Public Utilities Minister: The Bahamas Petroleum Industry Needs New Legislation
Posted on Oct 17, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Public Utilities Minister: The Bahamas Petroleum Industry Needs New Legislation
Phenton Neymour, The Bahamas’ State Minister for Public Utilities, told the Bahama Journal that the petroleum industry in his country has been poorly regulated to date and that legislative action is required. Neymour suggested that before The Bahamas can support a major energy project, such as the construction of an LNG import terminal, more pressing concerns must be dealt with,...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Oct 16, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Ventura County Star (Calif.) (opposed to Clearwater Port LNG)
Local Environmental Group Halts Effort to Stop Gas Pipeline
Posted on Oct 15, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Litigation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Local Environmental Group Halts Effort to Stop Gas Pipeline
Friends of Rockwood Park, a New Brunswick environmental group, has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) and pipeline project developers Emera and Repsol following the Federal Court of Appeal’s refusal to overturn a decision that will allow Emera and Repsol to build a natural gas pipeline connecting the Canaport LNG import terminal with the...
Long Island Officials Express Concerns Regarding Safe Harbor Energy LNG
Posted on Oct 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Officials Express Concerns Regarding Safe Harbor Energy LNG
Newsday (New York) reports that four Nassau County legislators from Long Island, N.Y., have made public their opposition to the Atlantic Sea Island Group’s Safe Harbor Energy LNG proposal and released a letter to Gov. Elliot Spitzer (D.-N.Y.) outlining their concerns. The article also notes that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) is seeking to ensure that New Jersey has a...
British Columbia Residents Desire Government Opposition to LNG on West Coast
Posted on Oct 11, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Safety & Security | Comments Off on British Columbia Residents Desire Government Opposition to LNG on West Coast
The Tyree (British Columbia, Canada) reports that some residents of British Columbia would like to see the Canadian Government oppose the development of LNG terminals on the west coast as it has opposed several projects on the east coast. The residents cite Canada’s objection to LNG tanker traffic in the Head Harbour Passage in New Brunswick compared to Canada’s lack of...
Clearwater Port LNG Finds Mixed Reception at Public Hearing
Posted on Oct 11, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clearwater Port LNG Finds Mixed Reception at Public Hearing
At a public hearing on the scope of the environmental review for Clearwater Port LNG, both supporters and opponents of the LNG proposal voiced their opinions. Malibu’s Mayor Pro Tempore expressed her opposition to the LNG project, saying that “we don’t need to keep relying on this fossil fuel, this dinosaur, this LNG.” In contrast, the Malibu Times reports that...