100+ Members of Congress Sign Letter: "No Drilling off Our Coast"
Earlier this week, South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford co-led a bipartisan sign on letter of his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, asking Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to uphold recently-made guidelines…
Taking the fight against Atlantic offshore drilling to Washington
Greetings from the nation’s capital! I am in Washington, D.C. on a trip to talk with Congressmen and Senators from South Carolina about the need to protect the Southeast coast from the…
South Carolina Citizens Say No Offshore Drilling
An overflow crowd of more than 300 coastal South Carolinian citizens gathered at Patriot's Point in Mt. Pleasant on Tuesday night to stand up to protect the coast from offshore drilling. The…
As California Goes (with oil spills), So Goes the Nation?
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Wave of South Carolina Communities Opposes Offshore Drilling
Last night, two more South Carolina bodies of government--the City of Columbia and Charleston County--went on the record against offshore drilling and seismic testing by passing resolutions of opposition. Both Councils passed…
Congressman Sanford Stands With the Coast, Rejects Offshore Drillling This Morning
This morning, Congressman Mark Sanford hosted a press conference where he clearly announced firm opposition to offshore drilling and exploration for oil and gas off the Atlantic coast, thus aligning with the sentiment…