Tillis Statement On Obama Administration’s Decision To Exclude North Carolina From Offshore Energy Exploration | Eastern NC Now

Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration reversed its position and announced mid- and South Atlantic coastal states, including North Carolina, would not be eligible for offshore energy exploration

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    WASHINGTON, D.C.     Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after the Obama Administration reversed its position and announced mid- and South Atlantic coastal states, including North Carolina, would not be eligible for offshore energy exploration:

  • "I am extremely disappointed in the Obama Administration's decision to effectively end this debate before it even starts. I will continue to work with my colleagues to pursue safe and responsible energy exploration opportunities that will create good-paying jobs and move America closer to energy independence."

    The President's announcement today is a complete reversal of a plan he previously supported to permit offshore energy exploration off the southeast Atlantic coast for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022. In response to the original plan, Senator Tillis joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce legislation that would allow mid- and South Atlantic coastal states - Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia - to share in the revenue from energy resources developed offshore, an arrangement similar to that of Gulf Coast states.

  • Contact: Daniel Keylin
  •     (202) 224-6342

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( March 16th, 2016 @ 11:44 am )
 
I fail to see any wisdom in drilling oil in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. The location between the Outer Banks and Gulf Stream is guaranteed to have a blow out sooner or later and the environmental damage would be intolerable to me.

Any of us living in Coastal Carolina and down river from possible fracking inland would be part of a Crude Oil Sandwich which would destroy aquatic life already under assault from river pollution already taking place.

For me, the wiser approach is to seek energy from alternative sources to Petroleum. It is undeniable that the environment suffers from pollution already in place from past practices. It is time to look seriously to the future for me. . .



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