FERC: Maryland DNR Has 30 Days to Submit Advisory Report
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC: Maryland DNR Has 30 Days to Submit Advisory Report
In a letter dated yesterday, FERC informed Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. that the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has until February 7, 2007 to submit an advisory report on state and local safety issues associated AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Ehrlich selected the...
Op-Ed: Maine Should Pursue Compensation for Fishermen
Posted on Jan 11, 2007 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Maine Should Pursue Compensation for Fishermen
According to a Robbinston resident, Maine should require the two companies planning LNG terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay to compensate local fishermen for loss of income and fishing grounds. Read more in The Bangor Daily...
Williams Pipeline Co. Completes Underwater Soil Sample Collection for Proposed Pipeline
Posted on Jan 11, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Williams Pipeline Co. Completes Underwater Soil Sample Collection for Proposed Pipeline
Williams Pipeline Co. geologists completed their collection of underwater soil samples from Coos Bay, accompanied on the boat by a reporter for The World. Preliminary results from previous samples suggest that the route for Williams’ new Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, which would transport natural gas from the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal, will be viable. The final...
Local Residents and Politicians Express Views on Broadwater DEIS, FERC to Meet with Conn. Officials
Posted on Jan 10, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents and Politicians Express Views on Broadwater DEIS, FERC to Meet with Conn. Officials
Local citizens and state leaders last night attended the first of four public hearings sponsored by FERC regarding the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. Some attendees expressed concern that the facility would endanger public safety and the environment and would disrupt other commercial and recreational uses of...
Sparrows Point Opponents Concerned About Court Delay
Posted on Jan 10, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sparrows Point Opponents Concerned About Court Delay
After a judge last week postponed a hearing on an injunction filed against the Sparrows Point Shipyard to bar dredging in the vicinity, the plaintiffs expressed disappointment that dredging is underway while the case is delayed. A circuit judge had allowed dredging to resume after the LNG Opposition Team, the local activist group that requested the injunction in an effort to block...
Critics and Supporters of the Broadwater Project Express Their Views As FERC’s Decision Approaches
Posted on Jan 9, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critics and Supporters of the Broadwater Project Express Their Views As FERC’s Decision Approaches
In anticipation of a FERC decision on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound, local residents are mobilizing efforts to stop the project. “We’ve put out an action alert to our members, and put announcements on the radio, done a massive flier distribution and taken out full-page ads,” said the executive director of Citizens Campaign for the...