Additional Details Available Regarding Fall River Officials’ Letter to Mass. Governor
Posted on May 7, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Additional Details Available Regarding Fall River Officials’ Letter to Mass. Governor
The Fall River Herald News offers additional details on the letter sent by local officials to Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (D) asking him to veto the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG...
Coast Guard Commandant Critical of House Reauthorization Bill
Posted on May 2, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Coast Guard Commandant Critical of House Reauthorization Bill
Lloyd’s List reports on comments made by U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen critical of H.R. 2830, the Coast Guard reauthorization bill passed by the House last week. The bill includes a provision that would require the agency to certify that sufficient safety and security resources are in place to protect LNG terminals and vessels in transit to a facility. [Subscription...
Local Officials Seek Clarification of Mass. Governor’s Authority Over Weaver’s Cove Proposal
Posted on May 2, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Seek Clarification of Mass. Governor’s Authority Over Weaver’s Cove Proposal
The Board of Selectmen from Fall River, Mass., whose members are opposed to the offshore offloading plan put forward by Weaver’s Cove Energy, has sent a letter to Mass. Governor Deval Patrick (D) seeking clarification of the governor’s veto authority over the project. The Providence Journal offers additional...
Boston Globe: Halting LNG Bill Benefited Friend of Mass. House Speaker
Posted on May 1, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Boston Globe: Halting LNG Bill Benefited Friend of Mass. House Speaker
The Boston Globe reports that Massachusetts House of Representatives Speaker Salvatore DiMasi’s (D-Suffolk) action to halt a bill designed to block the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal in 2006 may have benefited a friend, Jay Cashman. The Globe reports that a few months after the bill died in the House, Cashman sold the land to the backers of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project ...
LNG Tax Agreement Remains Issue in New Brunswick Mayoral Campaign
Posted on May 1, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Tax Agreement Remains Issue in New Brunswick Mayoral Campaign
The Telegraph-Journal reports that mayoral candidates in St. John, N.B., are continuing to debate the merits of a property tax agreement reached between the city and the Canaport LNG import...
Developer of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Challenges Referendum Language
Posted on Apr 30, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Developer of Bradwood Landing LNG Project Challenges Referendum Language
NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., the developer backing the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal proposal, has filed a challenge to the proposed ballot title for a referendum on the Clatsop County (Ore.) Commission’s decision to allow pipelines on lands zoned for open space, parks and recreation (OPR). According to the Daily Astorian, the challenge was filed yesterday in Clatsop County...