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NJ.com   By Jonathan D. Salant WASHINGTON — Don’t expect to see oil rigs off the Jersey Shore. That was the message the state’s Republican lawmakers walked away with following a meeting Tuesday with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. “If it’s not off the table, it will soon be off the table,” said Rep. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., […]

Frank LoBiondo‏Verified account @RepLoBiondo NEWS: Just met w/ @SecretaryZinke re: proposed offshore drilling. As I have long said facts w/ #SouthJersey…no oil reserves, lack existing onshore infrastructure, neg impact to tourism/fishing, broad bipartisan opposition. I am cautiously optimistic message received/understood. 1:58 PM – 27 Feb 2018

The State February 28, 2018 By Bristow Marchant A majority of South Carolinians oppose drilling for oil off the S.C. coast, a new poll finds. The poll by Winthrop University found that 51 percent of South Carolinians surveyed oppose offshore drilling. Forty-one percent favored drilling. The poll found support for drilling varied radically between self-identified […]

February 26, 2018 Watch full video Anti Off Shore Drilling Rally The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce held a press conference at the Music Pier on the Ocean City Boardwalk, Monday Feb. 26, 2018, in opposition to proposed off-shore oil drilling off the New Jersey coast as well as other Atlantic seaboard states. U.S. […]

Surfrider Foundation Feb. 16, 2018 The Surfrider Foundation and leaders of the coastal recreation and tourism industry on Thursday presented Department of Interior representatives with a surfboard and letters signed by more than 1,000 coastal businesses and elected officials in opposition to new offshore oil drilling in U.S. waters. From Florida to Maine and California […]

Radio WVTF, Virginia’s Public Radio February 21, 2018 By Mallory Noe-Payne Opponents of offshore drilling traveled to Richmond Wednesday to speak out against President Trump’s plan to open coastal waters for drilling. The public information session on the plan was the first and only in Virginia. Laura Wood Habr owns a restaurant in Virginia Beach. […]

Charleston Post and Courier February 16, 2018 BY STEVE GILBERT I have listened to most pro-oil and gas exploration and drilling arguments and find then to be hype or just plain scams probably created by public relations experts and other supporters of the oil industry. “We just need to find out what’s out there.” Many […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch February 11, 2018 In his Commentary column, “The rich possibilities for offshore drilling,” Michael Thompson praises the federal government’s proposals to explore and drill for oil and gas off the Virginia coast. I am the immediate past vice president of the Virginia Beach Restaurant Association and the co-founder and a board member of […]

The Hill February 6, 2018 By Miranda Green The United States is on pace to become a net exporter of energy, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA). The 2018 annual report on the U.S. energy outlook projects that the country will shift from mostly importing energy to primarily exporting it by […]

News & Record February 4, 2018 In his opinion column (Jan. 24), John Hood justified the federal government permitting drilling for oil and gas off the North Carolina coast by using the work of university economists. Citing this academic work, Hood argues that in terms of dollars, the state would gain more than it would […]