Environmentalists hailed the decision as a victory over "the corporate Goliaths of our time."
Broadwater Project
Shell-backed plan for natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound nixed
Shell News Archive Thursday 8 December, 2005
Shell News Archive Thursday 8 December, 2005
The Times: Shell’s sale faith: “Royal Dutch Shell expressed confidence in the €2.5 billion (£1.7 billion) sales process for its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) unit, despite an exodus of bidders…”: Thursday December 08, 2005: READMalaysia Star: Shell Aussie unit boosts exploration: “Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Australian unit is boosting exploration as it seeks more large gas finds that may yield new liquefied natural gas projects, said chairman Tim Warren.”: Thursday 8 December 2005: READ
NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound
NEW YORK TIMES: Battle in the Sound
Posted 14 May 2005
The chorus of local opposition to a floating, Queen-Mary-size natural gas operation in the middle of Long Island Sound grew even louder last week, when the Suffolk County Legislature voted overwhelmingly to oppose the project and hire lawyers to fight it.
The strength and unanimity of Long Island’s opposition to the project’s developers, Broadwater Energy, have been impressive; there is nothing like a huge, scary energy project in our own backyard to get our protective instincts up. But Long Islanders opposed to Broadwater might want to guard their ammunition and use it wisely – this could be a long struggle. Here’s why: