Free Times December 30, 2015 By Rodney Welch A 2013 report sponsored by the petroleum industry grossly exaggerated the benefits and underestimated the negative effects of offshore drilling along the Southeast coast, according to a new study. The study comes as the Obama administration gears up to decide by the end of 2016 whether to […]
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The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is hearing loud and clear that the people and small businesses of South Carolina do not want oil exploration and drilling off the coast of our state. But there is offshore energy we do want—Wind. Next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday BOEM will hold public hearings to accept
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Hilton Head Island Packet December 23, 2015 By Stephen Fastenau Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling has asked the federal government how much oil and gas it thinks is in the Atlantic and what processes will be used if the resources are found. The requests are part of the city’s ongoing campaign to oppose seismic testing and
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South Strand News December 23, 2015 By Anita Crone Three representatives of small South Strand businesses took their opposition to offshore drilling and seismic testing to Gov. Nikki Haley’s representatives in Columbia on Dec. 16, pointing out potential economic and environmental problems with the proposal that has been endorsed by the governor. The trio –
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The Washington Post December 21, 2015 By Joby Warrick VIRGINIA BEACH — When then-Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) first pushed the idea in 2010, it was easy to find Virginians who favored oil and gas drilling along the Virginia coast, even in this tourism-dependent city of 450,000. The Virginia Beach City Council voted 8 to
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The State December 17, 2015 By SAMMY FRETWELL COLUMBIA, SC Hundreds of small businesses opposed to offshore oil and gas drilling called Wednesday for Gov. Nikki Haley to switch positions and oppose the search for fossil fuels along the south Atlantic coast. After a news conference outside her office in the State House, small business
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The Charleston Post and Courier December 16, 2915 By Bo Petersen Offshore energy development would get a new, hard look if Hillary Clinton were elected president next year, she told an opponent of drilling and testing off the Southeast coast during a radio interview Wednesday. “I am very skeptical about the need or desire for
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The Charleston Post and Carrier December 16, 2015 By Maya T. Prabhu COLUMBIA — More than 400 mostly coastal small businesses presented a letter to Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday voicing their opposition to oil and gas drilling and seismic testing off the state’s coast because of fears it could harm the environment and tourism.
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The State December 16, 2016 By SAMMY FRETWELL COLUMBIA, SC – Small businesses opposed to oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean called Wednesday for Gov. Nikki Haley to switch positions and oppose the offshore search for fossil fuels. In a letter to be delivered to Haley’s office, the businesses asked Haley to withdraw
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December 16, 2015 Statement of Frank Knapp Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce. Contact him at fknapp@scsbc.org or 803-252-5733 —————————————————————————————————————- In January of this year the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce was one of the first South Carolina organizations to come out in opposition to offshore
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