There is currently a proposal under serious consideration to clear-cut as many as 300 acres of unspoiled, wooded land owned by National Grid surrounding the Shoreham nuclear power plant to make way for a massive solar farm.
We understand and support green energy, but we are not going to solve the fossil fuel problem by deforesting and clear-cutting 300 acres of vital woodlands. Destroying these woodlands would displace hundreds of deer, fox, turkey, raccoon, red tail hawk, turtle and so many others. There are so few woodlands left in Suffolk County, and if we don't take a stand to protect it, there will be no place for wildlife to go. Do we really want to become a society where all our animals are in the zoos or books?
It seems that the rush to cash in on the solar boom is blinding many who are failing to take into account the limited amount of undeveloped land on Long Island, and the importance of woodlands in reducing greenhouse gases and protecting groundwater. If this project is allowed to succeed, the impact on vital wetlands that border most of this property would be devastating and irreversible. It is not renewable energy at any cost.
At the very least all the brownfields, parking lots, shuttered businesses and large rooftops should be fully exploited first before ever considering cutting down thousands of oak, maple, birch, cherry, pine, dogwood, beech, walnut, locust and destroying this precious, vibrant and priceless habitat that so many animals call their home.
Please sign this petition to save the Shoreham Woodlands. Because once it's gone, it's gone forever.
Save the Shoreham Woodlands
There is currently a proposal under serious consideration to clear-cut as many as 300 acres of unspoiled, wooded land owned by National Grid surrounding the Shoreham nuclear power plant to make way for a massive solar farm.
We understand and support green energy, but we are not going to solve the fossil fuel problem by deforesting and clear-cutting 300 acres of vital woodlands. Destroying these woodlands would displace hundreds of deer, fox, turkey, raccoon, red tail hawk, turtle and so many others. There are so few woodlands left in Suffolk County, and if we don't take a stand to protect it, there will be no place for wildlife to go. Do we really want to become a society where all our animals are in the zoos or books?
It seems that the rush to cash in on the solar boom is blinding many who are failing to take into account the limited amount of undeveloped land on Long Island, and the importance of woodlands in reducing greenhouse gases and protecting groundwater. If this project is allowed to succeed, the impact on vital wetlands that border most of this property would be devastating and irreversible. It is not renewable energy at any cost.
At the very least all the brownfields, parking lots, shuttered businesses and large rooftops should be fully exploited first before ever considering cutting down thousands of oak, maple, birch, cherry, pine, dogwood, beech, walnut, locust and destroying this precious, vibrant and priceless habitat that so many animals call their home.
Please sign this petition to save the Shoreham Woodlands. Because once it's gone, it's gone forever.
