Idea for gas terminal off East Coast rankles fracking foes

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EATONTOWN, N.J. — All that would peek above the ocean waves off New York and New Jersey would be two small buoys tethered to underwater pipes. But they’re already casting a large shadow, with potential effects on the economy of the New York metropolitan area, the marine environment, and even America’s future as a net importer or exporter of energy.

Liberty Natural Gas wants to build a deep-water port in federal waters 19 miles off Jones Beach, N.Y., and 29 miles off Long Branch, N.J. Its stated purpose is to bring additional natural gas into the New York area during times of peak demand, thereby lowering home-heating prices.

http://powersource.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2015/01/09/U-S-House-of-Representatives-passes-bill-Keystone-XL-pipeline/stories/201501090214

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1. I've read that 90% of current gas wells use fracking.

And gas is ~20% of our energy.

It seems unlikely to ever stop, so I put my efforts into lobbying for more disclosure of the ingredients used in the fluids and reporting incidents.

I worry about how things will go as we go more and more offshore with our quest for more more more.