Honoring South Carolina’s Top Air Quality Improvements, Programs, Projects, & People

A Message from Myra Reece, Bureau Chief:

The Bureau of Air Quality is gearing up for its 2nd annual "Spare the Air" Awards. This award acknowledges South Carolina’s most innovative air quality programs and projects. The recipients exemplify what an individual, business, school or other entity can accomplish by committing to improve the environment. We encourage previous applicants and award winners from 2008 to apply again to reflect their on-going efforts or new projects.

As South Carolinians strive to improve air quality, we want to recognize the value of our partners. Your efforts to develop new air quality reduction strategies, policies or expand on existing ones make a difference, and this program is intended to highlight these efforts.

We encourage you to tell us about air quality challenges that you have overcome with viable solutions in your workplace or community. Your program or project could very well be the next big idea that everyone has been waiting for!

Nominate a worthy business, organization, individual or yourself before the July 31, 2009 deadline. Don’t delay; we are eager to hear about your success. So, mark your calendar and support the "Spare the Air" Awards program by submitting a nomination today!

I look forward to seeing many of our partners and guests at this event in Columbia on November 18th!

2008 Spare the Air Award recipients:

Back (left to right):  Mike Greeley, William C. "Billy" Derrick, Synithia Williams, Dan Powell,
Sandra Yudice, John Owings, Myra Reece, Commissioner C. Earl Hunter, and Frank Powell
Front: Ernest Lee

Purpose

To recognize environmental leaders (i.e., companies, groups, communities, schools, local governments and individuals) that have made a voluntary commitment to promote and practice air quality improvement in South Carolina. Those environmental leaders nominated should demonstrate continuous environmental improvement through such practices as energy conservation, behavioral modifications, and other strategies to improve air quality.

Goals

• To promote a healthier environment through air quality initiatives that are sustainable and replicable,
• To educate, build awareness, and motivate others to make better decisions about the environment through air quality improvements,
• To encourage positive behavioral changes that improve air quality,
• To strengthen and build partnerships with businesses, organizations and the citizens of South Carolina to improve air quality.

Links

• Register to attend the 2009 Spare the Air Awards Ceremony
  
  
• Directions to Brookland Baptist Church Banquet & Conference Center
  
  
• 2008 Spare the Air Awards
  
  
  
  

Any questions? Please call Debra Briggs-Monroe at 803-898-3752 or email her at SpareAir@dhec.sc.gov.