AES Sparrows Point LNG Delays Required Surveys of Rare Plants and Animals Until Summer
Posted on Apr 8, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Sparrows Point LNG Delays Required Surveys of Rare Plants and Animals Until Summer
AES Corp. has announced that it will delay required surveys of rare, threatened, and endangered plant and animal species until summer when more animals are active and plants are in bloom. The surveys are required for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) review of the Sparrows Point LNG import terminal project. A spokesperson for AES told the Baltimore Sun that USACE will hold the...
Oregon Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG’s Proposals to Protect Fish Populations
Posted on Apr 7, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Comments on Bradwood Landing LNG’s Proposals to Protect Fish Populations
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife filed comments with FERC describing a discussion with representatives of NorthernStar Natural Gas about measures the company will take to limit the effect of marine operations associated with the Bradwood Landing LNG project on local fish populations. NorthernStar proposed including certain contract incentives to prompt LNG carriers to...
AES Sparrows Point LNG Addresses EPA’s Comments on Project
Posted on Apr 2, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Sparrows Point LNG Addresses EPA’s Comments on Project
AES Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, LLC yesterday filed a joint response to two concerns raised by the U.S. EPA. The response is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
FERC Sets Timeline for Environmental Review of Downeast LNG Project
Posted on Apr 1, 2009 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Sets Timeline for Environmental Review of Downeast LNG Project
On Monday FERC released a timeline for its environmental review of the planned Downeast LNG import proposal. FERC set September 18, 2009, as the deadline for issuing the Final EIS, and December 17, 2009, as the deadline for FERC’s final authorization decision. The schedule can be found in FERC’s eLibrary under...
President Obama Signs Bill Designating Portions of Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’ into Law
Posted on Mar 31, 2009 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on President Obama Signs Bill Designating Portions of Taunton River ‘Wild and Scenic’ into Law
The Fall River Herald News (Mass.) reports that President Barack Obama signed the public lands bill designating certain parts of the Taunton River as “wild and scenic” into law yesterday. The news item notes that Weaver’s Cove Energy has asserted previously that this designation will not effect the company’s efforts to construct and operate its planned LNG...
Canaport LNG to Resume Meetings with Local Environmental Group
Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental | Comments Off on Canaport LNG to Resume Meetings with Local Environmental Group
The Telegraph-Journal (Saint John, New Brunswick) reports that a member of a New Brunswick environmental group reached out to Environment Minister Roland Haché regarding Canaport LNG’s decision to stop regular meetings with the group. Haché convinced the company to resume the...