All too often people accept without question misleading sound bites from politicians and oil industry spokesmen who don’t let accuracy get in the way of their message.
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FICTION: Drilling for oil in the Atlantic is necessary to help achieve energy independence.
FACT: The U.S. would not export oil if it was needed to achieve energy independence. Yet we currently export about 300,000 barrels of crude oil a day to Canada, an exemption under the 40-year ban on exporting crude. (Bordoff, 2015) Then on October 6, 2015, the House of Representatives voted to lift the export ban.
(Bordoff, 2015). Jason Bordoff and Trevor Houser. January 2015. Navigating the U.S. Oil Export Debate. Center on Global Energy Policy.
FICTION: Seismic surveys must be conducted in the Atlantic to find out how much oil and gas is out there.
FACT: Seismic surveys alone do not determine how much oil and gas are present. Exploratory drilling is necessary to determine whether hydrocarbon deposits are present and to determine if there are sufficient quantities to be commercially produced. Seismic surveys identify the location and characteristics of geologic formations likely to contain oil or gas. That information allows the government to estimate oil and gas resources and allows the oil industry to focus their drilling in the most promising areas. But BOEM cautions that, “When considering estimates of hydrocarbon resources for decision making, one must keep in mind that resource estimates are just that—estimates.” (BOEM. 2014. Draft Proposed Program. p.5-6)
FICTION: There is no evidence that seismic surveys harm marine mammals.
FACT: Many scientific studies have shown that seismic surveys disrupt the behavior of marine mammals. The airgun noise interferes with communication among these social animals, displaces them from feeding and breeding areas, and alters their migratory travel. The harm that results includes stranding, reduced population levels, weakened individuals that are more susceptible to predators, and premature death. (Weilgart, 2013) The oil industry claims there is no causal relationship between seismic airgun noise and the consequences of behavioral changes in marine mammals just as the tobacco industry claimed for decades that there is no casual relationship between smoking and lung cancer.
(Weilgart, 2013). Weilgart, L. 2013. A Review of the Impacts of Seismic Airgun Surveys on Marine Life. CBD Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, 25-27 February 2014. London, UK.
100% SOUTH CAROLINA MUNICIPALITIES HAVE OFFICIALLY OPPOSED
OFFSHORE DRILLING AND SEISMIC BLASTING.
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Huffington Post:
When the Tea Party Meets the Sea Party
Rising tide of opposition to drilling off S.C. coast |
Grassroots anti-offshore drilling effort draws overflow crowd |
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The strength of public opposition to oil drilling off the South Carolina coast is nothing short of overwhelming.
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A capacity turnout of more than 200 people packed a meeting hall for the inaugural Don’t Drill Lowcountry gathering Tuesday night. Dozens more waited outside.
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South Carolina's spectacular coastline from offshore drilling.
Get the Facts
At a Glance : Why it Doesn't Make Sense
Oil and gas industry leaders are saying that Atlantic Offshore Drilling will boost economy, will help gain American oil independence and is environmentally safe.
Why bipartisan states Florida, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine already said NO. |
Intro to the Issue
“The federal government proposed earlier this year to open the Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia coasts to offshore oil and gas leasing in 2021. This action, which would make the South Atlantic coasts available to oil and gas leasing for the first time in over 30 years, introduces a significant shift in federal policy and a threat to the environment, economy, and lifestyle of the Southeast coast...” – SELC
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Where did the oil go?
Five years after the BP oil spill, Perrin Ireland at NRDC, shows us how scientists tracked the lost oil of the Deepwater Horizon spill and its impact.
Claims vs. Facts
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Republican Sen. Chip Campsen:
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“...In the process of building and delivering my vessels from the Gulf of Mexico I have observed firsthand the land-based infrastructure necessary to support offshore drilling. It is not a pretty sight. It is extensive, dirty and highly industrial.
There simply is no place on South Carolina's coast appropriate for this kind of industrialization. Our coast is dominated by residential and resort development, wildlife refuges and extensive protected ecosystems such as the ACE Basin and Santee Delta. Offshore oil's land-based infrastructure would not mix well with current coastal land uses.” |
Amendment proposition: Republican Representative Mark Sanford
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We’ve been working on finalizing spending bills here in DC before the end of July, and last night we debated funding for the Department of the Interior – which manages the offshore drilling process. |
