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NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
cause of security issues, vast are-
as around the LNG ports will be
exclusionary zones where marine
traffic of any sort if prohibited.
Also, the port would discharge
3.5
million gallons of chemically
treated seawater for pipe tests
and generate significant under-
ǁ ĂƚĞƌ ŶŽŝƐĞ ƉŽůƵƟŽŶ ;ďĂĚ ĨŽƌ
whales, porpoises, etc.) Con-
ƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƌƚ ǁ ŝů ĂůƐŽ
ƉƌĞǀ ĞŶƚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂŶ
offshore wind facility that was
planned in the immediate area.
džƉŽƌƟŶŐŐĂƐ ŵĂLJƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJƌĞͲ
sult in price rises for us too. Why
ƐŚŽƵůĚ ŐĂƐ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ƐƚĂLJŝŶ ƚŚĞ
U.S. when prices overseas are so
much higher? Supply and de-
mand will always rule.
Needless to say, an LNG port is
also a massive security risk. It’s
ůŝŬĞ Ă ŇŽĂƟŶŐ ƚĂƌŐĞƚ ĨŽƌ ƚĞƌƌŽƌͲ
ists.
So is there any benefit to this
project? Well, if you are one of
the six (yes six) employees of the
parent company, Liberty Natural
Gas, it might be good. But for
the rest of us? This project is
bad news, all the way.
But it’s not too late for you to do
something! New Jersey’s Gover-
ŶŽƌ ŚƌŝƐƟĞĂŶĚ E Ğǁ zŽƌŬ͛
Ɛ ' Žǀ Ͳ
ernor Cuomo can veto this pro-
ject. You can reach Governor
ŚƌŝƐƟĞ Ăƚ ;ϲϬϵͿ ϮϵϮ
-6000
and
Governor Cuomo at (518) 474-
8390,
so get on the phone, call
them and say NO to LNG! Tell
them that you oppose the Port
Ambrose LNG project.
You can also find more info on
ůĞĂŶ KĐĞĂŶ ĐƟŽŶ͛
Ɛ ǁ ĞďƐŝƚĞ
-
ǁ ǁ ǁ ͘
ĐůĞĂŶŽĐĞĂŶĂĐƟŽŶ͘
ŽƌŐ
-
as
well as links that will make it easy
for you to submit your com-
ments.
Don’t wait, say
NO TO LNG
right
now!
this eighth of a mile stretch of
shoreline with the amazing
views. The debris here is a di-
ǀ ĞƌƐĞ ĐŽůĞĐƟŽŶ͕
ĨƌŽŵ ŽůĚ ƚƵŐͲ
boat rope to broken glass from
ůŝƋƵŽƌ ĂŶĚ ďĞĞƌ ďŽƩ ůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐͲ
carded clothing from homeless
persons that frequent the area.
There may also be an abandoned
automobile or two thrown in.
The huge concrete and stone
ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŽůĚ Ζ, ĂƌďŽƌ
Watch ' house (where the ships
were directed by flags and binoc-
ƵůĂƌƐͿ ŚĂǀ Ğ ďĞĞŶ ďĂƩ ĞƌĞĚ ĂŶĚ
ƐŚŝŌĞĚ͘
t Ğ ĨŽƵŶĚ Ă ͚
E z ĚŝƐŽŶ
Co.' Ceramic Electrical box lock
out disc, patented April 14, 1908,
in the shoreline debris.
Walking west you approach the
Homeport, and the wrack line
traveled up into Stapleton about
400
feet.
Walking east, the fence pro-
ƚĞĐƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ WŽƵĐŚ dĞƌŵŝŶĂůƉĂƌŬͲ
ing lot was completely compro-
mised, the new fence is located
about 25 feet inward. NYPD Aux-
iliary vehicles are parked and
ƐƚŽƌĞĚ ŚĞƌĞ͘
dŚĞǁ Ăů ŚĂƐ ƉĂƌƟĂůͲ
ly submerged and collapsed in
ƉůĂĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ŝƐ ĚƌŝŌǁ ŽŽĚ͕
ƉůĂƐƟĐƐ͕
^ƚLJƌŽĨŽĂŵ͕
ĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐ
straws, clothing and food debris,
ŝƚ͛
Ɛ ƌĞĂůLJǀ ĞƌLJĚŝƐŐƵƐƟŶŐŝŶ ƐŽŵĞ
places.
Ƶƚ E ZW ͛
Ɛ ůĂƚĞ džĞĐƵƟǀ Ğ ŝƌĞĐͲ
tor, Kerry Sullivan and his neph-
ew Sergio used to fish here for
A Shoreline Journey – the
ůŝŌŽŶ ^ŚŽƌĞůŝŶĞ
By Jim Scarcella
dŚĞ ůŝŌŽŶ ƐŚŽƌĞůŝŶĞ ŝƐ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ
ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ &ƌŽŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĚŐĞͲ
ǁ ĂƚĞƌ ^ƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕
ďĞŚŝŶĚ ƚŚĞ ůŝŌŽŶ
^ƚĂƚĞŶ /ƐůĂŶĚ ZĂŝů ZŽĂĚ ƐƚĂƟŽŶ
and work yard.
The area flooded extensively dur-
ing Hurricane Sandy, in fact, this
is the area where the abandoned
oil tanker ended up on the street.
The tanker was eventually re-
floated and sent to salvage by US
Coast Guard. The storm surge
from Sandy also completely de-
stroyed the fence which was al-
ƌĞĂĚLJŝŶ ƉŽŽƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘
NRPA, FCA, and North Shore Wa-
ƚĞƌĨƌŽŶƚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀ ĂƟŽŶ ŚĂǀ Ğ ĐŽŶͲ
ducted a couple of clean ups of