Citizens for Clean Air and Water schedules a forum on Liability for Liquified Natural Gas
On May 3, 2011, Citizens for Clean Air and Water will present a Forum on Liability for Liquified Natural Gas.
The location is Candler Hospital, 5353 Reynolds Road, in the Marsh Auditorium
The Forum will begin at 7PM and is free and open to the public.
A panel of experienced Savannah attorneys, including Howard Spiva, Mark Tate, George Lewis and Clete Bergen will discuss the issue of liability insurance and its pertinence to LNG.
Pam Miller, co-founder of Citizens for a Safe and Secure Savannah, will give remarks about the organization’s activities related to the proposal for LNG trucking.
Topics that will be discussed include, but are not limited to, liability for negligence; wartime exceptions such as terrorism, foreign or home grown; and limitations regarding natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados and the like.
Clete Bergen, a Savannah attorney and President of CCAW said, “Our lives are full of risks. We attempt to protect ourselves from these risks with insurance. We need to be fully informed about the extent or limitations of such protections.”
Judy Jennings, a CCAW member and long-time LNG watcher said, “LNG is by definition a hazardous material. We often look to government to protect us, but we also have personal responsibility and we need to know the fine-print about whether or not our insurance will keep us whole in the case of a loss resulting from LNG.”
Patricia Jenkins, a CCAW member with personal experience in evacuations said, “I understand about evacuations. The Powell Duffryn explosions and fire in 1995 caused my parents to be evacuated three times from their home. Proximity of the danger was a primary issue. Also, the aftermath placed unexpected living expenses and undue turmoil on my parents who were already weakened by previous illnesses.”
For more information, call Clete Bergen at 912-233-8001.
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