Save The Sound

A controversy has been brewing over a proposed Shell/TransCanada Energy floating storage facility that would be anchored seventeen miles from the Long Island Sound ferry. The Broadwater Project has created quite a stir among environmental groups and concerned citizens. As part of Broadwater, Shell and TransCanada Energy propose a four hundred yard long liquefied natural gas storage facility that would drop anchor ten miles from East Haven.

Since the project was made public, organizations such as Save The Sound (www.savethesound.org) and Connecticut Fund For The Environment have voiced fierce opposition to Broadwater. On the Save The Sound website, the group states, “The Broadwater Project only seeks to add to existing supplies; it does nothing to replace current dirty emissions from Long Island power plants, or any of the more environmentally damaging facilities” according to www.savethesound.org.

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