Proposed Seaborne Liquid Natural Gas Terminal: The $6 Billion Question

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Even before its formal application has been filed in Washington, Broadwater has stirred up a squall of criticism.

Some security advocates fret that building the seaborne liquid natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound would be tantamount to handing terrorists a match and a $700 million powder keg. To hear some environmentalists tell it, Broadwater would be the opening wedge in the industrialization of the Long Island Sound.

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Proposed Seaborne Liquid Natural Gas Terminal: The $6 Billion Question

Editorial writers have sharpened their quills, offering a mixed reception. (LIBN: Give the plan a fair shake; Newsday: More details needed; New York Times: This could be a long struggle.)

Beyond all the sound and fury about potential security and environmental cataclysm, however, Broadwate...

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