South Strand News June 13th, 2018 By: Clayton Stairs After a recent announcement by the American Petroleum Institute about a new coalition in support of increased access to U.S. offshore oil and natural gas resources, oil drilling opponents say it is a “fake” coalition. API held a phone conference for the press on June […]
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PRESS RELEASE Date: May 14, 2018 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: SC Mayors and Small Business Chamber respond to accusations by seismic industry supporters Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Billy Keyserling, Mayor, Beaufort, SC 843-592-0400 (c) SC Mayors and Small Business Chamber respond to accusations by seismic
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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 matter, and governors matter,” Zinke
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South Strand News April 12, 2018 By Clayton Stairs 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 five-year program (2019-2024) for oil
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(Read Frank Knapp’s statement on President Trump’s Executive Order on offshore drilling and seismic testing in the Atlantic here.) The Beaufort Gazette- Hilton Head Island Packet April 29, 2017 By Stephen Fastenau Here they go again. Months after local elected officials, businessmen and environmentalists won victories over the prospect of offshore drilling, their campaign has
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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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Published on June 12, 2012 By SUSANNE M. SCHAFER | Business Week Three top South Carolina Republicans came together Monday to support federal legislation thatwould allow drilling of gas and oil off South Carolina’s coast, arguing thestate’s need for jobs and income outweigh potential problems. “There is a riskin everything you do, but the biggest
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