Environmental Group Takes To YouTube In Fight Against LG Building On Palisades

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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) Environmental groups and some New York politicians have been trying to stop the construction of an eight-story building along the pristine palisades in New Jersey.

As CBS 2s Alice Gainer reported, one of the groups opposing the project has taken its campaign to YouTube.

The YouTube video, made by the group Protect the Palisades, mocks the decision to allow the LG Corporation to build its North American headquarters right along the Palisades in Englewood Cliffs, N.J.

In the video, a man wearing a stereotypical 1990s-style outfit, with flannel shirt over his T-shirt and a baseball hat that initially appears turned to the side, calls himself the guy who likes to see great things get ruined.

The Palisades a pristine stretch of unspoiled natural beauty. These ancient cliffs run for miles along the Hudson River just above the George Washington Bridge. Theyve been protected for, like, forever, but LG was all: Who cares? Were going to build our new office building right here, the man said. LG is going to ruin this national landmark so we can look at their national headquarters instead. How badass is that?

And then once this building goes up, whos to stop other buildings from going up all along the Palisades, he continues. Take that, boring old majestic vistas.

The video ends with the tag, Dont make this guy happy, along with the hashtag #StopLG.

Demolition for the building started at the site on Sylvan Avenue just six months ago, after the $300 million project was approved by the town of Englewood Cliffs, Bergen County, and the State of New Jersey.

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Environmental Group Takes To YouTube In Fight Against LG Building On Palisades