Rejected by New York State D.E.C. - appeal by Broadwater. read article
here...
B r o a d w a t e r :
LWVCT testimony based on LWVUS position at FERC hearing, 2007: http://www.lwvct.org/issues/resources/011607-Broadwater-Testimony.htm
N.Y. Rejects
Floating Gas Terminal
NYTIMES
By THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published:
April 10, 2008
Filed at 3:13
p.m. ET
NORTHPORT, N.Y.
(AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson said Thursday the
state won't approve putting a $700 million
liquefied natural gas terminal the size of the Queen Mary
2 in Long Island Sound.
"The fact is,
Broadwater is behind us," Paterson said of the project,
prompting applause from a crowd of about 200
politicians, environmentalists and Long Island residents. Paterson joins
Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell and nearly every elected
official on both sides of the sound who oppose the project.
Foes claim the
terminal could imperil the ecosystem; Paterson said it
"would scar Long Island Sound."
The Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission concluded last month that the
project would have no major environmental
effect on the region. Opponents also
say a terrorist attack there could be catastrophic.
There was no
immediate comment from the consortium that wants to build
the terminal, Broadwater Energy.
Broadwater -- a
joint venture of Shell Oil and TransCanada Pipelines
Ltd. -- can still appeal to the U.S. Department of
Commerce.
Broadwater had
been running a high-profile public relations campaign
that included TV, radio and print ads, extolling the
region's need for natural gas and claiming energy bills
for Long Island ratepayers would drop $300 a year.
Opponents countered that rates would not actually drop, but
might not rise at as fast a rate if the LNG terminal were
approved.
Impact on Issues
- Connecticut
http://www.lwvct.org/elibrary/pdf/Impact%20on%20Issues%202007-09%20FINAL.pdf
This is the
2007-2009 version (pdf file).
Impact on Issues
- LWVUS
http://www.lwv.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home§ion=ImpactIssues&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentFileID=1228
This is the link
to download 2004-2006 version (amended
after 2004 LWVUS Convention in 2004)