Tell Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie to Veto the Port Ambrose Liquefied Natural Gas Port

Port Ambrose is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) port that has been proposed to be built by Liberty Natural Gas about 17 nautical miles southeast of Jones Beach for the New York/New Jersey Harbor where a proposed wind farm is to be built in the same area. LNG is natural gas that has been super-chilled to -260 degrees; turning it into a liquid that is 1/600th the original volume of gas so large volumes can be shipped overseas in LNG tankers which are as long as the Empire State Building is tall. This project threatens our health, safety, security, environment and climate.

Port Ambrose would;

* Endanger our beaches, ocean ecology, tourism, fishing industries and shore economy.??????????

* Increase our reliance on natural gas, a methane-emitting fossil fuel which is 86 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in our atmosphere over a 20-year period contributing significantly to climate change and put pressure to frack for more natural gas across the Northeast region.

* Present a potential terrorist target. Any explosion or fire from an LNG facility in the New York harbor would be catastrophic.

* Interfere with the development of a wind farm providing clean renewable energy proposed for the same area.

Governor Cuomo and Governor Christie have the authority to veto this project. It?s up to us to make sure they both do the right thing and protect our public health. Please call them today!

Cuomo (518) 474-8390

Christie (609) 292-6000

Ben & Jerry Want You to Tax Them

If Senate and House Republicans have their way, they will eliminate the estate tax, which affects only the wealthiest 0.2% of taxpayers. Repealing the estate tax would hurt our economy and be fundamentally unfair. Senate Democrats: Stand with us?and stay united against the repeal.

Tell Congress: Don?t Reauthorize the PATRIOT Act

We can?t let Congress effectively reauthorize the PATRIOT Act for an additional four years, legalize currently illegal surveillance activities, and grant immunity to corporations that collaborate to violate privacy rights.

But that?s exactly what the deceptively named USA FREEDOM Act would do. That?s why groups like CREDO, PCCC and Demand Progress are joining with whistleblowers like William Binney, Kirk Wiebe and Thomas Drake to oppose reauthorization of PATRIOT Act Section 215 via the USA Freedom Act.²

Tell Congress: Oppose the USA FREEDOM Act, which would reauthorize the PATRIOT Act.

Tell President Obama: Protect Country of Origin Food Labels

Consumer and farm advocates fought for more than a decade to get country of origin labels (COOL) for our food. Although we can now see where most of our meat, fruit and vegetables come from, meatpacking and processing companies keep trying to eliminate this labeling.

We deserve to know where our food comes from, and we need President Obama to protect mandatory country of origin labeling so that U.S. consumers have clear information about what they’re buying.

Tell President Obama to stand up for these popular, common-sense labels by refusing to sign any legislation that would undermine, weaken or eliminate them.