CLF Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove, Predicting up to 6-Year Delay
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CLF Requests Supplemental EIS for Weaver’s Cove, Predicting up to 6-Year Delay
The Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) on Friday filed a motion asking FERC to reopen the evidentiary record and prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. CLF says that new evidence “fundamentally changes the Commission’s analysis of alternatives” and undermines the “essence of the Commission’s...
Parties Stake Out Sides in California Offshore Terminal Debate
Posted on Feb 27, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Parties Stake Out Sides in California Offshore Terminal Debate
Despite strong education efforts by BHP Billiton, the proponent of the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal offshore Oxnard, CA, a significant number of people appear to still oppose the project on environmental grounds. Oxnard’s mayor even has indicated recently that the city will consider suing in order to put a halt to the proposal. Nonetheless, BHP Billiton continues...
SES Responds to FERC Data Request
Posted on Feb 23, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SES Responds to FERC Data Request
Yesterday, SES responded to 39 of 42 questions raised in FERC’s February 1 data request regarding SES’ proposed Long Beach LNG Import Terminal. By March 3, SES plans to provide the remaining responses addressing revised thermal exclusion zone analyses using local meteorological data, documentation supporting SES’ assertion that the project will “reduce price...
Sen. Lieberman Vocalizes Opposition Against Broadwater LNG Plan
Posted on Feb 22, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. Lieberman Vocalizes Opposition Against Broadwater LNG Plan
The Hartford Courant today reports that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) opposes the Broadwater LNG proposal. “Approval of the [Broadwater] facility would remove forever a portion of the Sound from the public trust for commercial use and its operations would impact the commercial and recreational uses already provided by the Sound,” Lieberman said at a news conference....
Broadwater LNG Opponents Attend Forum
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater LNG Opponents Attend Forum
Opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal has spread to southeastern Connecticut. Approximately 75 residents and activists attended a forum at New London High School on Saturday to learn more about Broadwater’s plan to build a regasification facility in the Long Island Sound. “This is a poster child for what not to do in Long Island Sound,” Conn. Attorney General...
Coastal Conservation Association Opposes Open-Loop Systems
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coastal Conservation Association Opposes Open-Loop Systems
The Florida Sportsman reports that the Coastal Conservation Association has urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject applications for open-loop permits for LNG projects proposed by ConocoPhillips and Freeport-McMoRan in the Gulf of Mexico. “We are greatly concerned about the unknown impacts of open-loop systems on the entire marine ecosystem, from plankton to...