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January 2012 - The 12 Miles South Coalition is being reorganized to respond to the Mississippi Development Authority's current plan to proceed with surveying and leasing for drilling in Mississippi waters.
The information you see here is a combination of current information and information from the previous attempt at drilling in 2005. We're updating the website as quickly as possible. The 2005 information is useful since the essential issues remain the same. The concerns about drilling as MDA plans remain the same. Furthermore, the decline in gas prices reduces the incentive for drilling in today's market.
2012 Resources and Updates
- February 16, 2012 - "Drilling by the Numbers, Again: The Economic Impact of Gas Exploration Offshore of Mississippi" by Jeffrey K. Bounds, Sc.D., February 23, 2012 (revised)
An examination of the true economic effects of drilling on the Mississippi coast
- January 25, 2012 - Study: Drilling could hurt tourism – Sun Herald (Front Page)
- January 25, 2012 - MDA should promote, not diminish, the value of our most precious tourism assets
Sun Herald Op-Ed by Louis Skrmetta, President of Gulf Coast Attractions Association
- January 26, 2012 - Mississippi Public Broadcasting, " Environmental Groups Oppose Gov. Bryant’s Push for Drilling Near Mississippi’s Barrier Islands "
- January 26, 2012 - Mississippi Press, "Critics say offshore oil and gas activity threatens tourism, economy on Mississippi Gulf Coast "
- January 26, 2012 - WLOX Evening News, Environmental leaders protest drilling in the Gulf (lead story)
- January 24, 2012, Sun Herald - Drilling off Coast is too risky, study says
By Geoff Pender - glpender@sunherald.com
Read more here.
- Gulf Restoration Network Action Alert
Open this page to access a form allowing you to email your opinions and questions to the Mississippi Development Authority and James Barksdale.
Public Meeting, January 27, 2012 - The sole meeting on the Coast for residents and businesses to comment
A public meeting is being held on Friday, January 27, 2012 from noon to 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building Lecture Hall on the campus of, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 2300 Highway 90, Gautier. Coast residents should take advantage of this opportunity to express the concerns and pose their questions. Road Map Campus Map (Admin building is item 1.)
August
21, 2005 - Mississippi Coastal Drilling Forum
3000+ people took part in the public
rally and forum on August 21 to help show that the Coast
doesn't want inappropriate testing and drilling
close to our barrier islands. Read about it here.
2005 Student Essay and Poster Contest
Results - click
here.
The 12 Miles South
Coalition needs your support!
Contact the volunteer office in Pascagoula
at 769-8486 for details or send a check to P.O. Box 1842,
Gulfport, MS 39502.
Read or download the Coalition's fundraising
letter ( Word .doc file.) or a contribution
flyer (.pdf file). Left click
the link to view, right click to download.
Yard signs and
bumper stickers are available.
Call
769-8486 in Pascagoula or stop by one of these locations:
Sun
Herald, July 17, 2005 - They did WHAT?
 Read Karen Nelson's article in the Sun
Herald.
"Six blocks of federal water in
the Gulf closest to the barrier islands have been leased
to an oil and gas company.
Three of the blocks are just
three miles from Horn Island, a federal wilderness, which
means a platform could be placed that close."
Complete
article here.
The
contents of this site are changing frequently; please
be certain you have the latest version by refreshing the
web page. Use
the F5 key on a PC or chose the "refresh" or "reload" option
from the browser menu. Please report any errors to web@12MilesSouthCoalition.com. Suggestions
are welcomed.
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