Large Group Gathers to Protest Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Proposals
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Large Group Gathers to Protest Passamaquoddy Bay LNG Proposals
CBC News reports that approximately 1,000 people gathered yesterday in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, to protest the three LNG regasification projects proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. The protesters cited environmental concerns, safety and security issues, and fears that the local tourism industry might be adversely affected by the industrial projects as reasons for their opposition to the...
Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Asks Neighboring Towns to Help Fund Anti-LNG Group
John Craig, mayor of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, publicly requested that mayors of neighboring communities provide funding to Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG-opposition group, to oppose the LNG projects proposed for the bay area. Craig said his town has pledged $15,000 and noted that all of the neighboring city mayors are opposed to the LNG projects but none have committed funding....
Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
Posted on Aug 8, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Fossil Fuels Will Flow Through British Columbia
An Op-Ed carried by the Northern View (British Columbia, Canada) suggests that fossil fuels will be shipped through British Columbia, either for local use or export to U.S. markets, even though it is not yet certain which energy infrastructure projects will be developed. The piece cites the Kitimat and Texada Island LNG proposals, as well as the Mackenzie Valley and Alaska Highway...
Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 3, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Calling WestPac LNG Corp”s LNG import terminal proposal for Texada Island “too dangerous, too expensive, and too dirty,” the union representing workers at B.C. Hydro made public its opposition to the project yesterday. A union spokesperson went on to say that “WestPac and the B.C. government are not seeking to serve B.C.’s energy needs at all. Instead,...
Analysis: Joint LNG-Power Plant Proposals Could Change Western Canadian Energy Market
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Analysis: Joint LNG-Power Plant Proposals Could Change Western Canadian Energy Market
An analysis published by the Vancouver Sun suggests that two proposals combining LNG import terminals with on-site power generating facilities, Kitimat LNG and WestPac LNG’s Texada Island project, could significantly alter the Western Canadian energy market. Both projects seek to heed B.C. Hydro’s call for more private-sector electricity generators that would compliment...
Editorial: Local Residents Should Support WestPac’s Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Editorial: Local Residents Should Support WestPac’s Texada Island LNG Proposal
An editorial in today’s Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia) (carried via LexisNexis [subscription required]) offers its support for WestPac LNG Corp.’s Texada Island LNG import terminal and complementary power plant. The editorial says that compared with the available alternatives, the LNG facility will provide numerous advantages for both the local community and the...