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Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast Celebrates Court Ruling Preventing Seismic Airgun Blasting Off the Atlantic Coast

October 16, 2020 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: Press Releases - Comments Off

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 […]

BAPAC Calls for Permanent Protections for Entire Atlantic Coast

September 11, 2020 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: Press Releases - Comments Off

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 […]

Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast Condemns Release of Permits to Harm Marine Mammals for Offshore Oil

December 10, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: Press Releases - Comments Off

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 […]

Ryan Zinke Assures Lawmakers he is Scaling Back Massive Offshore Drilling Plan

April 13, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: In The News - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

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 […]

Experts: Seismic testing may release radioactive material from ocean floor

April 12, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: In The News - Tags: offshore drilling, seismic testing - Comments Off

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 […]

SC Group Seeks Data on Offshore Dumping

April 11, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: In The News - Tags: seismic testing - Comments Off

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 […]

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 […]

Business Group Investigates Radioactive Weapon Dumps

April 10, 2018 - By: BAPAC Admin - In: In The News - Tags: seismic testing - Comments Off

Inside Sources April 9, 2018 by Connor D. Wolf The U.S. Department of Defense was asked by a business group Monday to reveal the locations of chemical and radioactive dump sites in the Atlantic. The South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce (SCSBCC) is seeking information regarding munition dumps that allegedly contained conventional, chemical, and radioactive […]

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 […]

Letter: Pro-drilling US Rep Jeff Duncan is waging a war on God’s creation

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

The State April 9, 2018 Columbia, SC U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan claims that drilling for oil is part of a creator’s grand design. I believe there is a creator and we are called to be good stewards of God’s creation. Searching for and burning fossil fuel damages God’s good creation. In the short term, creation […]