This past Monday I and 3 Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast board members (Vicki Clark, Tom Kies and Amy MacKown) met with officials of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Department of Interior. The discussions on seismic testing and offshore drilling for oil in the Atlantic went very well. Also […]
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Clean Ocean Action March 6, 2018 Citizens Blast Federal Officials for Double Standard! Sandy Hook, NJ- On March 2, 2018 Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) hosted a hearing on the Bureau of Energy Management (BOEM) proposal to open 90% of US waters to oil and gas exploration, leasing, development and production. At the meeting in […]
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WAVY.com March 1, 2018 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management conducting public input until March 9 By Joe Fisher VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — There’s one week left for people to submit feedback to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) regarding President Trump’s controversial plan to expand offshore drilling off the Atlantic coast. “It makes me […]
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Savannah Morning News February 28, 2018 By Mary Landers Opponents of offshore drilling staged a rally at the Georgia Capitol on Wednesday ahead of an afternoon “listening session” on the issue federal regulators scheduled in Atlanta. Among those speaking to the group were State Reps. Carl Gilliard, D-Garden City, and Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, and State […]
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Cape May County Herald February 28, 2018 By Bill Barlow OCEAN CITY – Republican and Democratic lawmakers, environmental advocates and representatives of business groups gathered under gray February skies on the Ocean City Boardwalk Feb. 26, united in opposition to oil drilling off New Jersey’s coast. “I don’t know of any other issue that […]
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February 28,2017 Ocean City Sentinel By Eric Avedissian OCEAN CITY — Under gray winter skies, officials gathered by the Ocean City Music Pier on Feb. 26 for a news conference opposing offshore drilling along the Atlantic coast. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has proposed the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing […]
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February 28,2018 The Washington Post By Daniel Fears COLUMBIA, S.C. — After waiting in the morning chill for other lawmakers to speak, state Rep. Nancy Mace finally took the microphone. She was the General Assembly’s newest member, only four weeks on the job, “a baby among these folks,” she told the crowd. She was also a […]
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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., […]
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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
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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 […]
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