Originally Posted By: John from Madison CT
Gee, I'm wondering if we'll regret keeping Broadwater LNG terminal out of our area?


Are you kidding ? This BP spill and the explosion in Middletown this spring, make me sure that Broadwater was a bad idea.

Regret . . . . . . more like rejoyce !

Commercial enterprise enjoys all profits and the public underwrites all the risk. . . . it doesn't seem like that model has worked out too well for the public recently. Maybe Hoop has some perspective on that.

The Middletown explosion was only left over NG in the pipes, and people felt the blast in Rhode Island. Broadwater was billions of cubic feet.

I have not read all of Buck's post yet - but with the NG finds in NY, PA and out west, import capacity is even less important than it was in 2005 when Broadwater was a red hot debate. Domestic NG has its place thats for sure - it will be needed as a transitional fuel in the mix of other energy solution.


Edited by swwind (06/02/10 02:44 PM)
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