November 13, 2017 Charleston Post and Courier Nov 12, 2017 The oil industry has increased its pressure on Congress and the administration to allow exploration for offshore oil and gas deposits on the Atlantic coast. Coastal communities from Florida to Maryland should be prepared to push back twice as hard.…
Without drilling for oil in the Atlantic, geopolitical goal is being achieved
October 31, 2017 The Washington Examiner story by John Siciliano tells the progress the U.S. is making in oil exports and what that has already achieved in geopolitical terms. All without offshore drilling in the Atlantic and destroying our vibrant East Coast economy. Here are the highlights of this story:…
Time is running out to protect the Atlantic coast
The Greenville News, July 11, 2017 Hilton Head Island Packet, July 12, 2017 Statehouse Report, July 12, 2017 Charleston Post and Courier, June 15, 2017 By Frank Knapp, Guest columnist President Trump recently proclaimed that his administration is seeking “American energy dominance.” The reality is we’re already there. The United States…
Experts: Seismic testing may release radioactive material from ocean floor
South Strand News April 12, 2018 By Clayton Stiars New fears of releasing toxic and radioactive materials buried in the ocean floor are fueling concerns about the affects of seismic testing for oil and natural gas in the Atlantic Ocean. This is in response to the Trump administration’s new draft…
Ryan Zinke Assures Lawmakers he is Scaling Back Massive Offshore Drilling Plan
Washington Examiner by Josh Siegel April 11, 2018 12:24 PM Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke assured the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday that he plans to scale back his plan to expand offshore leasing in nearly all federal waters, after massive local and state opposition. “States matter, local voices matter, you…
SC Group Seeks Data on Offshore Dumping
Coastal Review Online April 10, 2018 by Staff Report COLUMBIA, S.C.— The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Defense seeking information on ammunition dumps in the Atlantic Ocean that contain conventional, chemical and radioactive weapons and…
Business Group Investigates Radioactive Weapon Dumps
Inside Sources April 9, 2018 by Connor D. Wolf The U.S. Department of Defense was asked by a business group Monday to reveal the locations of chemical and radioactive dump sites in the Atlantic. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) is seeking information regarding munition dumps that allegedly…
Letter: Pro-drilling US Rep Jeff Duncan is waging a war on God’s creation
The State April 9, 2018 Columbia, SC U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan claims that drilling for oil is part of a creator’s grand design. I believe there is a creator and we are called to be good stewards of God’s creation. Searching for and burning fossil fuel damages God’s good creation.…
Interior secretary: ‘Opposition’ to offshore drill plan
Associated Press April 6, 2018 By WAYNE PARRY PLAINSBORO, N.J. (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Friday acknowledged there is “a lot of opposition” to President Donald Trump’s plan to open most of the nation’s coastline to oil and gas drilling. Speaking at a forum on offshore wind energy…
Zinke acknowledges drilling opposition; says wind energy can grow off East Coast
Workboat April 6, 2018 By Kirk Moore The Trump administration faces strong opposition to offshore drilling among East Coast states, but also supports offshore wind energy as part of an “all of the above” U.S. energy strategy, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Friday. “There is a lot of opposition, particularly…