Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway) has sent a letter urging Governor Cuomo to strongly oppose the Port Ambrose project, a proposed deep-water port facility for liquefied natural gas (LNG), based roughly 19 miles off the New York shore.
Goldfeder, with dozens of New York State Assembly Members and State Senators, urged the Governor to veto the project stating it would further aggravate environmental degradation by increasing New York’s reliance on a methane emitting fuel. The construction and operation of Port Ambrose would have a strong negative ecological impact on its surroundings, discharge millions of gallons of chemically treated seawater, and require the dredging of miles of sea floor, noted Goldfeder and his colleagues.
The proposal includes building a natural gas transfer station 19 miles off Jones Beach and 24 miles off Long Branch at an artificial island in nearby coastal waters.
Press Release, April 18, 2014; Image: Port of Ambrose