Coast Guard Requests More Information from Broadwater
Posted on Jan 18, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coast Guard Requests More Information from Broadwater
Today’s Newsday reports on the December 21 letter from Coast Guard Capt. Peter Boynton to Broadwater Energy. Boynton requested additional information from the project, including consequence analyses based on the size of tanks and vessels to be used at Broadwater and weather data from the...
Broadwater LNG Plan Poses Environmental Threats
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater LNG Plan Poses Environmental Threats
The communications director for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment says that Broadwater Energy’s assurances of an environmentally friendly LNG terminal lack substance. Read his opinion piece in The Hartford Courant. [Access to archived articles requires a...
CLNG Study Finds Minor Impacts From Open Loop Vaporization
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNGLawBlog, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on CLNG Study Finds Minor Impacts From Open Loop Vaporization
In a study released today, Exponent, Inc., concluded that past Environmental Impact Statements have overestimated the environmental impact of open loop LNG vaporization on fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico. The Center for Liquefied Natural Gas commissioned the study after controversy erupted over the use of open loop systems in the Gulf. The CLNG press release is available...
Op-ed: Withholding Broadwater Documents Is Detrimental to Long Islanders
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Withholding Broadwater Documents Is Detrimental to Long Islanders
A op-ed published in Sunday’s New York Times says the secrecy surrounding Broadwater Energy’s security documents brings to mind the Indian Point nuclear power plant and its share of environmental and safety concerns. [Free registration...
FERC Approves Quoddy Bay’s Pre-Filing Request
Posted on Jan 13, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Approves Quoddy Bay’s Pre-Filing Request
Yesterday’s Bangor Daily News reports that Quoddy Bay, the company behind the Pleasant Point LNG terminal planned on Passamaquoddy Bay, has received FERC approval for its pre-filing application request. A series of public hearings are slated for early next month. [Print...
U.S. Coast Guard to Consider Canadian Comments on LNG Development
Posted on Jan 12, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard to Consider Canadian Comments on LNG Development
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the U.S. Coast Guard is encouraging comments from Canadian residents as the agency explores safety and security issues pertaining to LNG terminals proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. “We want to make sure we have the full picture and not just some half picture when siting a facility so close to Canada,” Coast Guard Capt. Steven...