Anti-LNG Bill Seeks to Delay Sparrows Point
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Anti-LNG Bill Seeks to Delay Sparrows Point
The Baltimore County Council is scheduled to vote next week on proposed legislation that would prevent natural gas facilities being sited within five miles of a residence. “If I’m going to make it another loop [AES’s Sparrows Point proposal must] go through to get that permit, that’s what I’m doing,” said the bill’s sponsor, Baltimore County...
Proposed Legislation Attempts to Halt Broadwater LNG Plan
Posted on Jun 14, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proposed Legislation Attempts to Halt Broadwater LNG Plan
Newsday reports on local legislation proposed by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy seeking to ban the Broadwater LNG project and arguing that various statues give Suffolk County jurisdiction over Long Island Sound. “Why should a plant that is on land be bound by local requirements and a few miles offshore is not?” said Levy. However, Broadwater senior vice president and...
Coastal Conservation Association: “Bravo to the governor and bravo to ConocoPhillips”
Posted on Jun 13, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Coastal Conservation Association: “Bravo to the governor and bravo to ConocoPhillips”
Chairman Emeritus of the Alabama Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association, J. Manning McPhillips, praised Gov. Bob Riley for opposing ConocoPhillips’ Compass Port LNG terminal and ConocoPhillips for announcing that it will explore the possibility of a closed-loop regasification project. McPhillips said that other energy companies should “follow ConocoPhillips’...
Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Riley “made the right call”
The Mobile Register offers this editorial praising Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s opposition to the proposed ConocoPhillips open-loop LNG terminal following the corporation’s withdrawal of its application on June 9. The piece argues that the terminal’s risk of causing damage to Alabama’s coastal habitat and fishing industry warranted Riley’s opposition, and...
Gov. Riley Wants Compensation for Damage to Marine Environment
Posted on Jun 12, 2006 in Environmental, LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Riley Wants Compensation for Damage to Marine Environment
Following the withdrawal of ConocoPhillips’ proposal to build an open-loop LNG terminal off the Alabama coast, Gov. Bob Riley told the Mobile Register that any company planning “significant developments” that would affect the state’s marine environment should have to compensate Alabama for any “disproportionate damage.” Instead of filling a general...
ConocoPhillips Calls Off Compass Port LNG Plan
Posted on Jun 9, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Calls Off Compass Port LNG Plan
In a statement issued on Thursday, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley announced that ConocoPhillips will withdraw its plan to build an LNG terminal off the state’s coast. Riley previously intimated that he would likely veto the Compass Port LNG project if it used open-rack vaporizers, which he said may have an adverse environmental impact on aquatic life in the Gulf. The withdrawal comes more than...