Op-ed: State and Federal Energy Policies Not in Sync
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-ed: State and Federal Energy Policies Not in Sync
A Yale University professor says that the public debate regarding the need for Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound highlights the conflict between federal “growth machine” policies and the conservation-focused energy policies implemented by New York and Connecticut. Her op-ed is published by The Hartford...
Op-eds Discuss LNG’s Potential Environmental Impacts
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-eds Discuss LNG’s Potential Environmental Impacts
Keely Shaye Brosnan, the wife of actor Pierce Brosnan, writes that the endorsement of LNG by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., president of the Waterkeeper Alliance environmental group, neglects to consider the particular impacts that BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal may have on the environment. Both Brosnan’s and Kennedy’s op-eds may be found in The Ventura...
Rejection of Long Beach Project May Bolster Support for Other LNG Projects
Posted on Feb 5, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rejection of Long Beach Project May Bolster Support for Other LNG Projects
Local environmental activists applauded the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners’ rejection of Sound Energy Solutions’ proposed LNG facility at Long Beach, Calif., but fear that the rejection may encourage support for other LNG projects in California. While the developers of other LNG terminals reserved comment on the Long Beach decision, a BHP Billiton...
Baltimore County Council Debates Proposal to Block Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Council Debates Proposal to Block Sparrows Point Terminal
The Baltimore Sun reports on another legislative attempt to stop AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. The proposed measure would add LNG facilities to the list of prohibited uses along the Chesapeake Bay. According to the county’s attorney, the measure is distinguishable from the county’s previous law, which was overturned by a federal judge in January. A...
EPA and NYSDEC Submit Comments on Broadwater DEIS
Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EPA and NYSDEC Submit Comments on Broadwater DEIS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently filed comments indicating that FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal provides insufficient data and analysis. In response, FERC and Broadwater officials said that additional information would be supplied in...
EPA Responds to Waxman’s Request Regarding Cabrillo Port
Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EPA Responds to Waxman’s Request Regarding Cabrillo Port
The Malibu Times reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has responded to California Rep. Henry Waxman’s request for the analysis that influenced the EPA’s decision to reverse a decision to require the application of Ventura County air quality standards to BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. However, the agency and Waxman’s office...