With the help of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, more than 8,000 Rockland County residents have signed a petition against United Water's proposal, and more than 3,000 letters that support safe, environmentally responsible alternatives to desalination have been sent to Rockland's elected officials.
Several environmental groups have signed on as early supporters of the Great Lakes project, including the Audubon Society, Citizens Campaign for the Environment and Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper.
and Regional Project Director for Broadwater Energy, faced off against Adrienne Esposito, Executive Director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, as they discussed the Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal proposed for the Long Island Sound.
The lead Broadwater opponent on Long Island, Adrienne Esposito, head of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said in an e-mail: "This anti-Broadwater campaign has spanned three and a half years and three governors.
Among the groups joining the county executive at the recent press conference were: The Long Island Pine Barrens Society, The Nature Conservancy, New York League of Conservation Voters, North Fork Environmental Council, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Long Island Neighborhood Network, Sustainable Long Island, Vision Long Island, Peconic Land Trust, Long island Farm Bureau, the Long Island Progressive Coalition, Community Health and Environment Coalition, the Long Island Federation of Labor and The Long Island Association.
Today is the end of Broadwater," said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, which led the charge against the project on Long Island.
The letter was sent by the American Bird Conservancy, American Littoral Society, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Defenders of Wildlife, Delaware Audubon, Delaware Nature Society, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, National Audubon Society, and New Jersey Audubon Society.
