Environmental Organizations Criticize “Open-Loop” System
Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Organizations Criticize “Open-Loop” System
Environmental groups again have raised objections to Shell’s proposed Gulf Landing terminal in which an “open-loop” system takes warm water from the Gulf of Mexico, reheats LNG to its gaseous state and then returns the cold water to the Gulf. Activists say this method threatens marine life by sucking in small organisms and returning the frigid water to the Gulf. Read...
Long Islanders Express Concern Over Offshore LNG Proposals
Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Islanders Express Concern Over Offshore LNG Proposals
Environmental activists and fishermen have expressed apprehension over the industrialization of Long Island, including the two LNG terminals proposed for the area. Newsday has the story. [Access to archived articles requires a...
New York Explores Options to Increase Energy Supplies
Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Explores Options to Increase Energy Supplies
Newsday reports that while many utilities and businesses acknowledge the New York metropolitan area’s need for additional energy supplies, they have yet to say publicly that LNG terminals off Long Island waters are a practical way to ease the shortfall. “I don’t think there’s any question that over the next 10 or 12 years Long Island is going to need more gas...
Panel to Debate LNG Concerns
Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Panel to Debate LNG Concerns
A panel of experts will discuss the prospects of LNG as a viable energy alternative, as well as the approval process outlined for the dozens of terminal proposals in the United States. According to The Santa Barbara News-Press, the event will take place on Feb. 1 at UCSB’s Donald Bren School of Environmental Science &...
Philadelphia Mayor Indicates Council Support for PGW Project Is Unlikely
Posted on Jan 30, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Philadelphia Mayor Indicates Council Support for PGW Project Is Unlikely
Philadelphia Mayor Street says a contract between PGW and the developer of its “progressive and forward-thinking” LNG proposal is unlikely to receive support from the City Council. “I think there is a chance that it can happen,” Street said, but added “people are just so reluctant to change.” Friday’s Philadelphia Daily News reports that...
Editorial Says Broadwater Officials Should Offer Accurate Data
Posted on Jan 26, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Says Broadwater Officials Should Offer Accurate Data
An editorial in yesterday’s Connecticut Post says the Coast Guard’s request for more information regarding the safety of the proposed Broadwater terminal is a cause for concern. “Broadwater is not winning any friends by using inadequate data and keeping other data secret, even if it hasn’t formally filed its application,” the paper says. [This article is...