Issue Position: Offshore Drilling

Issue Position

My thoughts in this regard were best expressed by my friend and colleague, SC State Sen. Chip Campsen: "The land-based infrastructure necessary to support offshore drilling 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 protective ecosystems ... As an opponent to drilling offshore of South Carolina, there is no reason for me to support the seismic testing that is the precursor to drilling."

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