ConocoPhillips Appeals to Alabama Residents on Compass Port
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Appeals to Alabama Residents on Compass Port
With the deadline for Gov. Riley’s veto decision approaching, ConocoPhillips Global Gas president Sig Cornelius reiterates the company’s “pledge to Alabama” in a letter to the Mobile-Register today. The company has sponsored a baseline study by Dauphin Island Sea Lab against which the impacts of the Compass Port LNG terminal can be measured, and has proposed...
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Challenges Rep. Michaud on Maine LNG Development
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Save Passamaquoddy Bay Challenges Rep. Michaud on Maine LNG Development
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local activist group that opposes LNG development near Passamaquoddy Bay, has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) to clarify his position on LNG terminals in Maine. In an email dated May 11, Michaud said he opposes legislation that “unfairly limit[s] the role of communities in determining where LNG facilities should be placed.” The opposition...
City of Malibu to Send Lobbyist Against Cabrillo Port Project
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City of Malibu to Send Lobbyist Against Cabrillo Port Project
In an effort to halt BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal, the Malibu City Council on Monday plans to instruct the city’s lobbyist to raise terminal-related issues when meeting with the California State Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration. “The City is certainly within its purview to seek to have the decision makers address these impacts and to take...
Documents: Ehrlich’s Lawyer May Have Promoted Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Documents: Ehrlich’s Lawyer May Have Promoted Sparrows Point LNG
The Baltimore Sun yesterday obtained the Baltimore County economic development director’s notes from a February meeting with David Hamilton, a lawyer who represents both Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, Jr. and Sparrows Point Shipyard owner Barletta Willis LLC. The notes suggest that Hamilton argued in favor of AES’ Sparrows Point LNG terminal proposed for shipyard property,...
LNG Bill Introduced in California State Senate
Posted on Jun 6, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Bill Introduced in California State Senate
California State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) has introduced SB 426, a bill that would require a state commission to assess each of the LNG terminals proposed for California based on its ability to satisfy the state’s future energy needs and public safety demands, and to rank each proposed facility according to its location. If passed, the governor could approve only the two...
Gov. Ehrlich Reiterates Opposition to Sparrows Point
Posted on Jun 2, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Ehrlich Reiterates Opposition to Sparrows Point
At a community meeting held yesterday in Dundalk, Md., Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. voiced opposition to AES’ Sparrows Point LNG proposal, but expressed disappointment with opponents’ allegations that his personal attorney may have engaged in ethical misconduct. Local critics of the project have called for an investigation into the activities of David Hamilton, who they say...