Mass. State LNG Commission to Release Report Next Week
Posted on Jun 21, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State LNG Commission to Release Report Next Week
A Massachusetts state commission on LNG siting is expected to release a statewide plan next week. The commission conducted a two-month study assessing LNG projects that have been proposed for the state and gathering information from industry experts and local activists on the best sites for LNG terminals. The Associated Press article is carried via Boston’s WBZ-AM...
Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Gabrieli Takes Position on LNG
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Gubernatorial Candidate Gabrieli Takes Position on LNG
Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts Chris Gabrieli told The Herald News that he opposes the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in Fall River. However, he added that “longer-term, LNG is a very important resource for our region,” explaining, “[w]e need to get ahead of the curve on where to site these projects, and not sit and wait for...
Sen. Boxer Says Dems Would Increase States’ Power in Siting LNG Facilities
Posted on Jun 19, 2006 in Blog, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. Boxer Says Dems Would Increase States’ Power in Siting LNG Facilities
LongBeachPolitics.org reports that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) criticized the Republican Senate for allowing “the feds to take over” the siting of SES’ proposed LNG terminal in Long Beach, preventing locals from deciding whether SES’ facility should be built. Sen. Boxer, speaking at the inaugural YearlyKos bloggers’ convention in Las Vegas, indicated...
Editorial: Anti-Broadwater Bill Premature
Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Anti-Broadwater Bill Premature
A Newsday editorial says that “it’s a shame that Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and the county legislature have decided to play to popular sentiment and propose a local law designed the block the facility.” Newsday wants time to discover whether the facility would be a safe and economic source of energy for the...
Energy Representatives and Lawyers Assess Legality of Proposed Anti-LNG Measure
Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Representatives and Lawyers Assess Legality of Proposed Anti-LNG Measure
Energy industry analysts and attorneys are evaluating the merits of a county-level bill proposed on June 13 that attempts to halt the Broadwater LNG project. Bill Cooper, a spokesperson for the Center for Liquefied Natural Gas, says that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 pre-empts local legislation, giving FERC exclusive jurisdiction over the terminal’s permitting process. “If...
Legislation Proposed to Restrict Dredging Near Sparrows Point
Posted on Jun 15, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legislation Proposed to Restrict Dredging Near Sparrows Point
Dundalk Sen. Norman Stone Jr. introduced legislation yesterday that would prohibit dredging of more than 250,000 cubic yards within half a mile of the Sparrows Point shipyard, where AES proposes to build the Sparrows Point LNG terminal. If passed, the measure would make it impossible to develop channels deep enough to accommodate large LNG tankers. The measure also seeks to prohibit...