Op-Ed: Environmental and Economic Conditions Reason Against LNG Projects in Oregon
Posted on May 19, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Environmental and Economic Conditions Reason Against LNG Projects in Oregon
In an op-ed carried by The Oregonian, Oregon’s Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (D) cites environmental and economic concerns in arguing that the LNG projects proposed for Oregon may not be in the best interests of Oregon’s...
Oregon Department of Energy Issues Analysis of State’s Need for LNG Imports
Posted on May 12, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Department of Energy Issues Analysis of State’s Need for LNG Imports
The Oregonian reports that late last week the Oregon Department of Energy released a report which concludes that the state does not require LNG imports. The report argues that LNG imports would be more expensive and have greater environmental impacts than natural gas transported via pipeline from the Rocky Mountains. Additionally, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) requested Friday that...
Sonar System to Protect Right Whales Off the Coast of Mass. Up and Running
Posted on May 8, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Sonar System to Protect Right Whales Off the Coast of Mass. Up and Running
MIT’s Technology Review offers analysis of the sonar buoys designed to limit ship strikes of endangered right whales off the coast of Massachusetts. The buoy system was installed with funding from Excelerate Energy as part of the permitting process for the company’s Northeast Gateway LNG deepwater...
Editorial Argues that DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal is Deficient
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues that DEIS for Proposed Sparrows Point LNG Terminal is Deficient
The Baltimore Sun carried an editorial this weekend that argues that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) issued for the proposed Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal does not adequately address several concerns, including the disposal of potentially contaminated dredged material from the terminal site and the impact of the facility on Baltimore County’s...
Editorial: Broadwater Energy’s CZMA Consistency Appeal Should be Denied
Posted on May 5, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Broadwater Energy’s CZMA Consistency Appeal Should be Denied
An editorial in today’s Stamford Advocate argues that the U.S. Department of Commerce should deny Broadwater Energy’s anticipated appeal of New York State’s decision regarding the Broadwater project’s consistency with the state’s coastal zone management plan under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). In April, New York Governor David Paterson (D)...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on May 1, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Asbury Park Press (New Jersey) (in favor of LNG terminals in the Mid-Atlantic U.S.)