TUES: Press Conference of Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant
TUES: Press Conference of Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant
The Sierra Club is attending a press conference alongside other environmental groups to speak out against a new proposed gas power plant in the Meadowlands. The Diamond Generating Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi based out of California, is looking for state approval to build a gas-fueled power plant in the Meadowlands. The proposed North Bergen Liberty Generating Project would be one of the largest plants in the state and cost $1.5 billion and send electricity to New York City. The plant is proposed to go on a 15-acre parcel near Railroad Avenue on the banks of Bellman’s Creek in an industrial section of the town. They are seeking several permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
WHO: Jeff Tittel, Director, The New Jersey Sierra Club
WHAT: A press conference on the proposed gas power plant in the Meadowlands
WHEN: Tuesday, May 8th at 11:30 am
WHERE: 300 Railroad Ave, Ridgefield, NJ
“This mega gas plant is unneeded, unnecessary and dangerous to the environment. It’s proposed in an area that already has failing grades for air pollution and would only make it worse. Construction would lead to filling in wetlands and increased flooding. The Meadowlands is environmentally sensitive and is becoming an important recreation area and wildlife habitat. Putting this power plant there will threaten the entire ecosystem. New York gets the electricity and New Jersey gets the pollution and environmental effects since this would be one of the largest sources of greenhouse gasses in the state. The only hotter air comes from the company who wants to build the plant,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “This proposal would undermine renewable energy and bring more fossil fuels into our state. We need Governor Murphy to stand up for his clean energy agenda and stop this plant from being approved.”
