DEIS Available for Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Apr 17, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DEIS Available for Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
In today’s Federal Register, the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port. A public meeting will be held in Palmetto, Fla., on May 6, 2008, and public comments on the DEIS are due by June 2, 2008. The DEIS should soon be available on the Regulations.gov...
Broadwater Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 15, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Letters to the Editor
Newsday today carries three letters to the editor discussing the Broadwater Energy project. The first is from Broadwater’s regional project director, arguing that the project is “still very much alive” following New York State’s refusal to grant federal consistency approval under the Coastal Zone Management Act. The other two letters support New York...
LNG Opposition in Oregon May Follow New York’s Lead
Posted on Apr 15, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opposition in Oregon May Follow New York’s Lead
An analysis carried by The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) examines actions that Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) could take to oppose the LNG terminals proposed for his state in light of the decision by New York State to oppose Broadwater Energy’s proposal for Long Island...
Op-Ed Examines Economic, Environmental Costs of Palomar Pipeline
Posted on Apr 9, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-Ed Examines Economic, Environmental Costs of Palomar Pipeline
The Oregonian carries an op-ed authored by an environmental advocate who argues against the notion that the economic benefits of the Palomar Pipeline, a project proposed to transport regasified LNG in Oregon, would be spread across local communities. Instead, the author suggests that the profits from the pipeline venture would be divided among a few workers and the developers’...
Rhode Island A.G. Critical of Proposal for Modified Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 4, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Rhode Island A.G. Critical of Proposal for Modified Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch (D) criticized a new plan proposed by Weaver’s Cove Energy that would include offloading LNG in Mount Hope Bay and transporting it via pipeline for storage in Fall River, Mass. Lynch said, “From an environmental standpoint, this proposal is even more invasive of Mount Hope bay than the plans that have been previously...
Southern LNG Donates $35,000 for Beach Restoration
Posted on Apr 2, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern LNG Donates $35,000 for Beach Restoration
Yesterday Southern LNG, a subsidiary of El Paso Corp. and operator of the Elba Island LNG import terminal, donated $35,000 to the City of Tybee, Ga., to help restore the city’s beach. Tybee Mayor Jason Buelterman noted that “[a]s a beneficiary of the Savannah River shipping channel,” Southern LNG is “committed to being a good neighbor and supporting...