Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 3, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Calling WestPac LNG Corp”s LNG import terminal proposal for Texada Island “too dangerous, too expensive, and too dirty,” the union representing workers at B.C. Hydro made public its opposition to the project yesterday. A union spokesperson went on to say that “WestPac and the B.C. government are not seeking to serve B.C.’s energy needs at all. Instead,...
Environmental Groups Active Against Cabrillo Port LNG Say They Will Not Be as Involved in Oceanway LNG Process
Posted on Aug 2, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Active Against Cabrillo Port LNG Say They Will Not Be as Involved in Oceanway LNG Process
The Malibu Surfside News reports that two environmental groups, the Environmental Defense Center (EDC) and the California Coastal Protection Network (CCPN), say that their activity in the Oceanway LNG permitting process will be curtailed compared with their role opposing the Cabrillo Port LNG proposal. EDC attorney Linda Krop said “[The Oceanway LNG] proposal is out of our...
Environmental Groups Predict Opposition to New WestPac LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 1, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Predict Opposition to New WestPac LNG Proposal
Following yesterday’s announcement by WestPac LNG Corp. of its intention to develop an LNG import terminal and power plant on Texada Island, British Columbia, some environmental groups are predicting stiff opposition to the project, the Financial Post (Canada) reports. Karen Campbell, staff counsel for the Pembina Institute, said, “The Sunshine Coast and all of the Gulf...
Massachusetts Residents Concerned that LNG Projects Could Expose Past Pollution
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Massachusetts Residents Concerned that LNG Projects Could Expose Past Pollution
Gatehouse News Service (carried via the North Shore Sunday (Mass.)) reports that a Massachusetts environmental group has raised concerns that pipeline construction for the deepwater LNG ports from Excelerate Energy and Suez North America could expose radioactive waste deposited decades ago in Massachusetts Bay. A spokesperson for Excelerate said that the pipeline route has been...
Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Op-Ed: ECO Loop Regasification Technology Proposed for Bienville Terminal is Environmentally Sensitive
An Op-Ed in Sunday’s Press-Register (Mobile, Ala.) details how the design of the Environmentally Conscientious Open (ECO) Loop regasification system will minimize harm to the surrounding marine habitat. The piece, by TORP Terminal CEO Joe Berno, goes on to say that by employing the ECO Loop system at the Bienville LNG terminal, TORP is in keeping with the EPA’s call for...
Environmental Group Files Suit Over Natural Gas Pipeline Route
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Litigation | Comments Off on Environmental Group Files Suit Over Natural Gas Pipeline Route
Sierra Legal filed suit in the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal on behalf of the Friends of Rockwood Park against the Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) alleging that the regulatory body failed to consider alternative routes for Emera Pipeline Company’s gas line that would connect the Canaport LNG terminal to the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline. The Friends of Rockwood Park...