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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (183949)5/16/2014 11:17:14 AM
From: Dennis Roth  Read Replies (2) of 206184
 
Groups knock FERC review of Cove Point LNG export facility
By Bob Downing Published: May 15, 2014 ohio.com

...“Today's Environmental Assessment by FERC has failed to address the significant impacts of this LNG export facility -- including the global warming pollution this project will cause, the potentially catastrophic threat to hundreds of nearby residents, the pollution of the Chesapeake Bay and risk to the critically endangered right whale, along with all the pollution associated with upstream fracking and fracked gas infrastructure. The agency needs to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement -- nothing less will suffice,” said Earthjustice Associate Attorney Jocelyn D’Ambrosio...

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The right whale? Whales are seldom seen in Chesapeake Bay except at the very mouth of the bay. Most of the
bay is too shallow for whales to safely navigate. To see a whale in the Patuxent river off Cove Point would
indeed be a rare event. The 241-page report took two years to prepare and is supported by 21,000+ pages of evidence, but apparently is inadequate in addressing the impact on the whales of the Patuxent.
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