This past Tuesday, Conservation Voters was as disappointed as we always are when we see a letter written by a proponent of offshore drilling who captures his or her audience with misguided “energy independence” rhetoric. (Read the Sun News article here:) But this time we were especially outraged when we realized the source.
The South Carolina Energy Forum sounds noble enough—“a growing community of concerned citizens committed to two goals—achieving energy security for our country and holding our elected officials more accountable in shaping energy policies."
But make no mistake: the South Carolina Energy Forum is a front group for the oil companies, and the American Petroleum Institute in particular. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that they are fighting hard to expand offshore drilling. And they are working to attack industries like wind, solar, and biomass that have real potential to replace fossil fuels.
That is why Conservation Voters wants all of its supporters to become aware of the true nature of this misleading “South Carolina Energy Forum.” After all, do we really want to find out what happens when we keep big oil in charge? They already had their chance, and unfortunately for all of us, they blew it.
More resources:
-The SC Energy Forum’s Website can be found at: . Write in to express your discontent over big oil purposefully misleading the American people and unjustly taking charge over SC politics.
-The Sun News article can be found at: . Comment to help inform the public about the true intent of this agency.
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