Although the Atlantic was recently removed from consideration for oil and gas leasing, multiple permits that would allow for seismic testing to occur over a huge swath of the Eastern Seaboard continue to move forward. Seismic testing is a means to one end, offshore oil and gas development, and has been widely opposed by communities, […]
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“American Small Business’s Perspectives on Environmental Protection Agency Regulatory Actions” April 12, 2016 Thank you, Chairman Rounds, Ranking Member Markey and members of the subcommittee. My name is Frank Knapp, Jr., I’m the President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, a statewide, 5,000+ member advocacy organization working to make state
The State (SC) Hilton Head Island Packet Myrtle Beach Sun News Miami Herald Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA) The Kansas City Star Bradenton Herald (FL) April 5, 2016 By Vera Bergengruen, McClatchyDC WASHINGTON Despite the Obama administration’s recent decision to scrap its offshore drilling plans for the southeast Atlantic coast, eight permits for seismic testing are still
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Court Brief Says Plan Protects Businesses and Economy from Climate Change Columbia, SC — Today, 25 business groups including the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce and Lowcountry Local First, announced that they are filing a friend of the court brief (an “amicus brief”) in support of the national Clean Power Plan, the strongest
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Washington, DC—Last week, the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) and the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) filed a motion for permission to file a brief as friend of the court in support of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a case now before a federal appeals court in Washington, DC, that will
The Hill March 25, 2016 By Frank Knapp and Sierra Weaver We love living on the Southeast coast for the same reason so many Americans travel here: to enjoy the natural beauty, small-town charm, and unique local business scene – not to mention the great fishing. But for the past year, everything we know and
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Think Progress March 15, 2016 by Samantha Page Years of campaigning paid off Tuesday, when the Obama administration removed plans for oil and drilling off the southeast Atlantic coast from its draft five-year plan for ocean energy development. The decision came after more than a million public comments were submitted on the proposal, Department of
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Press Release Subject: Offshore Drilling Along the Atlantic Coast announcement Date: March 15, 2015 Who: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Contact: Frank Knapp Jr., 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 cell Today the Obama Administration announced that it has removed the Mid-and South Atlantic areas from its Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas
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Lexington County Chronicle February 25, 2016 By Jerry Belune A business leader believes S.C. Electric & Gas sold lawmakers a false bill of goods. The Cayce-based power company told state regulators and lawmakers that charging customers to pay for its two new nuclear plants would save money. It hasn’t, S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce
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If 2015 was the hottest year globally on record, what did that mean for your city? The New York Times, using weather data from AccuWeather, has given us an easy to use tool to find out (well as long as you live in one of 3,116 cities data is available). So how did we do
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