Brownsville Case Study

Brownsville is the poorest city in America and because of this reason companies like LNG want to industrialize it. LNG is a company that will build their largest LNG terminals in the United States, two miles from Port Isabel. It will take up to1000 acres of land, have 47 story high LNG storage tanks, and would have large pipe lines transporting the LNG. They have promised no effect on the environment and more jobs with the new plant. They have convinced many citizens by stating that it will be safe and secure, but can we really guarantee their statement? LNG can cause a lot of environmental and local problems that people do not know about. That is why we should stand up for our Valley and protect it from getting harmed.
The LNG Company claimed
Several large U.S. manufacturers including Dow and Alcoa are strongly opposed to exporting natural gas as it will drive up their production costs, thereby increasing the cost of the products that they make. That will make their products more expensive and less competitive. Higher natural gas prices will also mean higher electricity rates, which in addition to driving up consumers’ electricity bills will increase the prices of goods and services that Americans rely on.”
Not many people know about the impact LNG would have on the economy on how it would cause repercussions in the U.S. economy. There has not been a single way in which we the people would actually benefit in the production of
They said, “The facility would be built with concrete and will have calculated distance from the public for safety and in case of a hurricane”. They stated not to fear the fumes because they would just “disappear when made contact with the oxygen in the air”. All these statements where answers they gave, but with further research were proven wrong. LNG violates the “three-mile hazard zone” that is supposed to be given for Port Isabel, exposing many possible conflicts and arguments. It is also known that the LNG facility would be visible to people going to the island. Doing so would decrease the tourism because it would make winter Texans and tourist worried if something would happen on their trip down here. This is another way the LNG Corporation would reduce economy in the area because of fewer tourists are coming