Sen. Wyden to Ask for Pres. Obama’s Support on LNG Facility Siting Bill
Posted on Jan 15, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. Wyden to Ask for Pres. Obama’s Support on LNG Facility Siting Bill
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Astoria, Ore., U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D) told the assembled crowd that he will press for legislation that will give greater authority over the siting of LNG facilities to state agencies. Sen. Wyden said that he plans to ask for President Barack Obama’s support for the measure, noting that the President supported the measure when he was a member of...
Mass. House Speaker to Host Meeting on Security of LNG Deliveries from Yemen
Posted on Jan 13, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. House Speaker to Host Meeting on Security of LNG Deliveries from Yemen
Robert DeLeo (D), Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, will host a meeting today with a number of public officials to discuss the security of LNG cargos sourced from Yemen. In recent weeks, a number of Massachusetts officials have raised security concerns with LNG vessels coming to the Everett LNG terminal from Yemen and the U.S. Coast Guard is reviewing the matter....
Oregon Lawmaker Seeks to Require Needs Assessment for LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 11, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Lawmaker Seeks to Require Needs Assessment for LNG Terminals
Oregon State Rep. Chuck Riley (D) has introduced H.B. 3616, the Domestic Resource Protection Act, which would require LNG project developers to perform an assessment of Oregon’s energy market to demonstrate a need for LNG imports. According to the Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, Ore.), the measure would also require LNG project developers to pay for all costs associated with...
New Jersey Governor-Elect Remains Opposed to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
Posted on Dec 16, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Governor-Elect Remains Opposed to Safe Harbor Energy LNG Deepwater Port Proposal
A spokesperson for New Jersey Governor-elect Chris Christie (R) told the Queens Courier that the governor-elect remains opposed to the Safe Harbor Energy LNG deepwater port proposal off the coasts of New Jersey and New York due to concerns regarding the project’s impacts on the state’s coastal...
Columbia Riverkeeper Head Responds to Allegations of Improper Political Activity
Posted on Dec 4, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Columbia Riverkeeper Head Responds to Allegations of Improper Political Activity
Responding to a complaint filed this week by the group Energy Action Northwest, Columbia Riverkeeper Executive Director Brett VendenHeuvel said that his group was “not involved in the recall [of several Clatsop County commissioners]” and that the group “didn’t spend money on the recall.” The Daily Astorian provides additional...
Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Energy Action Northwest Files Complaint with IRS Against Local LNG Opposition Group
Energy Action Northwest announced this week that it has filed a complaint with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service alleging that a local LNG opposition group, Columbia Riverkeeper, improperly participated in recent recall elections involving a number of Clatsop County, Ore.,...