Under proposed plan changes, the U.S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be opening all U.S. waters off the coast of North Carolina to offshore oil drilling. Recently, the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners reaffirmed its opposition to any oil drilling off the North Carolina coast, citing threats to our economy and pristine beaches.
The federal government is seeking input on the proposed plan, and the comment period ends March 9, 2018.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Offshore Oil Drilling Public Comment Page:
BOEM Offshore Drilling Public Comment
Tips for Making Comments:
BOEM Tips for Making Public Comments
Don't Drill NC Tips for Making Public Comments
Offshore drilling facts (courtesy N.C. Coastal Federation): https://www.nccoast.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Offshore-Oil-Fact-Sheet-2017.pdf
Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners Opposition to Offshore Drilling:
February 12, 2018 Resolution Expressing the KDH Board of Commissioners Continued Opposition to Offshore Drilling and Seismic Testing
January 24, 2018 Letter to BOEM Acting Director Cruickshank
August 17, 2017 Letter to Governor Cooper Urging Opposition to Offshore Drilling
April 13, 2015 Resolution Expressing the KDH Board of Commissioners Continued Opposition to Offshore Drilling
June 9, 2014 Resolution Opposing Offshore Exploration and Production of Petroleum Resources on the Continental Shelf Off the Coast of North Carolina
December 12, 1994 Resolution in Opposition to Offshore Gas/Oil Exploration
February 27, 1989 Resolution Opposing Offshore Exploratory Drilling Until Environmental Concerns of the People are Satisfied
Other Opposition to Offshore Drilling:
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Other Communities (courtesy Oceana): http://usa.oceana.org/climate-and-energy/grassroots-opposition-offshore-drilling-and-exploration-atlantic-ocean-and
Don't Drill NC
N.C. Coastal Federation