County Commissioners’ Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Draft Environmental Report Delayed Due to Storm
Posted on Jan 2, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Commissioners’ Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG Draft Environmental Report Delayed Due to Storm
Following a winter storm in the Pacific Northwest, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners were not able to carefully read and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bradwood Landing LNG before last week’s deadline. However, the county noted in a one-page letter that it plans to use comments drafted by the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce to respond to...
New York State Environmental Agency States Broadwater LNG Application “Incomplete”
Posted on Jan 2, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York State Environmental Agency States Broadwater LNG Application “Incomplete”
On December 21, 2007, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation made public a Notice of Incomplete Application which stated that Broadwater Energy’s LNG import project could have serious environmental impacts should effective mitigation measures not be implemented. In particular, the DEC noted that the destruction of millions of fish eggs, larvae, and young fish could...
Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Risks Override Potential Rewards
Posted on Dec 20, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Risks Override Potential Rewards
An editorial carried by the Standard Times (Mass.) argues that the potential safety and security risks posed by the Weaver’s Cove LNG proposal override its potential economic benefits, which include a potential 10% reduction in the price of natural gas for the region. Instead, the editorial piece advocates energy and natural resource...
Local Groups Protest WestPac LNG
Posted on Dec 19, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Groups Protest WestPac LNG
The Nanaimo Daily News (British Columbia, Canada) reports that fifteen community and environmental organizations have joined together in opposing WestPac LNG’s proposed regasification project on Texada Island near Vancouver. The coalition, called the Alliance to Stop LNG, also hopes to halt all new coastal oil and gas operations proposed for offshore British Columbia and to...
Local Residents Protest Three Oregon LNG Terminal Proposals and Associated Pipelines
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Protest Three Oregon LNG Terminal Proposals and Associated Pipelines
The Oregonian reports that local residents demonstrated yesterday outside the headquarters of Northwest Natural Gas Co. in opposition to three proposed LNG import terminals and associated pipelines. According to the news report, the protestors warned of potential environmental and public safety impacts should the projects become...
Malibu City Council Votes to Oppose OceanWay LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Malibu City Council Votes to Oppose OceanWay LNG Proposal
Earlier this week the Malibu City Council unanimously voted to oppose the OceanWay LNG import terminal proposed by Woodside Natural Gas. The Council’s resolution noted that “it is imperative that the city continue to voice its opposition and keep the state of California and the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission informed of the real threat LNG ports pose to the...