Any amount of oil pulled from deposits off the coast of South Carolina would likely have little impact on the cost of gas at the pump, but the hysteria of $4 gas has U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint and U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson all back-peddling on their opposition to domestic drilling.
This is bad news for conservationists concerned about the degradation of American public lands, from the Alaskan National Wildlife Refuge to the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge here in South Carolina.
 Read about the Republican about-face in The State here, and watch this trailer of A Land Out of Time for a quick primer on the nationwide assault against the land that we as citizens collectively own.
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If we do tap into our oil supplies, who is going to profit from it? Will our taxes go down as a result? Or will individuals, companies and government the only ones who profit from our natural resources?
To tap into our resources, everyone should be able to share in a part of the profits!