New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Premier Reiterates Province’s Opposition to LNG Terminals in Passamaquoddy Bay
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham reiterates his government’s opposition to LNG projects sited in Passamaquoddy Bay in an op-ed published by the Telegraph-Journal. In the op-ed, the Premier affirms his “sovereign and legal duty to ensure that the interests and concerns of our residents are taken into account and defended by all appropriate means as these [LNG] projects...
Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bradwood Landing LNG Opponents, Supporters Rally in Oregon
Yesterday opponents and supporters of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal rallied in downtown Astoria, Ore., to voice their opinions before a meeting by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners to address zoning issues. The Daily Astorian offers further...
Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Arguments Today before 4th Circuit on Sparrows Point LNG Import Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit will hear oral arguments today regarding Sparrows Point LNG’s Petition for Review of the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDOE) denial of a water quality certification for the LNG proposal. The MDOE denied the certification because Sparrows Point LNG did not provide an adequate plan for...
Potential Meth Lab Contamination at Issue in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Change Approval
Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Potential Meth Lab Contamination at Issue in Jordan Cove LNG Zoning Change Approval
The Coos County Commissioners approved this week a zoning change for the Kentuck Golf Course, potentially allowing developers of the Jordan Cove LNG import project to flood part of the golf course for wetlands replacement. However, one commissioner voted against the plan, saying that contamination from a methamphetamine lab that was previously on the property could leach into Coos Bay...
Canadian Municipality Required to Pay More Than $1M for Site of Maple LNG Project
Posted on Sep 23, 2009 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Canadian Municipality Required to Pay More Than $1M for Site of Maple LNG Project
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board determined this week that an individual landowner who owns property that would be used to build the proposed Maple LNG project, as well as serve as the point where an offshore gas pipeline comes ashore, should have been paid more than $1 million when his land was appropriated by the local government for the energy projects. Previously, the...
Atlantic Sea Island Group Briefs N.Y. State Officials on LNG Deepwater Port Project
Posted on Sep 21, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Atlantic Sea Island Group Briefs N.Y. State Officials on LNG Deepwater Port Project
Representatives for the Atlantic Sea Island Group provided New York State officials a briefing last week on the proposed Safe Harbor Energy LNG deepwater port. Find additional details in the company’s press release available on...