http://www.islandpacket.com/2013/02/14/2381228/beaufort-mayor-offshore-oil-drilling.html
By BRIAN HEFFERNAN
bheffernan@islandpacket.com
843-706-8142
Published Thursday, February 14, 2013
Talk of offshore drilling strikes some in the Lowcountry as an unnecessary risk to the environment and tourism industry.
“Why would we risk and threaten the golden egg when there is no seeming emergency and when it has a potentially detrimental environmental impact that would kill that golden egg of tourism?” Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling said.
Keyserling said he would rather invest in South Carolina’s wind and mainland natural gas industries than expose the coastline to oil-spill disasters like the Gulf Coast has faced.
“I think it poses an undue threat to the quality of life to the people who live here and the people who visit here and those who want to live here,” he said.
Hilton Head Island Mayor Drew Laughlin said he would need more details about the locations of the drill sites and regulations governing them before making up his mind about the issue.
“Experience shows us that there are risks associated with offshore drilling,” he added. “Just ask the people in the Gulf.”
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http://www.wnct.com/story/21217398/3-govs-seek-reconsideration-of-offshore-oil-gas
WNCT
McCrory among 3 govs that want offshore oil drilling
Posted: Feb 15, 2013 8:35 AM PST
Updated: Feb 15, 2013 8:35 AM PST
By WNCT STAFF – email
RALEIGH, N.C. –
Governor Pat McCrory is teaming up with other governors to begin offshore drilling.
And he’s hoping the federal government will join in.
McCrory made that clear in a letter to President Obama’s administration. Virginia governor Bob McDonnell and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley are both on board.
They want the administration to revise its current policy to one committed to taking advantage of our natural resources, as long as we do it safely.
The governor says energy production off our shores would create 140,000 jobs over the next 20 years.
Special thanks to Richard Charter