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  Sen. Verdin Seeks Public Input on Energy Policy in Statewide Tour web posted September 5, 2008 COLUMBIA – State Senator Danny Verdin (R- Laurens) is asking the public to add a little spark to future energy and water legislation in South Carolina. Senator Verdin, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, will serve as the moderator for the three “South Carolina Water and Energy Public Comment Sessions” scheduled for later this month. The 90-minute information/open-mic events will be held the last three Tuesdays in September. The first event will be held at Francis Marion University on Tuesday, September 16, the second event will be on the Bluffton Campus of USC-Beaufort on Tuesday, September 23, and the final event will be held at Clemson University on Tuesday, September 30. “We want to give the end-users, the homeowners, who flip the switch and turn on the faucet an opportunity to weigh in on future legislation,” says Senator Verdin. “Energy resources and water supply are going to be the top two infrastructure issues facing South Carolina in the years ahead. We have already seen how much $4.00-a-gallon gasoline affects personal budgets, and the drought, which has intensified the last two years, has been devastating to the Upstate. It is up to us as individuals, as communities, and as a state to make better choices about how we conserve, develop, and use our water and energy resources.” The goal of the three public comments sessions is to give taxpayers the opportunity to join the process on the front end. “The best time to influence legislation is in the early stages, when it is still under development, and that is what these public comments sessions will do, is provide the public with the opportunity to talk about the future of water and energy, before pen meets paper,” says Senator Verdin. As America and specifically, South Carolina, begins talking about offshore drilling, nuclear energy, clean-coal, wind, solar, and other alternative energy sources it is important for the public to have a voice. “I talk with people everyday, as I am sure my colleagues do, about energy and water issues,” says Senator Verdin. “The reality is that these problems do not fix themselves and we need to take a serious and strategic approach now so that South Carolina will continue to be a destination for positive corporate growth and those seeking a high quality of life.” Virginia and Kentucky are two Southeastern states that have already developed comprehensive policies regarding these issues and Senator Verdin says the people of South Carolina deserve the same type of comprehensive approach to the future. “As legislators we owe it to the people of South Carolina to plan for the future, that is our primary mission. We must develop a strategy that properly manages our limited assets and finite resources for future generations.” ©
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