Safe Harbor LNG Critics Cite Energy Security, Environmental Concerns
Posted on Jan 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Safe Harbor LNG Critics Cite Energy Security, Environmental Concerns
Newsday (carried via Energy Central) (subscription required) reports that opponents of the Safe Harbor LNG terminal project proposed for construction south of Long Island and east of the New Jersey shore held a news conference yesterday to argue that the project would increase reliance on foreign fossil fuels and harm the local environment. The story also notes that the U.S. Coast...
Oregon Congressman “Extremely Disappointed” by FERC’s Decision on Rehearing Requests in the Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 23, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon Congressman “Extremely Disappointed” by FERC’s Decision on Rehearing Requests in the Bradwood Landing LNG Proceeding
Congressman David Wu (D-Ore.) released a statement last week saying that he is “extremely disappointed” by FERC’s decision to deny requests for rehearing in the Bradwood Landing LNG project proceeding and that he hopes the new Obama Administration will urge FERC to “fully consider the impact that a [sic] LNG terminal would have on the environment, local...
Maryland Governor Disappointed in FERC Decision to Authorize AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Jan 16, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Governor Disappointed in FERC Decision to Authorize AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
Governor Martin O’Malley (D-Md.) reacted to FERC’s decision to conditionally approve the AES Sparrows Point LNG project and associated pipeline with “sincere disappointment.” Gov. O’Malley went on to say that authorization of the project “flies in the face of every tenet of environmental justice.” Read more in the...
U.S. Senate Vote to Designate River as “Wild and Scenic” May Impact Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jan 16, 2009 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Senate Vote to Designate River as “Wild and Scenic” May Impact Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
This week the U.S. Senate voted to designate 40 miles of the Taunton River as protected under the 1968 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, reports the Providence Business News. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the same designation last summer. If the designation becomes law, the Weaver’s Cove LNG project proposed for Fall River, Mass, would need to receive approval from the...
Alaskan State Lawmaker: Sell Gas to Alaskans Before Exporting as LNG
Posted on Jan 15, 2009 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics | Comments Off on Alaskan State Lawmaker: Sell Gas to Alaskans Before Exporting as LNG
KSRM Radio reports that Alaskan State Rep. Paul Seaton (R-Homer) wants Kenai LNG to sell natural gas produced from the Cook Inlet to a greater number of Alaskan consumers before exporting it as LNG to Asian...
Maryland Congressional Delegation Calls on FERC to Delay Decision on Sparrows Point
Posted on Jan 14, 2009 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Congressional Delegation Calls on FERC to Delay Decision on Sparrows Point
Members of the Maryland Congressional Delegation sent a joint letter to FERC requesting that the Commission delay its decision on the proposed AES Sparrows Point LNG project until the incoming Obama Administration has had the opportunity to examine the concerns expressed by the Department of the Interior and the citizens of Maryland. Separately, the Baltimore Sun reports that the Army...