Op-ed: LNG Development Detrimental to Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Aug 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Development Detrimental to Passamaquoddy Bay
A member of the local activist group Save Passamaquoddy Bay urges the public to read the Whole Bay Study, a report commissioned by the organization that details the potential adverse socioeconomic impacts stemming from the LNG terminals proposed for the bay. The study, which was conducted by Yellow Wood Associates of St. Albans, Vt., may be found at Save Passamaquoddy Bay’s...
LNG Terminal Dredging May Help Texas Wetlands
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Terminal Dredging May Help Texas Wetlands
Dredging associated with two LNG terminals planned for Texas may benefit area wetlands, according to an article in today’s Beaumont Enterprise. Permits for the Golden Pass LNG terminal mandate the restoration of wetlands that may be lost at the construction site, a fact which has local officials quite pleased. “It’s going to benefit everybody. We’re just as...
Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Project Would Provide Economic Benefits
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Project Would Provide Economic Benefits
The managing director for AES’ Battery Rock LNG proposal challenges The Boston Globe’s claim that industrial development of Outer Brewster Island would threaten the “peerless nature of the island,” noting that the site is currently is marred by “abandoned buildings and trash.” Aaron Samson adds that lease payments from the terminal would provide...
Commerce Dismisses Second Weaver’s Cove CZMA Appeal
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Commerce Dismisses Second Weaver’s Cove CZMA Appeal
The Secretary of Commerce last week rejected a second request for a determination that the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal is consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The Secretary dismissed Weaver’s Cove’s appeal, explaining that “[t]he plain meaning of the term ‘appeal’ requires a state objection as a necessary predicate for an appeal to the...
Uncertainty Continues Regarding AES’ Bahamian Project
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Uncertainty Continues Regarding AES’ Bahamian Project
Despite positive statements by Bahamian ministers last week indicating that approval of AES’ proposed LNG terminal for Cat Cay was imminent, the Bahama Journal reports today on continued uncertainty and apparent governmental discord about the project’s status. In criticizing the current government for its unclear messages on AES’ proposal, former Bahamian Prime...
Weaver’s Cove EIR Receives Massachusetts State Approval
Posted on Aug 2, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove EIR Receives Massachusetts State Approval
Opponents of the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal proposed for Fall River, Mass., expressed disappointment over the state’s decision on Monday to approve developer Hess LNG’s environmental impact report for the project. Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert, Jr. and Joseph Carvalho, the president of the Coalition for the Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities, contend that Hess LNG...