re: #10 BeachDem

And while Lindsey Graham makes a total ass of himself, our other senator, Tim Scott, who, of course, supports offshore drilling, totally has his finger on the pulse of the state:

Scott said he wanted communities in coastal parts of his state “engaged more in the process” before proceeding.

“I have said I’m willing to wait until we get more buy in from our coastal folks,”

Oh wait—

In August, 2017—A bipartisan group of 32 state legislators sent a sharply-worded letter opposing efforts to open offshore drilling and exploration for oil and gas along the Atlantic coast…

More than 24 municipalities and counties formally oppose offshore drilling, the letter said. Additionally, it is opposed by the S.C. Small Business Chamber of Commerce and more than 400 business owners…

Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Exploration in the Atlantic Ocean—SC communities, per Oceana:

Atlantic Beach, SC: Passed 9/14/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Beaufort, SC: Passed 2/10/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Briarcliffe Acres, SC: Passed 10/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Charleston, SC: Passed 3/24/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Charleston County, SC: Passed 5/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Columbia, SC: Passed 5/5/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Edisto Beach, SC: Passed 5/8/2014 (seismic blasting)
Folly Beach, SC: Passed 3/10/15 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Georgetown, SC: Passed 4/16/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Georgetown County, SC: Passed 7/25/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Hilton Head, SC: Voted to send letter to BOEM 3/25/2015 (offshore drilling); Voted to send letter to state department of health and environmental control 3/19/2015 (seismic blasting)
Horry County, SC: Passed 8/22/2017 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Isle of Palms, SC: Passed 2/17/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
James Island, SC: Passed 3/19/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Kiawah Island, SC: Passed 5/5/15 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
McClellanville, SC: Passed 5/4/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Mt. Pleasant, SC: Passed 5/13/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Myrtle Beach, SC: Passed 8/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
North Myrtle Beach, SC: Passed 8/17/2015 (offshore drilling)
Pawleys Island, SC: Passed 9/14/2015 (offshore drilling, proclamation)
Port Royal, SC: Passed 2/11/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Rockville, SC: Passed 4/20/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Seabrook Island, SC Mayor and Councilmembers: Voted to send letter 5/8//2015 (Offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Sullivan’s Island, SC: Passed 3/17/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)
Surfside Beach, SC: Passed 9/22/2015 (offshore drilling and seismic blasting)

Yeah, good to know Tim’s paying attention, in between his photo ops with the yam. SPIT.

Your state has such a beautiful coastline- my folks honeymooned at Myrtle. Really pathetic that Scott would be okay damaging the tourist industry for generations just so the oil industry can get a quick fix.