Proponents and Critics Pleased with Downeast LNG Hearings
Posted on Jul 25, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Proponents and Critics Pleased with Downeast LNG Hearings
Following a weeklong series of hearings on the Downeast LNG proposal held by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, proponents and opponents of the project claimed to be satisfied that their positions had been well-articulated to the state panel. A spokesperson for Downeast LNG said “We’re thrilled to death about the public support we got,” while a...
Critic Says Rabaska LNG Project Faces Risk of Terrorist Attack
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Critic Says Rabaska LNG Project Faces Risk of Terrorist Attack
The Montreal Gazette reports on the findings of a master’s student specializing in risk management that suggest that terrorism is a legitimate threat to the proposed Rabaska LNG facility. The critic cites past unforeseen disasters, including the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island and the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, as evidence that such an incident...
Fishermen Raise Questions About Broadwater Committee
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fishermen Raise Questions About Broadwater Committee
The Suffolk Times (N.Y.) reports that several local fishermen are questioning Broadwater Energy’s claims that it has established a committee to study the impacts of its proposed LNG terminal on the local fishing industry and to negotiate an appropriate compensation package. “Nobody out here has heard anything about this committee,” said a member of the fishing...
U.S. Coast Guard Continues Its Review of Weaver’s Cove
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Continues Its Review of Weaver’s Cove
Captain Roy Nash of the U.S. Coast Guard said in a letter to FERC released yesterday that the U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis of the Weaver’s Cove LNG small vessels proposal following its preliminary assessment released in May. The Coast Guard believes it has received all the necessary information from Weaver’s Cove and...
U.S. Representatives Tour Weaver’s Cove Vessel Transit Route
Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Representatives Tour Weaver’s Cove Vessel Transit Route
The Providence Journal (R.I.) reports that U.S. Representatives Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) joined the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday for a tour of the planned LNG vessel route for the Weaver’s Cove terminal in Fall River. After the tour, Rep. Cummings said, “When I rode the route, I’ll tell you, I think it would be quite disruptive, and...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily Astorian (Ore.) (opposed to the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal)