Federal Court Weighs Gulf Landing Approval
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Weighs Gulf Landing Approval
The Times-Picayune and the News 2 Advocate reported on yesterday’s oral arguments concerning Shell’s Gulf Landing offshore terminal. The panel of Fifth Circuit judges reportedly appeared “sympathetic” to claims that MARAD failed to consider the cumulative impact of all terminals proposed for the Gulf and failed to require the best available technology when it...
Op-ed: AES’ Proposed Battery Rock Terminal
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: AES’ Proposed Battery Rock Terminal
The communications director of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay says an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island would increase tanker traffic into Boston Harbor, threaten marine life and restrict recreational activities on the island. His op-ed is in today’s edition of The Boston Globe. [Free registration...
Radio Interview with Richard Clarke Regarding Outer Brewster Island
Posted on Mar 9, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Radio Interview with Richard Clarke Regarding Outer Brewster Island
On March 7, Boston’s WBZ News Radio 1030 featured a lengthy interview with counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke and his colleague Roger Cressey of Good Harbor Consulting, to discuss the proposed LNG facility on Outer Brewster Island. Clarke stated that, based on his security assessment, Outer Brewster is the “perfect place” for an LNG terminal. Clarke also noted...
Environmentalists Challenge Legality of Gulf Landing Permit
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmentalists Challenge Legality of Gulf Landing Permit
Environmental organizations and fishing groups will appear in federal court today to challenge federal approval of Shell’s proposed Gulf Landing terminal, which would use an open rack vaporizer system. The groups argue that MARAD violated NEPA and the Deepwater Ports Act by failing to consider the environmental risk posed by the open rack system. “The law is clear, the...
Image of Outer Brewster Island at Issue
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Image of Outer Brewster Island at Issue
Recent debate over AES’s proposed LNG terminal has prompted National Park officials to alter its characterization of Outer Brewster Island. The Park website now states that the island is an “Important Bird Area” and has hiking trails, where before it had been described as a “large bedrock outcropping.” Some environmentalists opposed to the Battery Rock LNG...
Op-ed: Northeast Gateway Won’t Heat Massachusetts Bay
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-ed: Northeast Gateway Won’t Heat Massachusetts Bay
In an op-ed published today by The Boston Herald, Rob Bryngelson, Excelerate Energy’s Vice President of Downstream Services, responded to a March 3 article that claimed the Northeast Gateway LNG terminal would discharge warm water into Massachusetts Bay. Bryngelson explained that ships docked at the proposed Northeast Gateway LNG terminal would use seawater to cool their engines,...