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Editorial: We must fight any plan to drill off the Jersey Shore

June 12, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Editorial: We must fight any plan to drill off the Jersey Shore

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. […]

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Mark Sanford, environmental groups in race against clock to stop offshore drilling

June 10, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Mark Sanford, environmental groups in race against clock to stop offshore drilling

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 […]

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Seismic Oil, Gas Search Input Sought; Fear Exists over Marine Life, Tourism

June 10, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Seismic Oil, Gas Search Input Sought; Fear Exists over Marine Life, Tourism

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 […]

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Congressman Pallone Leads New Jersey Delegation Letter Opposing Seismic Testing

June 9, 2017 - By: - In: Press Releases - Tags: , - Comments Off on Congressman Pallone Leads New Jersey Delegation Letter Opposing Seismic Testing

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) led a bipartisan letter from the entire New Jersey Congressional delegation to the National Marine Fisheries Service voicing concerns over a proposal to issue seismic testing permits for the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic testing poses a direct threat to important marine life populations and opens the door […]

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Drilling, Seismic Opponents Rally … Again

June 9, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Drilling, Seismic Opponents Rally … Again

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 […]

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Oil drilling prep considered off SC coast: Marine life could be at risk

June 7, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Oil drilling prep considered off SC coast: Marine life could be at risk

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 […]

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Local officials sound off on Trump’s move toward Atlantic seismic testing

June 7, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Local officials sound off on Trump’s move toward Atlantic seismic testing

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 […]

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Tell the Feds ASAP to let the Atlantic alone

June 6, 2017 - By: - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: , - Comments Off on Tell the Feds ASAP to let the Atlantic alone

NO seismic airgun blasting Use this easy online form June 6, 2017 The 30-day comment period has started. That means that we are literally only months away from seismic airgun blasting of the Atlantic from Delaware down to Cape Canaveral, FL, if we don’t stop it. Commercial fish and invertebrates, marine mammals and sea turtles […]

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Letter: LoBiondo a champion of coastal tourism industry

June 6, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Letter: LoBiondo a champion of coastal tourism industry

Voice of the People June 5, 2017 Coastal communities and businesses throughout New Jersey have not wavered in their opposition to offshore drilling and exploration in the Atlantic, and the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce thanks Rep. Frank LoBiondo for standing with us. His leadership in the fight to protect the coast is an […]

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NOAA sets table for seismic testing offshore, including off South Carolina

June 6, 2017 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on NOAA sets table for seismic testing offshore, including off South Carolina

Charleston Post and Courier June 5, 2017 By Bo Petersen Top of Form Bottom of Form The Trump administration took a big step Monday toward permitting seismic testing for the presence of oil and natural gas in the offshore Atlantic, issuing the rules for how the tests take place. The tests would provide data sold […]

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