Protesters Object to Rabaska LNG Decision
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Protesters Object to Rabaska LNG Decision
The Globe and Mail reports that more than 1,000 protesters marched on the Quebec National Assembly yesterday, accusing the Quebec provincial government of bending to the desires of the Power Corporation of Canada by approving the Rabaska LNG proposal. According to the news report, 25 environmental and cultural groups participated in the protest and further protests are planned in...
Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Safety Paramount Concern Regarding Weaver’s Cove LNG
Safety remains the paramount concern as the Weaver’s Cove LNG regulatory process unfolds. One security consultant told CBS News, “it doesn’t seem prudent to me at all to allow this facility to go forward. The right thing to do is to take a step back, to look for another area to establish an LNG tanker...
State Environmental Panel Suspends Review of Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State Environmental Panel Suspends Review of Downeast LNG Proposal
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) suspended its review of the Downeast LNG proposal after the company again attempted to withdraw its application. In a 5-3 decision, the BEP suspended its review until July 1, 2008, at the latest. The Bangor Daily News provides further...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Plans to Pursue Site Despite Setbacks
Posted on Oct 29, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Plans to Pursue Site Despite Setbacks
Gordon Shearer, CEO of Weaver’s Cove LNG, told the Boston Globe that his company will continue to pursue the proposed site for its LNG import terminal despite a recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard to declare the vessel route “unsuitable” for LNG tanker traffic. According to the Globe article, Shearer said, “We are pressing ahead. We have not given up.”...
LNG Funds to Support Green Energy Projects in Boston Harbor
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Funds to Support Green Energy Projects in Boston Harbor
Over $10 million in funding promised by offshore LNG facility developers Excelerate Energy and Suez Energy North America will be used by the State of Massachusetts to support green energy projects throughout Boston Harbor. Read more about the projects in the Boston...
Local Officials Continue Efforts Opposing Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Oct 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Continue Efforts Opposing Weaver’s Cove
Fall River, Mass., Mayor Edward Lambert Jr. and other city officials met yesterday to discuss plans to continue opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. Despite a recent decision by the U.S. Coast Guard to reject the project’s proposed LNG tanker route, Mayor Lambert told the Fall River Herald News, “The intention is to go at this with the same perspective and...