FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
Posted on Feb 20, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Seeks Comments on New Pipeline Route Proposed by Downeast LNG
The Bangor Daily News reports that FERC is seeking public comments on the latest pipeline route proposed by Downeast LNG. The Daily News notes that this plan is the sixth route proposed by Downeast after the previous plans were withdrawn over environmental concerns. Downeast LNG President Dean Girdis said that he looks forward to public input, saying “[a]ll feedback is important...
Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Secretary of Commerce Stays Closure of Decision Record in Determination of CZMA Consistency Appeal by AES Sparrows Point
Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has determined that it is necessary to receive supplemental information before deciding Sparrows Point LNG’s consistency appeal under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) and, as a result, has stayed closure of the decision record until April 14, 2008. Today’s Federal Register provides additional...
Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Posted on Feb 7, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coalition Questions Need for LNG in California
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy and other environmental groups filed comments with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) questioning the need for LNG imports to California. RACE asserted that LNG imports to the state are unnecessary due to plentiful U.S. domestic natural gas supplies and relatively static demand. The group also noted that the greenhouse gas...
NMFS Clarifies Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 6, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Clarifies Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that last week the National Marine Fisheries Service sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clarify its previous comments on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Robert Lohn, regional administrator for NMFS, stated in the letter that the agency’s recommendation “that the permit pending…be denied...
No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on No Agreement Reached on Broadwater LNG Proposal
A deal offered by a local New York official which would see Governor Eliot Spitzer (D -N.Y. ) oppose the proposed Broadwater LNG facility if Connecticut dropped its opposition to the proposed Islander East gas pipeline was rejected by Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.). Newsday reports that a spokesperson for Gov. Rell said she “has no interest trading one project with a severe...
New Environmental Coalition Opposes LNG in Quebec
Posted on Jan 30, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on New Environmental Coalition Opposes LNG in Quebec
A new campaign to stop construction of the Rabaska LNG terminal near Quebec City was launched yesterday, reports the Globe and Mail, by a coalition of “every major environmental group in the province.” The coalition has asked the Quebec Energy Board to review Quebec’s need for additional natural gas...