Massachusetts DEP Approves Proposed Pipelines Tied to Weaver’s Cove Terminal
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts DEP Approves Proposed Pipelines Tied to Weaver’s Cove Terminal
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection last week overruled decisions by two local conservation commissions that would have denied Hess LNG authorization to construct two pipelines in conjunction with the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Responding to the decision, Fall River Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. said, “We have much...
Baltimore County Council Prohibits LNG Facilities in Sensitive Coastal Areas
Posted on Feb 6, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Baltimore County Council Prohibits LNG Facilities in Sensitive Coastal Areas
In an attempt to stop AES from constructing the Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md., the Baltimore County Council last night unanimously approved new legislation that adds LNG facilities to a list of prohibited uses in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of Chesapeake Bay. The Baltimore Sun has further...
Synopsis of Eight Canadian LNG Terminals
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Synopsis of Eight Canadian LNG Terminals
The Globe and Mail takes a look at the eight LNG terminals proposed for Canada and where they are in their respective regulatory review and construction processes.
Rejection of Long Beach Project May Bolster Support for Other LNG Projects
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rejection of Long Beach Project May Bolster Support for Other LNG Projects
Local environmental activists applauded the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ rejection of Sound Energy Solutions’ proposed LNG facility at Long Beach, Calif., but fear that the rejection may encourage support for other LNG projects in California. While the developers of other LNG terminals reserved comment on the Long Beach decision, a BHP Billiton...
Op-eds Discuss LNG’s Potential Environmental Impacts
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-eds Discuss LNG’s Potential Environmental Impacts
Keely Shaye Brosnan, the wife of actor Pierce Brosnan, writes that the endorsement of LNG by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., president of the Waterkeeper Alliance environmental group, neglects to consider the particular impacts that BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal may have on the environment. Both Brosnan’s and Kennedy’s op-eds may be found in The Ventura...