Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Astoria and Warrenton, Ore., Officials Must Participate in LNG Debate
The Daily Astorian praises U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) for his recent correspondence with FERC, but criticizes political leaders in Astoria and Warrenton for not addressing the potential public threats posed by the proposed Bradwood Landing and Skipanon LNG terminals in...
Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelso City Council Will Not Consider Resolution Against Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Kelso, Wash., City Council will not consider a resolution written by a local activist organization in opposition to NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed LNG terminal in Bradwood, Ore. “We’re looking at something that has no clear answer and that we are very unlikely to have an effect on,” said Councilman David Futcher. The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) provides...
Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: California Should Restructure LNG Terminal Approval Process
An editor for the Ventura County Star predicts and advocates the reintroduction of California State Senator Joe Simitian’s (D-Palo Alto) bill to require a need-based assessment of LNG terminal proposals. A previous version of the bill ordered state agencies to review LNG proposals comparatively and rank them based on the state’s energy needs and public safety...
Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
Posted on Apr 19, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Other Offshore LNG Terminals Proposed for Southern California
The Malibu Surfside News reports on three LNG terminal proposals off the coast of Southern California: Woodside’s Oceanway Secure Energy, a buoy-type project 22 miles off Point Dume; NorthernStar Natural Gas’ Clearwater Port, on an existing platform 12.6 miles from Oxnard; and Tidelands subsidiary Esperenza Energy’s Port Esperenza, another buoy-type project roughly 10...
Federal Anti-Broadwater Bill May Affect Other LNG Proposals
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Anti-Broadwater Bill May Affect Other LNG Proposals
United Press International reports that H.R. 1564, a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop to block Broadwater Energy’s proposed terminal in Long Island Sound, also may affect several planned facilities off the Massachusetts Bay Estuary and in Louisiana’s Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary. The bill would ban floating storage regasification units from “estuaries...
Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
According to the Ventura County Star, the California Coastal Commission became one of the first state agencies to act under authority of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 when it cited greenhouse gas emissions as one of several grounds for rejecting the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. “In the future, I believe every environmental impact statement with LNG or any...