
Ever thought about ride sharing, taking the bus, or bicycling to work? Get all the info you need on Carolina Commuter, a great website devoted to making alternative commuting easy.  They’ve even got an automated  ride share  matching program, which you can access by setting up a profile (you have to be a registered member for this, [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on February 11th, 2009 | No Comments »
Sounds like fun even if you have no idea what it means, right? Well, I discovered carrotmobbing randomly on the CoolTown Studios blog, and it turns out that it’s an extremely innovative method of helping businesses to become more sustainable or socially responsible.
See for yourself with this video and post, and then head over to [...]
Filed under: Charleston SC Green Living, I'On Group, Mixson, Urban Sustainability on December 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
