Fort Lauderdale, Florida residents oppose liquefied natural gas port
The Miami Herald reports that more than 100 Fort Lauderdale homeowners and condo associations met recently to plan their attack on a proposed offshore gas pipeline project near Port Everglades, Florida.
The issue surrounds a plan by Suez Energy North America, based in Houston, Texas, to build two liquefied natural gas ports 10 miles off the coast of Port Everglades.
The $1 billion project, the Calypso Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater port, would allow special tankers to moor 10 miles offshore, convert liquefied gas into natural gas, and then pump the vaporized product through a buried underwater pipeline that connects into Port Everglades.
Residents and community activists argue that the deep-water project poses an unacceptable hazard to their communities in the case of an accident.
The issue surrounds a plan by Suez Energy North America, based in Houston, Texas, to build two liquefied natural gas ports 10 miles off the coast of Port Everglades.
The $1 billion project, the Calypso Liquefied Natural Gas Deepwater port, would allow special tankers to moor 10 miles offshore, convert liquefied gas into natural gas, and then pump the vaporized product through a buried underwater pipeline that connects into Port Everglades.
Residents and community activists argue that the deep-water project poses an unacceptable hazard to their communities in the case of an accident.
