Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Posted on Dec 6, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Groups File Transcripts of State Hearings to Show Downeast LNG Project Has Stalled
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land), Save Passamaquoddy Bay-U.S., and Save Passamaquoddy Bay-Canada, Inc., filed the transcripts of several hearings concerning the Downeast LNG project convened by Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection, as well as brief summaries of each proceeding. The groups conclude that Downeast’s statements to FERC are...
Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Posted on Dec 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Group Claims 20,000 More Local Residents Have Signed Anti-Broadwater Petition
Newsday reports that Citizens Campaign for the Environment, a group opposed to Broadwater Energy’s terminal proposal, has submitted an additional 20,000 anti-Broadwater petition signatures to FERC and to Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s (D-N.Y.) office, bringing the total number of signatures collected to 80,000. In response, Broadwater Energy released a statement saying that...
Delaware Offers Another Appeal in the Crown Landing LNG Regulatory Proceedings
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware Offers Another Appeal in the Crown Landing LNG Regulatory Proceedings
Delaware has filed an appeal of FERC’s approval of the Crown Landing LNG import terminal with U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia. According to Today’s Sunbeam (N.J.), Delaware alleges that FERC acted improperly when it approved the Crown Landing LNG terminal, since FERC did not adequately consider Delaware’s Coastal Zone Management...
Local Property Owners and Public Land Agencies Raise Concerns Regarding LNG Pipeline Route
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Property Owners and Public Land Agencies Raise Concerns Regarding LNG Pipeline Route
The Roseburg News Review (Ore.) reports that local property owners and public land management agencies are concerned about the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline that would transport gas from the Jordan Cove LNG import terminal to existing pipelines further inland. According to the News Review, the Pacific Connector could affect over 300 property owners, who raise concerns ranging...
Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Agencies Expected to Announce Criticisms of Bradwood Landing
According to The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), several Oregon state agencies are circulating joint draft comments that criticize FERC’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The agencies reportedly cite concerns about dredging, emergency response funding, and preparations for natural disasters, among other issues. FERC...
Maine BEP Reverses Decision on Downeast LNG Application Withdrawal
Posted on Nov 16, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine BEP Reverses Decision on Downeast LNG Application Withdrawal
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) yesterday reversed its earlier decision and will allow Downeast LNG to withdraw its project application and submit an alternate pipeline route after the original route was rejected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The 5-3 decision also will allow Downeast LNG to submit supplemental information on other aspects of the proposal....