Southeast Coast Up For Sale For Offshore Drilling?
Today, the Obama administration proposed a sale to lease the waters off of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Virginia for oil and gas development. The details of this proposal were released in the…
Big News on BP
This is a guest post from our partners at Gulf Restoration Network originally published on Friday, September 5. The ongoing impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster go to show that offshore…
Obama Admin Ignores Public Input, Advances Atlantic Drilling
Late last week, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), under the Department of Interior, released a document that continues the march toward offshore drilling along our coasts. The document is the…
Local Biz Owners Say Offshore Drilling is Bad for Business
Who would you say is the most qualified entity to talk about what's good and bad for business on the coast of the Southeastern U.S.? President Obama? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce?…
37 Southeastern Communities Join Hands for Their Coast
On Saturday, May 18, communities throughout the Southeast hosted events to stand up for their treasured places and send the message that these places must be protected from the impacts of risky…
Join Hands For Our Coast This Saturday!
This Saturday, you have the opportunity to join with thousands of other beach, marsh, and general coast lovers at your local Hands Across the Sand event. Hands Across the Sand is an…
Why We Should Not Drill Offshore the South Atlantic
Today, April 20, marks the 3rd anniversary of the tragic Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil disaster. In spite of how apparent it seemed three years ago that offshore drilling is a bad idea…
Gov. McCrorys Disconnect on Beaches and Offshore Drilling
This is a guest post by Institute for Southern Studies Editorial Director, Sue Sturgis. This piece was originally posted on the Institute for Southern Studies' blog, Facing South. In his first State…
This Isnt Settled Yet
This guest post, written by Dan Favre, Communications Director for Gulf Restoration Network, originally appeared on GRN's blog here. [Editorial note: Sadly, just hours after this landmark settlement, another Gulf oil platform…
Hands Across the Sand: A Tale of Two Coasts
This post was co-authored by Liz Kazal, Mississippi Campus Organizer for Southern Energy Network. Folly Beach photos courtesy of Foxworthy Studios. On Saturday, August 4, 180 communities in 32 states and 15…