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WTKR-TV June 20, 2017 by Brendan Ponton, VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – City council members voted to formally oppose offshore drilling during on Tuesday night. The resolution passed 8-0 with Councilman John Moss abstaining. Council members Jessica Abbott and Shannon Kane weren’t at the meeting. “Our tourism numbers have gone north in the last eight years,” […]

WVEC-TV June 20, 2017 By Chenue Her VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) — It was an 8-0 vote by the Virginia Beach city council to strike down offshore drilling off the coast and gas exploration, including seismic testing. Councilwomen Shannon Kane and Jessica Abbott weren’t at the meeting, so neither voted. Councilman John Moss abstained from […]

Press of Atlantic City June 19, 2017 JACK TOMCZUK Staff Writer AVALON — U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, called a move by the Trump administration to conduct seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean “barbaric” and “insane” during a press conference Monday. Seismic air guns are used to find gas and oil pockets deep beneath the […]

SNJ TODAY June 19, 2017 By SNJ Today Staff Video AVALON, N.J. – Local officials, New Jersey State officials, and community members rallied together on Monday, June 19th, to take a stand against offshore drilling. Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R), along with members of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce, the New Jersey Tourism Association, and […]

NJBIZ June 11, 2017 Drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of New Jersey is a bad idea that never goes away. Former President Barack Obama was for it — before, at the very end of his term, he signed an executive order reinstating a moratorium on offshore drilling from Massachusetts to Virginia. […]

Hilton Head Island Packet June 9, 2017 By Maggie Angst The race to stop offshore drilling on the Atlantic is in full swing, and organizations up and down the coast are fighting against the clock. A coalition of more than 60 organizations from South Carolina and along the Atlantic coastline expressed support for Congressman Mark […]

Cape May County Herald June 9, 2017 By Karen Knight WASHINGTON – A 30-day public comment period began June 6 on the Trump Administration’s proposal to permit seismic airgun testing along the Atlantic Ocean coast. Seismic blasting for oil and gas exploration is the first step in a broader plan to subject the Atlantic Ocean […]

Coastal Review Online June 9, 2017 By Trista Talton WILMINGTON – Like a general rallying troops before war, environmental advocates made clear the fight against seismic testing in the Atlantic may be tough, but winnable. “The battle for the Atlantic has begun and we are going to win this battle,” said Randy Sturgill, the Southeast […]

Hilton Head Island Packet June 6, 2017 BY MAGGIE ANGST Beaufort County residents probably won’t see or hear any effects of seismic testing in the Atlantic at first, but if the fish start to go missing, they might notice. And at that point, it could be too late, according to environmental groups. Following up on an executive […]

The St. Augustine Record June 7, 2017 By JARED KEEVER The Trump administration’s recent efforts to secure permission to move forward with seismic air gun testing to search for oil and gas off the East Coast has local officials saying the move is a step in the wrong direction and potentially detrimental to the Florida […]