Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Posted on Aug 3, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Workers Union Voices Opposition to Texada Island LNG Proposal
Calling WestPac LNG Corp”s LNG import terminal proposal for Texada Island “too dangerous, too expensive, and too dirty,” the union representing workers at B.C. Hydro made public its opposition to the project yesterday. A union spokesperson went on to say that “WestPac and the B.C. government are not seeking to serve B.C.’s energy needs at all. Instead,...
Rabaska Official Says LNG Proposal Poses No Safety Risk
Posted on Jul 31, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Rabaska Official Says LNG Proposal Poses No Safety Risk
In an interview with the Montreal Gazette, Rabaska CEO Glenn Kelly says that the proposed Rabaska LNG terminal poses no threat to surrounding communities, despite recent reports. He also claims that the terminal’s site is superior to that of the approved Gros Cacouna project. “[T]he predictable delays are much greater at Gros Cacouna…especially in winter when demand...
Industrial Accident in Texas Alarms Some Bradwood Landing Opponents
Posted on Jul 27, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Industrial Accident in Texas Alarms Some Bradwood Landing Opponents
The Daily Astorian reports that erroneous coverage of an acetylene explosion in Dallas, Tex., led to alarm among some people who have been following the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal in Bradwood, Ore. Early reports had claimed that the fuel was...
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...
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...