offshore oil exploration and drilling

Rally to Protect our Coast

Join us at the Rally to Protect our Coast as we celebrate the powerful momentum South Carolinians have built in 2019 against dirty and dangerous offshore drilling activities off our coast and learn how you can get involved in the fight to #ProtectOurCoast. Monday, August 5 from 6–8 p.m.  (Food and drink provided). Charleston Harbor […]

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More research refuting “seismic testing is harmless”

The Maritime Executive July 24, 2019 Research: Lobsters Harmed by Seismic Surveys By The Maritime Executive A new study of the impact of seismic air guns used in geological surveys of the seafloor has found that the sensory organs and righting reflexes of rock lobster can be damaged by exposure to air gun signals. The

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Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic

PRESS STATEMENT Date:       July 11, 2019 From:      South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject:  Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Contact:  Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Booker offers Day One action to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Senator Cory

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Strategic victory against seismic air gun blasting of the Atlantic

Today the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control found that the permit for seismic exploration for oil off the SC coast submitted by WesternGeco is inconsistent with the state’s Coastal Zone Management Program. Read DHEC’s letter here. On June 8th the SC Small Business Chamber submitted our comments in opposition to the permit.

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NOAA concerned about oil spills but not toxic chemical releases

PRESS RELEASE Date:       July 8, 2019 From:      South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject:   NOAA concerned about oil spills but not toxic chemicals Contact:   Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733, 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org Columbia, SC—A recent story in the Charlotte Observer cites a June 29th NOAA report concerning the federal agency’s Atlantic Coast expedition to locate

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Bluffton, other communities voice concerns about seismic testing

Bluffton Today July 6, 2019 By Dan Hunt The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Conservation received a letter this week from 16 coastal communities, including Bluffton, opposing seismic testing for offshore oil and gas deposits. The letter was drafted on behalf of the communities by the nonprofit law firm S.C. Environmental Law Project.

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Offshore Oil Exploration and Drilling

In January of 2015, the SCSBCC announced its opposition to the exploration and drilling for oil off the Atlantic Coast.  (SC Business Reasons for Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling/Seismic Testing) In November of 2015, SCSBCC President and CEO Frank Knapp joined other businesses and elected officials in meeting with the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean

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Opinion: President Trump, from one business owner to another: Protect our coast from offshore drilling  

Tampa Bay Times July 4, 2019 By Tom Kies, Robin Miller and Vipe Desai Recent reporting by the Wall Street Journal that President Donald Trump’s plan to open nearly all of our oceans to offshore drilling has stalled is welcome news. As leaders of three business alliances — representing more than 47,000 businesses and over

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This is what the Petroleum Industry wants to bring to our coast

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                AP Photo/Matt Rourke Last week the East Coast’s largest oil refinery in Philadelphia exploded leaving a totally destroyed plant, 1020 lost jobs and terrified residents. So much for the oil industry’s safe technology. Watch the videos here and here and here.

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Rice hopes Trump shift will end Atlantic leasing plan

Coastal Observer Jun 21, 2019 By Charles Swenson U.S. Rep. Tom Rice sees growing opposition to offshore drilling among the state’s congressional delegation, but he told constituents last week that a bill that would ban oil and gas leases on the Atlantic coast has no chance of passage. The best chance to prevent offshore drilling

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