Anti-Terrorism Expert Praises New Film About LNG
Anti-terrorism expert gives high praises to new film, The Risks and Danger of LNG, and says, "The detail in your film of the dangers of LNG should leave no doubt in anyone's mind that we are facing a crisis when an LNG facility is sited in populated areas. It should be mandatory for every first responder to view this film." The LNG movie is now available at www.LngDANGER.com.
Colonel David Gavigan, a nationally and internationally recognized specialist
in terrorism, has praised filmmakers Tim and Hayden Riley and their film, The
Risks and Danger of LNG. Gavigan is a graduate of the Army War College, the
chairman of Massachusetts’ Bristol County Homeland Security Task Force, a member
of the U.S. Attorney's Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC), Boston, MA, and
is the military and terrorism analyst for FOX 25 TV, Boston.
"Let me
start by congratulating you both on the outstanding DVD I just received entitled
The Risks and Danger of LNG. This has to be an award winner. When I watched the
film it gave me more insight into the dangers that communities face by the greed
of large companies to site dangerous materials in populated areas. I feel that
your work should set an example for others who wish to protect the public. The
detail in your film of the dangers of LNG should leave no doubt in anyone's mind
that we are facing a crisis when an LNG facility is sited in populated areas. It
should be mandatory for every first responder to view this film," said Colonel
Gavigan.
The film highlights the many hazards of Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) tankers, facilities, and pipelines; and reveals LNG's vulnerability to
accidental disaster, terrorism, and demonstrates how massive its destruction can
be to our American communities.
The Risks and Danger of LNG was an
Official Selection of the Malibu Film Festival, and had its World Premiere
screening on September 18, 2004, at the festival.
"Naturally, we were
honored that our film has been recognized as an official selection in the Malibu
Film Festival, and the fact that it has received such meaningful praises from an
anti-terrorist expert such as Colonel Gavigan, is additional validation of our
film," said co-producer Tim Riley.
"We did not try to make a slick
Hollywood popcorn movie, nor was a film festival even on our radar screen," says
co-producer Hayden Riley, "We made the movie to provide vital information to all
Americans about the real hazards of LNG by focusing on the actual risks and
dangers of LNG which are routinely minimized by the energy industry, LNG
proponents, LNG investors, political allies and their internet blogging
friends."
"The energy industry and its friends don't like our film, and
they don't want Americans to see it, because our film provides information they
prefer you didn't know," says Tim Riley, who also co-wrote the
film.
"We are at war with terrorism. Vice
President Cheney recently mentioned a few times during his debate with Senator
Edwards that he is concerned about a nuclear weapon being unleashed in one of
our residential communities. Well, so are we, and that is why we warn Americans
in our film, that a loaded LNG tanker has the energy equivalent of 55 Hiroshima
bombs. Terrorists could unleash that tremendous amount of energy for mass
destruction of an American community without the need of a nuclear weapon. LNG
proponents don’t like that we are alerting America to LNG's vulnerability to
terrorism and compare its devastating power to its nuclear equivalent, however,
we are not alone in that regard," said Tim Riley.
On September 21, 2004,
The Providence Journal, in an article entitled, "Lloyd's Executive Likens LNG
Attack to Nuclear Explosion," that paper reported that a Lloyd's of London
Insurance executive likened an LNG attack to a nuclear explosion. "The
assertion, which is contested by industry experts, was in a speech that the
chairman, Peter Levene, delivered last night to business leaders in
Houston."
"Gas carriers too, whether at sea or in ports, make obvious
targets," said Levene. "Specialists reckon that a terrorist attack on an LNG
tanker would have the force of a small nuclear explosion."
According to
documentary co-writer Hayden Riley, "Not only will LNG endanger our residential
communities and make them vulnerable to devastation by terrorist sabotage, it
will make America's economy weaker by exporting more American dollars for more
imported fossil fuel. It also makes America’s economy more vulnerable to energy
market manipulation by the foreign energy nations of the Middle East and Pacific
Rim. It is time for America to abandon its age old reliance on foreign fossil
fuel, and it is now time to invest the same billions of dollars into America and
American ingenuity, and create American jobs to develop safe renewable energy
sources for America’s future."
“The more people that see our movie and
learn the truth about LNG, the safer the American public will be. LNG proponents
label me a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) philosopher, well America is my backyard,
so in a sense they are correct; however, the more appropriate label is NIABY -
Not In America's Back Yard,” said Tim Riley.
In the film the Riley’s
maintain, “A sound, safe American energy plan requires solutions that make
America stronger not weaker, make America more self-sufficient not more
dependent, make America safer not more vulnerable, and make America fossil free
not more polluted.”
"We thank those on the front lines like Colonel
Gavigan who are protecting America from terrorism, and we are grateful that he
feels so strongly about our movie. His praises of our film are very meaningful,”
said Hayden Riley.
To preview a short trailer and to buy a DVD or VHS
copy of the film, go to www.LngDanger.com .
Also visit the Riley's
informational websites: http://TimRileyLaw.com and http://TimRileyLaw.com/LNG.htm
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