BAPAC Blog Archives - Protecting The Atlantic Coast

BAPAC hosts virtual Coffee Chat celebrating National Reuse Day

October 18, 2023 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Comments Off

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 […]

BAPAC hosts virtual Coffee Chat celebrating World Refill Day

June 16, 2023 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: BAPAC, BreakFreeFromPlasticPollution, CoffeeChat - Comments Off

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 […]

BAPAC hosts virtual Coffee Chat on why single-use plastics are bad for business

March 31, 2023 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: BAPAC, BreakFreeFromPlasticPollution, CoffeeChat - Comments Off

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, […]

Over 60,000 Coastal Businesses and Entrepreneurs Call on Biden for #NoNewLeases

October 21, 2022 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog, Press Releases - Tags: BAPAC, Business Alliance, Drilling, No New Leases, offshore drilling, President Biden - Comments Off

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 […]

Coastal Business Alliances Across the Country Urge President Biden to Schedule No New Leases in Upcoming Plan for Offshore Drilling

June 21, 2022 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Comments Off

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 […]

Coastal Business Alliances Send Letter to Congressional Leaders Calling for Offshore Drilling Protections in Build Back Better

November 10, 2021 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Comments Off

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 […]

Upstate SC city passes resolution against offshore oil exploration and exploration

April 10, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

Big news from South Carolina. The City of Greenville sits 213 miles from Charleston and 248 miles from Myrtle Beach. But that doesn’t mean that its city council doesn’t care about the economic and environmental health of the state’s coast. Last night the Greenville City Council unanimously passed a resolution opposing offshore exploration and drilling […]

FOIA requests filed for info on ammunition and radioactive waste-dump sites off Atlantic Coast. Seismic testing resulting in toxic chemicals on beaches a big concern.

April 9, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

Date: April 9, 2018 From: South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce Subject: Info on munitions and radioactive waste dump sites in the Atlantic sought Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-252-5733 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@scsbc.org James Barton, 757-572-7750 Columbia, SC—Today a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was filed with the U.S. Department of Defense by the […]

“Oil Spill” achieves infamy

March 23, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

The words “oil spill” use to be simply a description of an event. But since Deepwater Horizon the words “oil spill” for Americans are associated with a massive catastrophe brought about by human and technology failure driven by greed. The words now have such a negative public meaning that “oil spill” has become the benchmark […]

BAPAC meets with federal agencies on offshore drilling and seismic testing

March 19, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

Newsletter March 19, 2018 Board members of the Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast met this month with officials of the federal agencies that hold the future of the Atlantic Coast in their hands. With the support of over 42,000 Atlantic Coast businesses and 500,000 commercial fishing families, BAPAC is viewed by the federal […]