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Continue ReadingCharleston Post and Courier January 10, 2018 By Bo Petersen Gov. Henry McMaster plans to ask the Trump administration to exempt South Carolina from offshore drilling, just as the Florida “no drill” promise started to spell trouble for the president. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said late Tuesday that drilling would be “off the table” when […]
Continue ReadingHilton Head Island Packet January 10, 2018 By David Bennett On Jan. 4, the Trump administration released a draft plan that would open nearly all of our nation’s coastal waters to seismic testing, offshore oil and gas drilling and exploration. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called it “… a new path for energy dominance in America,” […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Times January 9, 2018 By HIROKO TABUCHI The Trump administration said Tuesday it had ruled out drilling for oil and gas off the coast of Florida after strong opposition from the state’s Republican governor, Rick Scott. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke moved last week to allow new offshore oil and gas drilling in […]
Continue ReadingThe Washington Post January 8, 2918 Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia Beach comes out against offshore drilling By Jenna Portnoy Rep. Scott Taylor (R-Va.) says he is opposed to drilling off the coast of his Virginia Beach district, breaking with President Trump who last week moved to erase a ban on oil drilling in the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Beast January 8, 2018 ‘This is a pristine place. Human health and environmental health are codependent. Why would you want to risk that?’ By Lyndsey Gilpin Laura Wood Habr has lived a block from the beach nearly all her life. She’s the co-owner of Croc’s 19th Street Bistro, a sustainable, climate-friendly business. She sources […]
Continue ReadingHilton Head Island Packet January 5, 2018 By Tom Davis The Trump administration recently announced a new drilling plan that includes opening up areas off South Carolina’s coast to seismic testing for oil. This is terrible public policy. First, seismic testing involves firing loud sonic guns into the ocean floor every 16 seconds to read […]
Continue ReadingThe New York Times January 5, 2018 By JACQUELINE SAVITZ At the end of 2016, residents up and down the Atlantic coast were breathing sighs of relief after successfully arguing to keep offshore drilling away from their beaches, tourism-dependent economies and their very ways of life. But this week, the possibility of offshore oil and […]
Continue Readingapp.com By Michael L. Diamond, President Donald Trump administration’s proposal to open the Atlantic Ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling threatens New Jersey’s economy and quality of life, lawmakers and the state’s incoming governor said Friday. The state’s U.S. senators and Rep. Frank Pallone, all Democrats, said the plan amounts to a giveaway to […]
Continue ReadingOilPrice.com January 4, 2018 By Zainab Calcuttawala The U.S. Department of interior is set to replace the Obama administration’s five-year oil and gas leasing plan on key bodies of water with federal government jurisdiction, the Oil and Gas investor said. The new plan will open up waters in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific Oceans to […]
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