Charleston Post and Courier July 13, 2019 State opposition to seismic testing along the Southeastern Seaboard should be reason enough for the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to deny a permit for offshore oil exploration. But if it isn’t, the surveying firm should withdraw its application, as should…
Tampa Bay Times July 4, 2019 By Tom Kies, Robin Miller and Vipe Desai Recent reporting by the Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump’s plan to open nearly all of our oceans to offshore drilling has stalled is welcome news. As leaders of three business alliances — representing more…
Small business jobs continue downward trend. Down 23,000 jobs in June and 52,000 in May. Where are the national headlines????
The Hill June 27, 2019 By Rebecca Beitsch Renewable energy production surpassed coal-fired generation for the first time in the U.S., according to the latest figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Sources like wind and solar energy provided 23 percent of America’s electricity in April, compared to 20…
AP Photo/Matt Rourke Last week the East Coast’s largest oil refinery in Philadelphia exploded leaving a totally destroyed plant, 1020 lost jobs and terrified residents. So much for the oil industry’s safe technology. Watch the videos here and here and here.
Coastal Observer Jun 21, 2019 By Charles Swenson U.S. Rep. Tom Rice sees growing opposition to offshore drilling among the state’s congressional delegation, but he told constituents last week that a bill that would ban oil and gas leases on the Atlantic coast has no chance of passage. The best…
The Washington Post June 24, 2019 By Darryl Fears The federal government’s first study of the nearly 15-year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico estimates that up to 108 barrels per day — more than 4,500 gallons — is flowing from a site where an oil company’s platform and…
June 21, 2019 Late yesterday afternoon, the U.S. House approved FY20 budgets for the Department of Interior and the Department of Commerce. Two of the amendments were extremely important and were offered by SC Representative Joe Cunningham (D). The first was approved by a voice vote and would block the…
The Hill June 19, 2019 By REBECCA BEITSCH Lawmakers gave initial approval to bipartisan measures to bar offshore drilling across the U.S. in a Wednesday meeting of the House Natural Resources Committee. The committee advanced bills that would bar drilling along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as well as the…
June 18, 2019 Call S.C. Representatives NOW! Either this Friday (6/21) or Monday (6/24) the full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Department of Interior-Environment funding bill. Four amendments are being offered. Three would ban offshore oil drilling in the Atlantic, along the Florida coastline and in the…