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Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 2
Episode 2

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The next guest is Paul T. Gayes, Ph.D. Palmetto Professor of Marine Science and Geology Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Services. Mr. Gayes discusses climate change from the...
Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 1
Episode 1

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Mr. Kevin Mills, President and CEO of the South Carolina Aquarium, is our host for the Myrtle Beach panel, and introduces each expert. Mr. Mills begins the panel by talking about the Aquarium’s roles...
Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 3
Episode 3

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Doctor Robert T. Ball, Jr., physician, educator, and epidemiologist, joins to discuss the human-health aspects of climate change, like how infectious diseases caused by climate change affect those...
Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 5
Episode 5

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Omar Muhammad, of the Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities joins to discuss environmental justice. Disproportionate communities are extremely impacted by climate change, due to flooding...
Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 4
Episode 4

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The Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson, Chief Judge of the Myrtle Beach Municipal Court, joins to discuss planning ahead, to make the world a safer and overall better world for future generations. How can...
Myrtle Beach Main Panel, Part 6
Episode 6

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Mr. Kenneth McIver, a teacher, Boy Scout troop leader, and a concerned citizen, joins to briefly discuss his perspective of climate change from a resident’s point of view.
Sonja Evans

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Sonja Evans is an artist in Hilton Head, SC. This is her full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change. The video includes responses to the following questions: How well do you think the...
U.S.S. Yorktown, Aircraft, and Exhibits | Let's Go!
U.S.S. Yorktown, Aircraft, and Exhibits | Let's Go!

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USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with the US Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War. World War II’s famous “Fighting Lady” would participate significantly in the...
Savannah Main Panel, Part 6
Episode 6

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Dr. Matthew R. Gilligan, Professor Emeritus at Savannah State University, emphasizes the important roles that educational institutions must play in instilling values, knowledge, and climate change...
Savannah Main Panel, Part 4
Episode 4

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Mildred McClain, representing the Citizens of Environmental Justice, insists that the vulnerable communities be an integral part of the discussion on solutions to climate change, along with policy...