Wtnh.com, Connecticut News and Weather - Broadwater barge tour: "(New Haven-WTNH) _ The natural gas terminal planned for Long Island Sound has been met with lots of opposition.
Last summer ... Ken Warner found himself defending the size of the Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal.
Warner, who guides tankers into port, pointed out that if people have no problem with the size of an oil tanker, they should have no problem with Broadwater.
On Monday, representatives from Broadwater Energy, along with a few supporters like Warner, took the media on a boat ride out to the exact spot where the terminal would be anchored.
'What people would see is the silhouette of a ship on the horizon, because that's what Broadwater really is,' said senior VP of Broadwater, John Hritcko.
The tour was about more than aesthetics, it also centered on the economical and environmental benefits of Broadwater.
'Lowering the price of natural gas and electricity, cleaner air,' said Hritcko.
Back on shore, Connecticut's attorney general called it a 'propaganda tour,' and promised a fight all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to stop what he says would be a disaster.
'Whatever this tour showed, it cannot compare with the environmental atrocity, the absolute monstrosity this project would be in the middle of the Sound," said AG Richard Blumenthal.
Broadwater must still clear several federal and New York State hurdles before the 1,200-foot terminal becomes a reality."
