Critic Says Rabaska LNG Project Faces Risk of Terrorist Attack
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Critic Says Rabaska LNG Project Faces Risk of Terrorist Attack
The Montreal Gazette reports on the findings of a master’s student specializing in risk management that suggest that terrorism is a legitimate threat to the proposed Rabaska LNG facility. The critic cites past unforeseen disasters, including the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, as evidence that such an incident...
Fishermen’s Association: Downeast LNG Terminal Would Bring Challenges for Fishermen
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fishermen’s Association: Downeast LNG Terminal Would Bring Challenges for Fishermen
Testifying before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection last Thursday, a representative of the Fundy North Fishermen’s Association said that if the Downeast LNG proposal is approved, Passamaquoddy Bay fishermen could be negatively impacted by the associated marine operations. She cited as an example the Canaport LNG terminal in St. John, New Brunswick, which currently is...
Canadian Fisherman Testifies Before Maine Environmental Panel
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Fisherman Testifies Before Maine Environmental Panel
Laurence Cook, a Canadian lobsterman, testified against the Downeast LNG proposal this week before the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, stating that lobstermen would be negatively impacted by LNG tanker traffic and that the proposed terminal would by located in a lobster nursery area. Cook, the only Canadian fisherman permitted to speak at the hearing, said he was allowed to...
FERC Denies Quoddy Bay LNG’s Request for Rehearing
Posted on Jul 20, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies Quoddy Bay LNG’s Request for Rehearing
FERC denied Quoddy Bay LNG’s request for a rehearing in the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline expansion proceeding yesterday. FERC rejected Quoddy Bay’s argument that its approval of the expansion of the Maritimes& Northeast Pipeline should be conditioned on Canada’s allowing LNG carriers to transit through the Head Harbour Passage. Among its reasons for denying...
Environmentalists: U.S. Coast Guard Confirms “Stalemate” for Passamaquoddy Bay Terminals
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmentalists: U.S. Coast Guard Confirms “Stalemate” for Passamaquoddy Bay Terminals
Environmentalists cited a recent letter from the U.S. Coast Guard to FERC as evidence that the two projects’ approval processes have reached a standstill because Canada has not yet provided needed information to the USCG regarding maritime safety, security, and environmental issues. The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports that without Canadian input and...
Local Residents Express Views on Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Local Residents Express Views on Downeast LNG Proposal
As the series of public forums continued, local residents expressed their views on the Downeast LNG terminal proposal. Both supporters and opponents offered comments at the three-hour hearing, raising issues regarding safety, the local economy, and the environment. Another hearing is scheduled for tonight at Calais High School (Maine). The Bangor Daily News offers further...