Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Officials Ask Developer to Abandon Weaver’s Cove Project
Citing potential safety risks posed by LNG vessels transiting the Taunton River to reach the FERC-approved Weaver’s Cove terminal, two Massachusetts officials have written a letter to the terminal developer’s CEO urging the company to “terminate” its plans for the project. State Secretary of Public Safety Kevin M. Burke and Undersecretary of Homeland Security...
Rhode Island State House Passes LNG Transport Emergency Response Plan Bill
Posted on Jun 20, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Rhode Island State House Passes LNG Transport Emergency Response Plan Bill
In a general legislative wrap-up, the Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island state House passed House Bill No. 6482, proposed by Rep. Raymond Gallison (D-Bristol), which would require any emergency response plan for the transport of LNG through Narragansett Bay or Mount Hope Bay to receive approval from the General Assembly and the coastal communities along the tanker route...
Mass. State Officials Take Aerial Tour of LNG Site
Posted on Jun 19, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Officials Take Aerial Tour of LNG Site
The Associated Press (carried via WPRI Eyewitness News) reports that three Massachusetts state government executives will take part today in an aerial tour of the Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge project currently being constructed by Excelerate...
U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Posted on Jun 14, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Safety & Security, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on U.S. Senator Lautenberg Introduces Maritime Security Bill
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) on Tuesday introduced S. 1594, the Maritime Hazardous Cargo Security Act of 2007. According to Senator Lautenberg’s press release, the bill includes four main components: (1) diplomatic efforts to develop international standards for handling especially hazardous cargos (EHC); (2) mandatory training of port workers on the U.S. Coast Guard’s...
Activists Urge Gov. Spitzer to Oppose Broadwater LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 13, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Activists Urge Gov. Spitzer to Oppose Broadwater LNG Terminal
Newsday reports that anti-Broadwater activists met with legislators and the state’s deputy secretary for the environment in Albany, N.Y., yesterday to urge opposition to the proposed terminal. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer (D) acknowledged that he had heard their message and remained undecided. Gov. Spitzer told the press, “[w]hat you look at, at the end of the day, is...
Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Distribute Weaver’s Cove Emergency Management Plan Approval Authority
Posted on Jun 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Legislation Seeks to Distribute Weaver’s Cove Emergency Management Plan Approval Authority
The Rhode Island House Committee on Municipal Government approved House Bill No. 6482, which would require any proposed emergency management plan for the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal to receive approval from the state’s General Assembly, as well as all seven coastal communities that border the proposed tanker route, in order to be implemented. According to the bill’s...