Waves of thanks to all those who submitted
comments against Port Ambrose LNG! A whopping 51 groups signed on to our
comments and over 60,000 comments were sent in, in opposition of the project. A
special thanks to Catie Tobin from Clean Ocean Action, Doug O’Malley from
Environment New Jersey, Anthony Rogers-Wright from Environmental Action, Andrea
Leshak from NRDC, and Matt Gove from Surfrider Foundation for putting together
the 68 page comments against Port Ambrose. Due to the massive amount of
comments and deficiencies with air quality and pipelines, the clock has been
stopped on Port Ambrose. Although this is a victory, the fight is not over!
In reviewing the Coast Guard and Maritime
Administration’s DEIS, Clean Ocean Action and the anti-LNG Coalition identified
numerous flaws that underscore citizen concerns that the LNG port would be a
target for terrorism; threaten fishing, jobs, and tourism; and would be a
disaster for our climate. The identified flaws were outlined in our 68 page
comments to the federal docket on behalf of the Anti-LNG Coalition, a bi-state
(NY/NJ) coalition of community groups, maritime organizations, faith-based,
union, and civic leaders opposed to LNG facilities. Some of the most egregious
flaws found in the DEIS include:
1. The Energy Information Administration
(EIA) stated natural gas imports will be near zero by 2018 and extend to 2040
2. According to a March 2015 EIA report,
Asian LNG gas prices are currently at $7.45, which is down from $14 this
October. However, these are higher than the 2014 US domestic prices – $4.39 in
2014, and expected prices- $3.07/MMBtu in 2015 and $3.48/MMBtu in 2016. More
facts prove that the US will not import more expensive foreign LNG over
domestic.
3. In gallons, the water used annually for
operations alone would equal 1,167,487,020, to put this volume into
perspective, it would fill an Olympic size pool 56 miles long every year.
4. Estimated entrainment for the
construction phase of the facility is 44,027,806 eggs and 5,075,044 larvae of
fish. Estimated annual entrainment during operation, emergency and maintenance
activities of the facility is 40,070,732 eggs and 5,986,906 larvae. Estimated
annual entrainment during decommissioning of the facility is 2,573,528 eggs and
296,648 larvae.” These eggs and larvae would contribute to the ecosystem, are
essential to supporting the food web, and threaten to undermine the fisheries
industry.
