A coalition of local, regional, and national groups are objecting to the environmental impacts posed by the proposed Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, saying the project would hurt the Bay’s economy and ecology, increase air pollution, and hasten fracking and drilling in neighboring states.
Well, yes, and I see hastening of fracking and drilling in neighboring states (Pennsylvania mostly) as a benefit. Largely due to fracking, and increased use of natural gas, the amount of power being produced by "dirty" coal has declined and the US is actually putting out less CO2 than it was 10 years ago:
And I am unconcerned (and unconvinced) that the opening the gas docks to exports will significantly affect the Bay's ecology, and as for the economy, I suspect that it will be good for the economy rather than harmful.
The group – Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Patuxent Riverkeeper, Potomac Riverkeeper, Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper – filed public comments and a motion to intervene in the proceedings late Friday to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) calling on the agency to conduct a thorough environmental review, or prepare an Environmental Impact Statement, of the project
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“LNG facilities, like the one proposed for Cove Point, are intended to ship natural gas extracted in this country off to foreign lands," said Michael Helfrich of Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper. "The result is that gas drillers will make more money, while natural gas prices increase for Americans. This shale gas 'gold rush' will ravage communities and the environment with untold miles of new pipelines and infrastructure through the Susquehanna Watershed. It may be a win for the gas drillers, but it throws the idea of American energy independence out the window.”
Maybe the Riverkeeper of the "Lower Susquehanna River" should consider letting us, of Southern Maryland, decide what industries and facilities we want in our own back yards.
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