Mass. Senators Urge More Funding for Gloucester Port Security
Posted on Mar 27, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Senators Urge More Funding for Gloucester Port Security
U.S. Senators John Kerry (D) and Ted Kennedy (D) of Massachusetts sent a letter to the Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff, to advocate for $1 million in federal port security funds for the city of Gloucester. The Senators cited two LNG deepwater ports located within 13 miles of the town and other nearby infrastructure in their letter. Senator Kerry’s...
Boston Firefighters’ Union Criticizes Mayor’s Emergency Planning
Posted on Mar 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Boston Firefighters’ Union Criticizes Mayor’s Emergency Planning
The Boston Globe reports that the Boston Firefighters’ Union has mailed fliers to 15,000 local residents near Boston Harbor criticizing Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s emergency planning. According to the report, the flier suggests that the Mayor has not adequately planned for a potential LNG incident. City officials disputed the claim, telling the Globe that a detailed security...
Officials Look to Straighten Road to Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Site
Posted on Mar 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Officials Look to Straighten Road to Proposed Bradwood Landing LNG Site
The Daily Astorian reported yesterday that Clatsop County, Ore., officials are considering taking steps to straighten the road leading to the proposed site of the Bradwood Landing LNG facility, which currently may not be suitable for emergency response vehicles. A variance to be considered by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners currently states a preference for a larger radius...
Op-Ed: Canada Should Follow Example of U.S. Offshore LNG Projects
Posted on Mar 13, 2008 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Canada Should Follow Example of U.S. Offshore LNG Projects
The Chronicle Herald (Canada) offers an op-ed which argues that Canadian LNG import proposals ought to follow the example of several proposed U.S. projects and place the projects offshore. The piece references BlueOcean Energy, proposed by ExxonMobil, and Shell’s proposed Broadwater Energy, to suggest that offshore terminals have several advantages over onshore projects,...
Editorial: Industry Record Does Not Substantiate Fears over Elba Island Expansion
Posted on Mar 12, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Industry Record Does Not Substantiate Fears over Elba Island Expansion
Citing a long history of good safety practices and few accidents involving LNG in the Untied States, an editorial in the Savannah Morning News argues that safety concerns registered by opponents to the Elba Island LNG expansion project are not justified. The editorial concludes that “government action should be based on science, not...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Mar 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
Fall River Herald News (Mass.) (opposed to Weaver’s Cove LNG for safety reasons)