Massachusetts Town Begins to Distribute LNG Mitigation Funds
Posted on Aug 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Town Begins to Distribute LNG Mitigation Funds
Gloucester, Mass. Mayor Carolyn Kirk told the Gloucester Times that she plans to convert the city’s central fire station from oil to natural gas heat using money from the mitigation funds set up by SUEZ in connection with its Neptune LNG deepwater port currently under...
BlueOcean Energy, Liberty Natural Gas Present Projects at Public Hearing
Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on BlueOcean Energy, Liberty Natural Gas Present Projects at Public Hearing
Developers backing the BlueOcean Energy and Liberty Natural Gas offshore LNG deepwater port projects offered details on their respective proposals at a hearing convened by the New Jersey Senate Environment Committee and the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee in Toms River, N.J. The Press of Atlantic City provides additional...
LNG Opponents Accuse Project Developer of Push Polling
Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opponents Accuse Project Developer of Push Polling
The Daily Astorian [subscription required] reports that several opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal have accused project backers of push polling as a referendum on the siting of a natural gas pipeline associated with the LNG project...
Massachusetts Gov. Signs LNG Siting Bill into Law
Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts Gov. Signs LNG Siting Bill into Law
The Fall River Herald News (Mass.) reports that Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.) has signed a bill into law that will require a 5,000-foot distance from the center of an LNG storage tank and a 1,500-foot distance from the hull of an LNG carrier to any residential home, retirement community, school, hospital, healthcare facility or business. The law applies to any LNG terminal facility...
U.S. Coast Guard, MARAD Announce Availability of FEIS and Public Hearing
Posted on Aug 8, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard, MARAD Announce Availability of FEIS and Public Hearing
The U.S. Coast Guard and MARAD announced today that the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed TORP Terminal LNG project is now available and that a public hearing will be held in Mobile, Ala., on August 26, 2008. The FEIS should be available soon under Docket No. USCG-2006-24644 on...
Bradwood Landing LNG Developer Responds to Senator’s Letter
Posted on Aug 7, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Developer Responds to Senator’s Letter
Responding to a letter sent to FERC by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) criticizing the FERC permitting process, a spokesperson for Bradwood Landing LNG project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas emphasized the importance of the continued state and local review processes that will be conditions for final federal approval. Oregon Public Broadcasting offers additional...