Hundreds Expected to Rally at Final FERC Hearing on Broadwater

Hundreds of concerned citizens are expected to attend the 6 p.m. rally and 7 p.m. final public hearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) makes its decision on Shell's proposal to build the LNG storage facility in Long Island Sound. The rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at the Branford High School Auditorium, 185 East Main St., Branford. The hearing is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m.

(PRWEB) January 15, 2007 -- Hundreds of concerned citizens are expected to attend the 6 p.m. rally and 7 p.m. final public hearing before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) makes its decision on Shell's proposal to build the LNG storage facility in Long Island Sound. The rally is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at the Branford High School Auditorium, 185 East Main St., Branford. The hearing is scheduled for 7 to 10 p.m.

Save the Sound, a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, is encouraging all citizens who value Long Island Sound to attend the citizens' rally and news conference at 6 p.m.

Save the Sound is offering free round-trip bus transportation from Westport and Milford to Branford. The bus departs at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, from the commuter parking lot off Exit 18 of I-95 in Westport. The bus will pick up more passengers at 4:45 p.m. at the commuter lot off Exit 40 in Milford. The bus departs Branford at 9:30 p.m. to return passengers to Milford and Westport. The bus transportation is free, but reservations are required and seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact Terri Kinney.

"The future of Long Island Sound is being decided," said Leah Schmalz, director of legislative and legal affairs for Save the Sound, a program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment. "It is important for anyone who can get to the rally to join us in protecting our regional heritage and this federally designated Estuary of National Significance."

Save the Sound is encouraging Connecticut residents to invite their friends and family to the rally and public hearing. The message is simple - tell the federal agency holding the future of Long Island Sound in its hands that the Sound is not for sale.

"It's our water, not Broadwater," Schmalz said.

The group is making talking points available on its website: http://www.savethesound.org/broadwater/images/BwaterTalkingPoints.pdf

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