Opponents Erect Anti-LNG Billboard
Posted on Feb 7, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents Erect Anti-LNG Billboard
The Patriot Ledger on Friday reported that Save the Brewsters has set up a billboard near the Fore River Bridge in protest of AES’ proposed LNG terminal for Outer Brewster Island. “It’s a national park,” says Pamela Loring, a member of Save the Brewsters. “It’s meant for the people. It shouldn’t be sold for short-term...
Residents Say LNG Proposal Would Hamper Flights and Industrialize Outer Brewster Island
Posted on Feb 7, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Say LNG Proposal Would Hamper Flights and Industrialize Outer Brewster Island
The Boston Globe features an op-ed by a Hull, Mass. resident who opposes AES’ Battery Rock LNG proposal because of potential flight diversions and delays at Logan International Airport that might occur as a result of security measures for tankers entering the facility. Separately, a Cambridge, Mass. resident says an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island would change “an...
Stony Brook University Says It Can Provide Reliable Science Regarding Broadwater
Posted on Feb 7, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Stony Brook University Says It Can Provide Reliable Science Regarding Broadwater
Concluding that “very little reliable scientific data has been assembled,” the president of Stony Brook University in New York recently offered in a letter to FERC to conduct detailed research regarding “the likely success of the project, the suitability of its proposed site, [and] its probable impact on the environment.” According to the president, “such...
Support for Closed-Loop Systems in the Gulf
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The Mobile Register reports that companies proposing deepwater LNG terminals are opting for a “closed-loop” system that does not use seawater to reheat LNG. Opponents of the open-loop system say that drawing water out of the ocean, and discharging cold water, may seriously damage fish larvae and other organisms important to the fishing industry. In the past, LNG developers...
Court Might Issue Decision on Weaver’s Cove Project by Next Year
Posted on Feb 6, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Court Might Issue Decision on Weaver’s Cove Project by Next Year
The Herald News reports today that Boston’s First Circuit Court of Appeals could rule on Fall River’s lawsuit disputing FERC’s order approving the Weaver’s Cove LNG facility by the end of 2006. “There will be several rounds of briefs and then an oral argument before three judges of the court,” said Edward Berlin, one of the attorneys representing...
NY Sen. Schumer Seeks More Information Before Assessing Safe Energy Harbor Proposal
Posted on Feb 6, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NY Sen. Schumer Seeks More Information Before Assessing Safe Energy Harbor Proposal
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a letter on Thursday to the chair of Atlantic Sea Island Group asking for more information before he takes a stance on the Safe Harbor Energy LNG proposal. “The security, economy, public health and environment on Long Island are my first concerns and I need assurance that there will be no significant ill effects before I can support a project of...