Brownell Says New England Needs LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Brownell Says New England Needs LNG Terminals
FERC Commissioner Nora Mead Brownell acknowledges that New England residents have the right to oppose LNG development in their neighborhoods, but warns that inadequate LNG terminals might prompt an energy shortfall in the region. Read more in yesterday’s Boston Herald. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Op-ed: Withholding Broadwater Documents Is Detrimental to Long Islanders
Posted on Jan 17, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Withholding Broadwater Documents Is Detrimental to Long Islanders
A op-ed published in Sunday’s New York Times says the secrecy surrounding Broadwater Energy’s security documents brings to mind the Indian Point nuclear power plant and its share of environmental and safety concerns. [Free registration...
Coast Guard Says Sandia Report Not Appropriate for Broadwater
Posted on Jan 13, 2006 in Blog, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Coast Guard Says Sandia Report Not Appropriate for Broadwater
The Day of New London, Conn. is reporting that the U.S. Coast Guard has sent a letter to Broadwater LNG informing the terminal developer that its previously filed safety and security report is inadequate. The Coast Guard asserts that since Broadwater’s report is based on the Sandia National Laboratories Report, which examined smaller tanks and smaller vessels with different hull...
Weaver’s Cove Map Heightens Security Concerns
Posted on Jan 13, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Map Heightens Security Concerns
A Fall River, Mass. resident has raised concerns that an aerial map of Hess LNG’s proposed terminal provides limited details, but also that additional information on where pipelines might run is available on the Internet and might get into the wrong hands. Read more in today’s Herald...
“Secret” Broadwater LNG Documents Receive Scrutiny
Posted on Jan 12, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on “Secret” Broadwater LNG Documents Receive Scrutiny
Conn. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal wants federal officials to publicly release “secret” documents on safety and security issues related to the Broadwater LNG proposal. “Secrecy spawns the kind of distrust that we think ought to be avoided at all costs,” he said. However, FERC spokesperson Tamara Young-Allen said the files are available to U.S. citizens...
Navy Raises “Serious Concerns” with Sound Energy Solution’s DEIS/EIR
Posted on Jan 12, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Navy Raises “Serious Concerns” with Sound Energy Solution’s DEIS/EIR
In a December 20 letter posted yesterday on FERC’s website, the Navy raised “serious concerns” with Sound Energy Solution’s DEIS/EIR for the proposed Long Beach LNG Project. Concluding that the Navy’s “facilities are critical to maintaining our national defense mission,” and “the project does not adequately evaluate and provide mitigation...