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Saturday, April 23, 2016
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS IN YOUR BACK YARD
Three companies wish to manufacture liquefied natural gas (LNG) along the ship channel with the closest of six facilities around a mile southwest of our Village. At first glance most would believe all the jobs that this creates would be good for our community, but when looking closer
articles say an estimated 165 jobs will only be permanent and of those, most will be skilled positions that locals are unqualified for.
Of the 675 temporary jobs created to build the facilities the manual labor jobs will more than likely go to workers from Mexico as previously witnessed during the restoration of South Padre Island after hurricane Dolly.
articles say an estimated 165 jobs will only be permanent and of those, most will be skilled positions that locals are unqualified for.
Of the 675 temporary jobs created to build the facilities the manual labor jobs will more than likely go to workers from Mexico as previously witnessed during the restoration of South Padre Island after hurricane Dolly.
The state gets its millions in taxes but that does little for Port Isabel. So what’s the upside to the residents who live the closest to these powder keg facilities? Amazingly, I can’t find one.
The downside though is after these facilities are built our properties will devalue. Whatever odors these facilities create will blow our way. Any pollutants or toxins the facilities happen to release we will inhale or eat in the fish we catch. If this closest facility has a spill or leak, protocols dictate we will immediately be forced to evacuate our homes. A major explosion could be fatal to the residents of Long Island Village.
No matter how safe the protocols are for the facilities, those who live here know it will only be a matter of time when they will eventually become just like our undrinkable drinking water. In addition, what Brownsville genius is thinking it’s a grand idea to also have a future missile facility like Project X only a stone's throw from the LNG facilities?
No matter how safe the protocols are for the facilities, those who live here know it will only be a matter of time when they will eventually become just like our undrinkable drinking water. In addition, what Brownsville genius is thinking it’s a grand idea to also have a future missile facility like Project X only a stone's throw from the LNG facilities?
If Brownsville wants to play with fire they need to keep it in their backyard, not ours.
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5 comments:
The sky is falling.
To all the Nib's{not in my backyard}
I do agree there is no upside!
But this part of what is called progress.
Lets think positive for a minute, how about new big ships going back and forth. I didn't read anything about odor or mishaps!
Planes still fall out of the sky, boats still sink, cars crash, hurricanes come visit but we still ride in them and live where hurricanes hit first.
I could care less about jobs, except they might hire some of the "girls" that sit at the unwelcome center!
The sea cottages worry about the new view, they should be on watch for rats crawling up their stairs.
The park pinch faces are for nothing and against everything.
No wind mills, no pipe lines, no fracking.
This might be a good time to go back where you came from!
I would like to say some thing about the last "coffee meeting" but it's BEER thirty!
Never give up - never surrender.
My oh my!!! Taking on the NIB's and pinch faces. You are a scamp!!
I'll remember this post when you are cranking up the rate on your
oxygen tank. In the meantime, I'll stay thirsty with you my friend!!
Galaxy Quest is a 1999 film: a parody of Star Trek and the cult following and conventions it has spawned. The movie is about the -washed-up- stars of a "fictional" 1978–1982 TV series called Galaxy Quest and an alien race (the Thermians) who, -having no concept of fiction, believe - it to be a "historical document." The Thermians have modeled every aspect of their society on the show, including building a fully functional replica of the show's ship, the NSEA Protector. The actors subsequently join the crew of the real Protector, with the Thermians -under the impression- that the actors -really are- their characters, to try and stop General Sarris, a villain who threatens to destroy the Thermians.
"NEVER GIVE UP NEVER SURRENDER" WAS THE MOTTO OF THE ALIEN RACE OF GALAXY QUEST DETAILED ABOVE.
I like beer thirty as much as you do my FRIEND but this is MUCH more serious !!!!!
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