Broadwater

[captbieg]

Last public meeting tonight on Long Island for Broadwater Natural Gas Platform in Long Island Sound at William Floyd HS. What a disaster if this goes through.

 

Dont see anyone in favor of this yet the scary thought is that it just doesnt matter.

 

Any thoughts, comments, actions

[Joe]

Disaster? Jobs, home grown energy, new fishing spot; The downside is what?

[Billybob]

I have a question:

Who actually makes the decision ?

 

Me, I'm against it simply because I don't think LIS "property" should be leased out to commercial concerns. What's next condo barges and casino barges ?

[Lagerhead]

Captbieg, please tell us what the disaster will be besides being in view of some richies backyard?

[Voldemars]

I beleive the final decision will lie with a Federal agency (FERC).

 

Personally I am all for it (and also for the wind farm in the atlantic off of jones beach)

 

I agree that they will change the view (a little) but I can't see them from my house or when I fish in the dark ;-)

 

Face it - we live in a every growing highly populated area. unless we want to deal with brown outs and ever escalting energy prices we will have to make some compromises.

 

Anyone have any better ideas to solve our energy problems?

 

......and for those who claim it will be a terror target - hello - the whole tri state area is a big target. So what do you think would hurt us more? hitting a LNG terminal in the middle of a large body of water MILES from houses, populations, offices, trains and roads.........

 

......or hitting a chemical, oil or other flamable facility in a densely populated area like NJ with roads, airports, houses, offices, etc all around in close proximity?

 

 

 

 

that's my .02c

 

 

 

V

[NS Mike D]

I am all for it.

 

LNG tankers are all over the world and no less safe that the flimsy oil tankers/barges that spill onto our beaches every year.

 

The terror arguement is a false scare politcal ploy from politicians who get big oil donations.

 

 

LNG supply is huge and from varied sources

 

LNG burns cleaner.

 

LNG cost less.

 

LNG reduces our reliance on OPEC.

[captbieg]

Always great to hear the varried opinions. My concern on the issue follows the enviormental condition of the sound and how it will be effected and certainly no one will disagree it will be effected. I am not a scientist nor an enviormental engineer so I cant speak to what effects may or may not happen, Why risk it. A closed body of water that will not recover from any sudden change in chemical or thermal condition(our lobster stock has still not recovered). Seems to me that we already don't know the effect that goes on with anything we do. It seems like a very localized short term gain for a very potentialy high risk.

 

I agree the terror argument is some what over stated. No one is taking anything away from LNG as a viable sorce of energy. Fishing spot, doubt you will ever get close to it not any closer then the Northville pier, jobs not so sure on that.

Whats wrong with the pipeline thats there.

[scallop2]

Are we going to be depent on another country for gas now ? How many people know where the the gas gets shipped from ? Most people on Long Island don't use gas for there house so we won't be saving anything. It is for New York city residents . It will effect us fisherman that fish the Race off of Eastern L.I. , When that ships come thru the race it will be the fisherman that will have to give way. The people from eastern Long Island have nothing to gain from LNG , it will just be a eyesore on the sound . I'am glad that Conn. won't let them in there state..

[fishcisco]

more money to the arabs who have more gas than oil!

 

http://www.ameinfo.com/75112.html

[captbieg]

Yes and more money to Bush and his mob to fund more wars.

 

Why don't we hear from our elected officials here in New York Like our Senetor oh to involved in presidential race so Hillary can't get involved.

 

I hate when Federal government gets involved in anything too much