Oregon DEQ and Residents Meet to Discuss LNG’s Cumulative Environmental Effects
Posted on Jan 29, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ and Residents Meet to Discuss LNG’s Cumulative Environmental Effects
At a meeting in Knappa, Ore. with state Department of Environmental Quality staff, local residents expressed concern that the agency is not examining the potential cumulative impacts that proposed energy infrastructure along the Columbia River, including LNG terminals, may have on air and water quality. “Our ability to respond…is based on our resources,” one DEQ...
FERC Extends Deadline for Proposed Calypso Pipeline
Posted on Jan 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Extends Deadline for Proposed Calypso Pipeline
FERC has approved Calypso U.S. Pipeline LLC’s request for a three-year extension of its March 24, 2007 deadline to build and commence services on a pipeline off the coast of Florida for importing regasified LNG. Calypso intends to connect the pipeline to either a proposed LNG terminal on Grand Bahama Island or another offshore Florida. The Jan. 25 order may be found in the FERC...
Fall River City Council Considering LNG Safety Ordinance
Posted on Jan 29, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River City Council Considering LNG Safety Ordinance
The Herald News reports on a proposed ordinance that requires any company planning to build a tank of more than 5,000 gallons in Fall River for the purpose of handling natural gas to obtain a license from the City Council. The ordinance would allow Fall River police and fire chiefs, as well as the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, to review all of the company’s safety,...
Clatsop County Deems Bradwood Landing Application Incomplete
Posted on Jan 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Clatsop County Deems Bradwood Landing Application Incomplete
Clatsop County says that Bradwood Landing LLC’s application for land-use permits to enable the construction of its proposed LNG terminal is incomplete. According to a consultant hired by the county, Bradwood Landing has assured county officials that it will submit the requested information before the deadline in mid-March. Read more in The Daily...
NAFTA To Investigate Proposed Mexican Facility
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NAFTA To Investigate Proposed Mexican Facility
NAFTA’s Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation yesterday ruled against a request by the Government of Mexico to suspend the Secretariat’s investigation into the government’s approval of Chevron’s proposed Mar Adentro LNG terminal. Environmentalists filed a complaint in May 2005 against Mexico alleging that federal regulators violated...