1,000 Sign Petition Against Port Ambrose Pipeline

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to veto a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas deep water port near Long Beach.

City officials announced that more than 1,000 people had either signed the petition online or in person at City Hall and are urging more to voice their opinions on the matter.

The project would construct an import facility about 17 miles southeast of Jones Beach.

“Long Beach is still rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy with many residents not back in their homes and businesses struggling to remain open,” the City Council wrote in their petition. ”Long Beach is also without a Hospital which causes health and safety concerns. Therefore Port Ambrose is seen as an additional burden during the recovery process, especially without adequate health facilities.”

They concluded, “The council believes that the proposed project poses an unacceptable risk from the standpoint of environmental, health and economic issues. ”

The Long Beach City Council voiced concern over the project and is encouraging residents to take a stand against it.

“Our energy choices matter,” said Councilman Anthony Eramo. “The time has come for a robust investment in conservation and our renewable energy infrastructure, that will create the permanent green jobs our economy needs.”

Council Vice President Len Torres added, ““Sea life is crying-out for help from us in stopping the Port Ambrose Project; we urge Governor Cuomo to stop this project now.”

Residents can leave an official comment on the project at regulations.gov here before March 16.

Photo via Clean Ocean Action

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