Downeast LNG Meeting Scheduled Tonight
Posted on Dec 28, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Meeting Scheduled Tonight
The Bangor Daily News reports that Downeast LNG representatives tonight will unveil a five page proposal before Robbinston, Maine residents. “We will walk the residents through a list of issues that the town’s advisory committee has raised,” Dean Girdis, one of the representatives, said yesterday. “We will tell them what we are proposing for things like...
Local Says LNG Proposals Must Balance All Issues Raised
Posted on Dec 23, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Says LNG Proposals Must Balance All Issues Raised
A science teacher at Astoria High School says LNG development in or near the Columbia River must balance environmental, safety and socioeconomic considerations. His opinion piece is in yesterday’s edition of The Daily...
Cameron LNG Seeks Permission to Initiate NEPA Pre-filing Process
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Storage | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Seeks Permission to Initiate NEPA Pre-filing Process
On December 14, Cameron LNG submitted a request with FERC to begin the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) pre-filing process with respect to the terminal expansion initiative in Hackberry, La. The project consists of the addition of a fourth LNG storage tank, which will boost output from 1.5 to 2.65 Bcd/f. The letter is available at the FERC e-Library under Docket No....
LNG Raises Many Issues For Maine
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Raises Many Issues For Maine
The Bangor Daily News yesterday published an op-ed by the vice president of the Conservation Law Foundation on the environmental, safety and energy concerns surrounding LNG terminal proposals in Maine. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Maine Forms LNG Group in Response to Quoddy Bay’s Prefiling Process at FERC
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Forms LNG Group in Response to Quoddy Bay’s Prefiling Process at FERC
Quoddy Bay’s decision to start the FERC prefiling process for the proposed LNG terminal at Pleasant Point, Maine has spurred a group of members from various state agencies to respond to a demanding timetable of pre-filing procedures. “We are looking at all of the regulatory matters that have to be dealt with. One reason we are doing this is to bring all the agencies...
Maryland State Agency Says Cove Point Expansion DEIS Is “Premature”
Posted on Dec 22, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland State Agency Says Cove Point Expansion DEIS Is “Premature”
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources believes FERC’s draft impact environmental statement issued for the Cove Point expansion project is “premature.” The agency said the DEIS “fails to reflect” the USCG conclusions regarding marine safety on the Chesapeake Bay and the Maryland Department of the Environment’s issues with increased air...