January 4, 2018 “Based on media reports it is likely that the Department of the Interior will consider Florida as a potential state for offshore oil drilling – which is something I oppose in Florida. I have already asked to immediately meet with Secretary Zinke to discuss the concerns I have with this plan and […]
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January 4, 2018 RICHMOND – Governor-elect Ralph Northam released the following statement today following the Trump administration’s announcement it will expand offshore drilling off all U.S. waters, with potential to affect Virginia’s coast. “A commitment to preserving the health of Virginia’s coastline has fueled the growth of the New Virginia Economy—today’s announcement puts the progress we’ve made
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January 4, 2018 RALEIGH: Today, Governor Cooper shared the following statement on the White House’s announcement on offshore drilling: “Offshore drilling represents a critical threat to our coastal economy. Protecting North Carolina families and businesses is my top priority, and we will pursue every option to prevent oil drilling near North Carolina’s beaches, coastal communities,
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The New York Times January 4, 2018 By LISA FRIEDMAN WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in nearly all United States waters, it announced Thursday. The plan would give the energy industry broad access to drilling rights in most parts of the outer continental shelf, including Pacific waters
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December 24, 2017 Charleston Post and Courier December 23, 2017 Our state senator, Stephen Goldfinch, has gone on record calling the opposition to seismic blasting and offshore drilling a “vocal minority” of “environmental zealots.” So, in the senator’s view, every municipality and county on the South Carolina coast has been coerced by a liberal brand
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December 24, 2017 Myrtle Beach Sun News December 22, 2017 I didn’t know that I was an environmental zealot until I read Stephen Goldfinch’s opinion piece in the Sun News. All this time I thought I was opposed to seismic testing and offshore oil and gas drilling for other reasons. (By the way I put
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December 24, 2017 Myrtle Beach Sun News December 22, 2017 Where I grew up we had a saying. “If you don’t like the weather, wait three days and it will change.” Our state senator seems to mirror that saying every time he advocates for testing/drilling for oil and gas off of our coast. In one
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December 14, 2017 The State December 14, 2017 Columbia, SC As the federal government considers giving permits for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina, the petroleum industry and its surrogates are working hard to convince the public that seismic testing will not harm whales, dolphins, fish and all
December 14, 2017 Text by NEWS WIRES 2017-12-12 The World Bank will stop financing oil and gas exploration and extraction from 2019, it announced Tuesday at a climate summit seeking to boost the global economy’s shift to cleaner energy. “The World Bank Group will no longer finance upstream oil and gas, after 2019,” it said
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December 28, 2017 NC Policy Watch December 27, 2017 By Lisa Sorg New science about the hazards of seismic air gun testing could waylay plans of four international companies that had planned to explore and drill for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast. As part of its consistency review, the state Division of
