FERC Announces Engineering Conference on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on FERC Announces Engineering Conference on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
In today’s Federal Register, FERC announces that it will convene an engineering design and technical conference on the proposed Jordan Cove LNG regasification terminal. The conference will take place in Coos Bay, Ore., on December 12 and will not be open to the...
Editorial: Oregon’s Governor Ought to Publicly Oppose LNG Proposals
Posted on Nov 27, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Oregon’s Governor Ought to Publicly Oppose LNG Proposals
According to an editorial published by the Daily Astorian, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) ought to publicly oppose the LNG import terminals proposed for the Columbia River following the release of draft comments by state agencies detailing concerns with the projects. The editorial says that no state official can argue more effectively than Gov. Kulongoski against the proposals...
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Tomorrow
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Arguments in Crown Landing Dispute Tomorrow
Tomorrow the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in New Jersey v. Delaware, a case that will determine the states’ marine border, and therefore whether Delaware has the power to regulate certain aspects of BP’s Crown Landing LNG proposal. Today’s Sunbeam (NJ.com) recaps the...
Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
According to The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), several Oregon state agencies are circulating joint draft comments that criticize FERC’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The agencies reportedly cite concerns about dredging, emergency response funding, and preparations for natural disasters, among other issues. FERC...
Maryland State Court To Hear AES Appeal Today
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maryland State Court To Hear AES Appeal Today
AES and Baltimore County will appear in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County today to consider the County’s use of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) to restrict the development of LNG terminals. As the Baltimore Sun reports, today’s hearing is just one of several legal fronts in the efforts by both Baltimore County and the State of Maryland to block AES’s...