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A computer rendering of what the Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas terminal would look like.

The company that wants to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, Liberty Natural Gas, LLC, says the terminal would provide the greater New York City region with a new source of “competitively priced” natural gas. But New York State’s Energy Planning Board doesn’t see much of a future for liquefied natural gas, or LNG, imports in the United States. In fact, they are already waning, according to the board’s recently published 2014 Draft New York State Energy Plan. more

By Brian Racow | 2/12/14

Heather Leibowitz, right, was recently named director of Environment New York, a statewide nonprofit organization. Above, Leibowitz with her mother, Judy, at her graduation from Pace Law School.

Kennedy graduate is a 'natural' do-gooder

At 15, Merrick native Heather Leibowitz lit out for Ute Mountain in Colorado. She went to study Hopi Indian culture and to dig for relics in a pit at the foot of the mountain, which is surrounded by an expanse of dusty, brush-covered plains. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/29/14

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