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…
Pollution, not explosions, big threat from weapon dumps off South Carolina, Navy diver says
Charleston Post and Courier May 22, 2018 Watch entire press conference at WCSC-TV (including break to watch C-17s fly over) By Bo Petersen Jim Barton speaks at press conference The real danger of disturbing hundreds of thousands of tons of unexploded bombs, poison gas and barrels of radioactive waste on the…
Press Release – Mayors and Chamber push back on seismic supporters statements
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…
Ryan Zinke Assures Lawmakers he is Scaling Back Massive Offshore Drilling Plan
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…
Experts: Seismic testing may release radioactive material from ocean floor
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…
Beaufort County leaders prepare for 2nd offshore drilling fight
(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…