Be sure to share our video with your friends, family, and elected officials. In addition, for a more detailed look at the issue, check out this other video from our friends Sparrow Media and the NYC Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, along with the band Envy on the Coast.
STOP THE INSANITY!
Industrial Complexes for Importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Planned off NY/NJ Coast
Industrial Complexes for Importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Planned off NY/NJ Coast
Three industrial projects are proposed off the New York and New Jersey coasts that will bring dependence on foreign fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, habitat destruction, security risks, and pollution to the region, and will close-off ocean waters to recreational and commercial uses.
- RECENTLY WITHDRAWN!! The first proposal is by a group of private investors, called Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG), who plan to build a massive man-made island for a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in the open ocean (13 miles off Long Beach, NY, and 19 miles off Sea Bright, NJ). This project is called "Safe Harbor Energy." Cick here for pictures and a summary of the public hearings on this project -- "Insanity Island" -- held on January 27 and 29, 2009.
- The second is a project by Exxon Mobil, called "BlueOcean Energy," to build a floating LNG terminal (30 miles off Long Island and 20 miles east of New Jersey).
- The third project, called "Liberty Natural Gas," is proposed by Excalibur for 15 miles off Asbury Park, NJ.
Why is LNG the wrong choice? Liquefied Natural Gas:
- is grossly more polluting than domestic natural gas, resulting in up to 40% more greenhouse gas emissions (due to LNG lifecycle of extraction, cooling to liquid form at -259°F, transport from overseas, and heating to gas form),
- increases our use and dependence on foreign fossil fuels,
- will lead to increased home energy bills by significantly increasing supply costs (Jan. ‘08 data),
- port facilities and supplies that exist are under-utilized and can more than meet our region’s energy needs,
- steers us in the wrong direction away from existing conservation, efficiency, and renewable energy technologies & options,
- opens the door to offshore oil & gas drilling.
Why is LNG a bad choice for the ocean? The LNG facilities will:
- devastate important fish habitat, and impact endangered and threatened species,
- damage seafloor habitat,
- destroy vast quantities of marine life by refilling huge emptied tankers with billions of gallons of seawater to replace LNG cargos,
- create navigational hazards, leading to accidents & spills,
- be exposed to stronger and more frequent hurricanes, nor’easters, and wind & wave risks.
Many groups, businesses, and muncipalities have signed resolutions opposing LNG and the proposed facilities. For a list, click here.
NEED INFO?
Use the left menu column on this webpage to learn more and to join the campaign. The menu of options include a special publication by Clean Ocean Action on LNG, opportunities to join the campaign against the LNG ports, a list of groups opposing the offshore LNG ports, and information about the three proposed LNG ports off New York and New Jersey.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN & TAKE ACTION!
Visit our Action Alerts page to learn how to take action in the campaign as a citizen, organization, municipality, and business.
LINKS & MEDIA:
- Listen to a 60-second radio announcement, produced by Rav Freidel, opposing the LNG ports proposed off NY and NJ. Click here to listen. (File format is MP3; your computer will open the file in your default media player.)
- Listen to David Byer, COA's Former Water Policy Attorney, discussing offshore LNG ports on a recent 15-minute segment of WNYC Radio's Leonard Lopate show. Click here to listen.
- If LNG is bad for Malibu, CA, it's bad for the NY/NJ coast! Watch a motivating YouTube video by Malibu Surf Shack of a rally against a proposed LNG port off Malibu. Includes comments from many celebrities. Click here to watch.
- Clean Ocean Action Special Report - "LNG: An Un-American Energy Source, Liquefied Natural Gas: An Expensive, Dirty, Foreign Fossil Fuel that Threatens Our Natural Gas Energy Independence" (requires Adobe Acrobat program to view)
- List of organizations, towns, and businesses opposing LNG ports in the ocean off the NY/NJ coast
- Clean Ocean Action Testimony, August 7, 2008 Public Hearing on offshore LNG terminals, hosted by NJ Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee and NJ Senate Environment Committee
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