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<FIRST>Tony</FIRST>
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<LAST>Dobson</LAST>
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<ADDR1>2115 Palmetto Place</ADDR1>
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<CITY>Fort Mill</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29708</ZIP>
<EMAIL>tdobby55@gmail.com</EMAIL>
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<SUBJECT>Seismic Testing & Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration</SUBJECT>
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Governor Haley;

I am writing to urge you to reconsider your stance on seismic testing and offshore oil exploration off our coast.  South Carolina's fisheries and ocean based tourism and recreation support nearly 79,000 jobs and generate over $4.4 billion in GDP each year.  Embracing offshore drilling would mean the industrialization of our state's coastline with oil &amp gas infrastructure, which is in clear conflict with the existing economic and environmental advantages enjoyed by our coastal communities.

The impact of seismic testing on marine mammals, fish, other sea life and the surrounding ecosystem is also a serious concern.  BOEM's own estimates find that over 138,000 marine mammals will be injured or killed.  As evidenced by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, a major spill can impact thousands of miles of coastlines.  Therefore any drilling allowed on the Atlantic OCS represents a threat to the South Carolina coast.  NOAA has ranked the south Atlantic planning area as having the highest relative sensitivity to spilled oil along the East Coast.  BOEM should remove South Carolina and its neighboring states from the Proposed Five-Year Program.

Thank you for your time.
Tony Dobson

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