New York Gov. Spitzer May Support Broadwater
Posted on Feb 15, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Gov. Spitzer May Support Broadwater
Citing unnamed sources, Newsday reports that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is generally supportive of the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. However, according to his spokesperson, Spitzer wants to review analysis conducted by the New York Dept. of State and FERC’s draft environmental impact statement before making official statements regarding his position on...
Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Feb 12, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River Challenges Letter from Mass. to Weaver’s Cove
According to The Standard-Times, lawyers for the City of Fall River last week discovered an April 2006 letter from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to Weaver’s Cove that appears to waive certain safety and environmental review requirements. Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert alleges that the letter should have been disclosed to the city, and also that any such...
Maryland Legislators Raise Concerns Regarding Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Legislators Raise Concerns Regarding Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal
In a Feb. 8 letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), and three of Maryland’s U.S. Representatives express opposition to AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. The legislators raise concerns about the disposal of dredged material from the project and the potential safety risks due to Sparrows Point’s close...
Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Clarifies His Position on Weaver’s Cove Emergency Response Plan
Posted on Feb 9, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Rhode Island Gov. Carcieri Clarifies His Position on Weaver’s Cove Emergency Response Plan
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri declared in a Feb. 1 letter to Weaver’s Cove Energy CEO Gordon Shearer that the emergency response plan for the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass., “will be a State plan developed under the direction of the State.” Carcieri also said that “the State’s initial efforts at…planning [have]...
Kennedy Clarifies Stance on Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
Posted on Feb 8, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Kennedy Clarifies Stance on Cabrillo Port LNG Terminal
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., president of the Waterkeeper Alliance environmental group of which Ventura Coastkeeper is a member, told the Malibu Surfside News in an interview published today that while he still supports LNG, “I have not endorsed … the Cabrillo Port project[, which] has all kinds of problems that I think may be fatal to it.” Earlier in the week, Kennedy...
Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Calls for U.S.-Certified LNG Vessel Crews
Posted on Feb 7, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Massachusetts Gov. Patrick Calls for U.S.-Certified LNG Vessel Crews
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has joined other state officials in the call to require U.S.-certified crews to operate LNG tankers in state waters. “The safe and secure transportation of liquefied natural gas is critical to the well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” Patrick said in a Feb. 5 letter to U.S. Maritime Administrator Sean T....