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Borecky: Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Off Long Beach Invites Disaster, Including Terrorist Attack
A LNG facility would not only harm fishermen, but would also mean a new terrorist target just 14 miles off the Long Island shore.
On Earth Day, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that as long as he is governor, he will not allow any liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities off the New Jersey coast. This is a huge victory for our oceans. The governor of an adjacent coastal state has significant veto power over an LNG project, such as Atlantic Sea Island Group's (ASIG) proposal to build a 60-acre island 13.5 miles off the shore of Long Beach to import, store and regassify natural gas. This project needs the approval of both the New York and New Jersey governors. As co-chair of Legislator Dave Denenberg's Taskforce Against the LNG Island, I have been actively opposing ASIG'S proposal to build an LNG island. The impact this LNG island would have on Long Island is…
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