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Press Release - Bishop Comments on Coast Guard Plan for Broadwater

Date: Sept. 22, 2006
Location: Coram, NY
Issues: Oil and Gas


Bishop Comments on Coast Guard Plan for Broadwater
Report Issued Today Highlights Problems with LNG Proposal

Coram, NY — Congressman Tim Bishop (NY-01) commented today in response to the U.S. Coast Guard's report indicating that numerous security risks must be resolved before the Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal could be approved for placement in the Long Island Sound.

"The Coast Guard report confirms what we already know: Broadwater is a dangerous plan that imperils the safety of the area's residents and environment," Bishop said. "We have better energy solutions such as the Islander East Pipeline. We don't need to spend millions of taxpayer dollars on boats and security zones or industrialize the Long Island Sound to accommodate Broadwater when there are better and safer solutions."

Broadwater Energy, a joint-venture between TransCanada Pipeline and Shell, proposes to locate a floating LNG terminal approximately nine miles off of the north shore of Long Island and eleven miles from the south shore of Connecticut. Broadwater previously indicated that the floating barge will be approximately the size of the Queen Mary 2.

http://wwwc.house.gov/timbishop/r109-115.htm

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