Say No to LNG! Take Action

by: kwilkinson

Tue Aug 03, 2010 at 02:32:56 PM EDT

The resolutions with sponsors and co-sponsors listed are: SR58/AR59
Here's a sampling of some of the issues from the resolution:

A SENATE RESOLUTION opposing the development of liquefied natural gas facilities offshore of New Jersey...

Construction of a LNG facility will devastate important fish habitat, impact endangered, threatened, and protected species, damage seafloor habitat, destroy vast quantities of marine life when ocean water is used to refill huge emptied tankers with billions of gallons of seawater to replace LNG cargos, and create potential exposure to stronger and more frequent hurricanes, nor'easters, and wind and wave risks; and...The proposed LNG facilities will straddle shipping lanes in the New York/New Jersey Harbor region, the busiest port on the East Coast and third busiest in the country, dramatically affecting shipping traffic patterns when tankers approach and depart the facility, interfering with port traffic, and increasing the risk of shipping accidents; and ...

LNG projects will permanently exclude the public from the ocean as vast areas of ocean will be off limits to the public, boaters and fishing vessels;...

This House opposes the development of liquefied natural gas facilities off the New Jersey coast, and supports increased energy efficiency and energy conservation and the promotion of renewable energy technologies and projects.

Action:  Contact these members of the Environmental Commitees that aren't yet co-sponsoring and ask for their support in opposing LNG:

Senator Christopher "Kip" Bateman (R), District 16  908 526-360 senbateman@njleg.org
Assemblywoman Denise Coyle (R), District 16 908 218-4059
aswcoyle@njleg.org
Assemblyman Charles Mainor (D), District 31 201 536-7851 asmmainor@njleg.org