Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Excelerate Donates Funds to Local Energy Conservation, Wind Power Projects
The Gloucester Daily Times (Mass.) reports that the developer of the Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LNG terminal, Excelerate Energy LLC, has donated $500,000 to two local groups to help fund fuel assistance programs and energy conservation projects in Massachusetts. Excelerate also donated $400,000 to Mass Energy to assist in the development of a wind energy project in the state. Rob...
FERC Allows Extended Comment Period for Bradwood Landing DEIS
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Allows Extended Comment Period for Bradwood Landing DEIS
In a letter to U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, FERC stated that it would extend the normal 45-day comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bradwood Landing LNG project to 120 days. FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher cites “complex Endangered Species Act issues” in making his decision. The letter is available under Docket No. CP06-365 in...
Los Angeles Mayor to Open LNG Fueling Station
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Environmental, State and Local Issues, Technology | Comments Off on Los Angeles Mayor to Open LNG Fueling Station
Antonio Villaraigosa, mayor of Los Angeles, will join other city leaders to officially open an LNG and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. The fuel will be used by the city’s new fleet of garbage trucks and street sweepers. City Watch provides further...
Massachusetts Denies Weaver’s Cove Coastal Zone Federal Consistency
Posted on Aug 30, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Denies Weaver’s Cove Coastal Zone Federal Consistency
The Office of Coastal Zone Management for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts formally objected to Weaver’s Cove LNG’s federal consistency with FERC, citing a failure to receive all the necessary permits and licenses. Weaver’s Cove Energy has already filed its appeal with the Secretary of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez. Both filings are available in FERC’s...
Canadian Provincial Legislator Advocates Shipping Reforms Following Oil Spill Near Vancouver
Posted on Aug 29, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Marine Regulation | Comments Off on Canadian Provincial Legislator Advocates Shipping Reforms Following Oil Spill Near Vancouver
Gary Coons, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, expressed his belief that legislation bolstering shipping procedures may be needed to protect provincial communities and waters from damage resulting from a tanker spill. Citing several jurisdictional and regulatory questions regarding tanker traffic, including LNG tanker regulations, Coons claimed that “[i]f the...
Federal and State Agencies Certify Clearwater Port LNG Application Complete
Posted on Aug 29, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal and State Agencies Certify Clearwater Port LNG Application Complete
Clearwater Port LNG, an LNG regasification terminal proposed for offshore Southern California by NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., announced yesterday that federal and state agencies have determined that its project application is complete. By confirming that the application is complete, the U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD can begin to prepare the joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement and...