Business Alliance For Protecting The Atlantic Coast

BAPAC President/CEO to speak at Atlanta rally against offshore drilling

February 27, 2018 - By: - In: Press Releases - Tags: , - Comments Off on BAPAC President/CEO to speak at Atlanta rally against offshore drilling

Wednesday morning (February 28) at 9:30 in Atlanta at Liberty Plaza across from the state capitol Georgia legislators, business leaders, and conservation groups publicly oppose allowing oil and gas development off of Georgia’s coast as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management holds a public listening session in Atlanta. Over 140 East Coast local governments have […]

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Cape May County Chamber (NJ) holds press event against offshore drilling

February 27, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Cape May County Chamber (NJ) holds press event against offshore drilling

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. […]

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Coastal Recreation and Tourism Businesses Fight Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal

February 25, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Coastal Recreation and Tourism Businesses Fight Offshore Oil Drilling Proposal

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 […]

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Feds Hold Meeting to Answer Questions about Offshore Drilling

February 25, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Feds Hold Meeting to Answer Questions about Offshore Drilling

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. […]

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Letter: Don’t believe offshore drilling advocates’ hype

February 16, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Letter: Don’t believe offshore drilling advocates’ hype

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 […]

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Letter: Offshore drilling threatens Va.’s economy

February 12, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on Letter: Offshore drilling threatens Va.’s economy

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 […]

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Ideas for Comments to BOEM

February 7, 2018 - By: - In: BAPAC Blog - Tags: , - Comments Off on Ideas for Comments to BOEM

Dick Wilderman has shared his comments he submitted to BOEM last July in response to their Request for Information.  He shares these comments with you and gives permission to include some or all of his comments in your BOEM comments that are due March 6th. Directions for filing a comment online can be found here: https://www.boem.gov/National-Program-Comment/ […]

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US projected to become net exporter of energy by 2022

February 7, 2018 - By: - In: In The News - Tags: , - Comments Off on US projected to become net exporter of energy by 2022

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 […]

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Business Alliance Congratulates Georgia State Legislators and City of Atlanta on Resolutions Opposing Offshore Drilling

February 6, 2018 - By: - In: Press Releases - Tags: , - Comments Off on Business Alliance Congratulates Georgia State Legislators and City of Atlanta on Resolutions Opposing Offshore Drilling

PRESS RELEASE Date:       February 6, 2018 From:      Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) Subject:   Business Alliance Congratulates Georgia State Legislators and City of Atlanta on Resolutions Opposing  Offshore Drilling Contact: Frank Knapp, President/CEO, 803-497-3204 (w), 803-600-6874 (c), fknapp@protectingtheatlanticcoast.org Columbia, SC—Bipartisan resolutions were introduced in the Georgia House (H.1041) and Senate (S.706) yesterday.  The […]

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