Bradwood Landing Awaits Clatsop County Decision on Zone Change
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing Awaits Clatsop County Decision on Zone Change
The Clatsop County administrator says “there is no way for the county planners to make a time estimate” for completing their review of the land use application NorthernStar Natural Gas filed with the county four months ago. The Daily Astorian reports on the potential for delay and litigation regarding the land use...
Broadwater Critics Launch Radio Advertising Campaign
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Critics Launch Radio Advertising Campaign
A local environmental organization has sponsored a targeted radio advertising campaign designed to increase public as well as political opposition to Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. In response, the vice president for Broadwater Energy said that the ads are “not honest nor do they contain factual information.” Read more in The New...
Local Residents Accuse NorthernStar of Deception
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Local Residents Accuse NorthernStar of Deception
Bradwood Landing developer NorthernStar Natural Gas is facing criticism for a recently distributed brochure, which contains a map omitting certain islands LNG vessels would pass on their way to the proposed facility. The brochures “do not reflect the dangers of the sandbars and islands in the river that these ships have to negotiate,” a Longview, Wash., resident...
Local Residents Not Persuaded by Financial Incentives Offered by Suez and Excelerate
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Not Persuaded by Financial Incentives Offered by Suez and Excelerate
Local politicians and fishermen in Gloucester, Mass., remain opposed to two offshore LNG terminals, despite financial incentives offered by project developers Suez Energy and Excelerate Energy to help offset potential adverse environmental impacts. Read more in yesterday’s edition of The Boston...
Op-ed: Obstruction of LNG Vessels May Threaten U.S. and Canadian Economies
Posted on Dec 18, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Op-ed: Obstruction of LNG Vessels May Threaten U.S. and Canadian Economies
The Canadian government’s opposition to granting waterway access to LNG tankers delivering supply to U.S. terminals may harm economic development in both countries, according to Roland Priddle, a senior associate of the Canadian Petroleum Institute and a registered lobbyist for Downeast LNG, the developer of a proposed terminal in Robbinston, Maine. The Globe and Mail carries his...
AES Official Addresses Public Concerns Related to Sparrows Point Proposal
Posted on Dec 15, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Official Addresses Public Concerns Related to Sparrows Point Proposal
In an interview with The Dundalk Eagle, Kent Morton, the project director for AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal, discussed issues facing the project and responded to safety and environmental concerns that have been raised by opponents of the project. Morton explained how the site was selected, noting that AES is challenging a local law prohibiting construction of an LNG...