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Friday, October 20, 2023: BAPAC hosted our third in a series of (virtual) coffee chats to celebrate National Reuse Day: a day to highlight reuse as a central tenet of sustainability. Reuse is re-gaining popularity and it’s one of the major “Rs” to help reduce waste. Refusing wasteful products and reusing what we already have […]

Friday, June 16, 2023: BAPAC hosted our second in a series of (virtual) coffee chats to celebrate World Refill Day: a global day of action to prevent plastic pollution and help people live with less waste, featuring special guests Petros Palandjian – CEO & Founder of Good Filling and Cassandra LaValley – Sustainability Coordinator at […]

On Friday, March 24 BAPAC hosted our first (virtual) Coffee Chat to discuss: “Why single-use plastics are bad for business” featuring Marilyn Hemingway, CEO / President and Founder at the Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce and Kelly James Thorvalson, Sr. Manager of Conservation Programs at the the South Carolina Aquarium. The coffee chat was facilitated by BAPAC Board Member, […]

The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast teamed up with the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, the Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition, and the Surf Industry Members Association representing nearly 60,000 coastal businesses and entrepreneurs calling upon the Biden administration to end new leasing for offshore oil drilling. Stating that, “Unfortunately, we […]

The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast joined the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, the Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition, Environmental Entrepreneurs, and the Surf Industry Members Association to send a joint letter to President Biden   Joint Business Alliance Letter to President Biden on Upcoming Release of 5-Year Plan Proposed Program […]

Contact: Tom Kies– Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast, tom@nccoastchamber.com House Permanently Protects Atlantic From New Offshore Drilling The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast Applauds House Passage of Build Back Better Act Provision to Permanently Ban Oil and Gas Leasing in the Atlantic  Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build […]

The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast joined the Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast and the Florida Gulf Coast Business Coalition to send a joint letter to Congress expressing support for the provisions in the Build Back Better Act that would end new offshore oil and gas leasing off the Atlantic and […]

Contact: Tom Kies– Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast, (252) 726-6350, tom@nccoastchamber.comGrant Bixby – Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, grant@bixbyresidential.com Call to Congress from Business Coalitions: Permanently Protect Our Coast Coastal business alliances from across the country unite to urge Congress to permanently ban new offshore oil and gas drilling   A […]

  Coastal Business Alliances Respond to Biden Executive Action in Joint Statement, January 28, 2021Contact: Tom Kies, (252) 726-6350, tom@nccoastchamber.com Offshore Leasing Pause Vital to Protecting Coastal Economy As leaders of coalitions representing over 50,000 businesses and 500,000 commercial fishing families along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, we applaud the Biden-Harris […]

BAPAC looks forward to working with the incoming Biden Administration BAPAC Statement, November 12, 2020 Contact:Tom Kies, (252) 726-6350, tom@nccoastchamber.com As leaders of coalitions representing over 50,000 businesses and 500,000 commercial fishing families along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, we offer our congratulations to President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala […]

Resounding Victory for our Coastal Economies and Communities BAPAC Statement, October 6, 2020In response to the recent seismic litigation victory Contacts:Tom Kies, (252) 726-6350, tom@nccoastchamber.comSandra Bundy, (843) 902-7615, sandrabundy@gmail.com   Last week, a lawsuit aiming to prevent five oil and gas companies from conducting seismic airgun blasting off the Atlantic coast concluded in a resounding […]

In response to President Trump’s announcement of offshore drilling protections for South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida BAPAC Statement, September 11, 2020   Contacts: Tom Kies, (252) 726-6350,  tom@nccoastchamber.com Sandra Bundy, (843) 902-7615,  sandrabundy@gmail.com   On Tuesday, President Trump announced a 10-year moratorium on offshore drilling leasing along Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts, as well as […]

First Step Towards Offshore Drilling Paints Bleak Future for Atlantic Businesses FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   NOVEMBER 30, 2018Contact:Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast — Vicki Clark, 609-425-5380, vicki@cmcchamber.com , BAPAC2017@gmail.com  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) released Incidental Harassment Authorizations (IHAs) permitting five private companies to harm marine mammals with seismic airgun […]

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 […]

South Strand News April 12, 2018 By Clayton Stiars 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 […]

Coastal Review Online April 10, 2018 by Staff Report COLUMBIA, S.C.— The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce has filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of Defense seeking information on ammunition dumps in the Atlantic Ocean that contain conventional, chemical and radioactive weapons and materials. Approximate locations of munitions […]