Local Party Divided Over Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
Posted on Jan 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Party Divided Over Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal
The Oregonian carries this report on the Clatsop County, Ore., local Democratic Party’s divisions over the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal.
Local Residents Learn Details Surrounding Proposed Palomar Natural Gas Pipeline
Posted on Jan 29, 2009 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Learn Details Surrounding Proposed Palomar Natural Gas Pipeline
Residents of Molalla, Ore., recently attended a public meeting regarding the Palomar natural gas pipeline project associated with the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. The Oregonian reports that developers backing the pipeline did not attend the meeting at the request of local...
Oregon LUBA Orders County to Re-Examine Approval of Bradwood Landing Permit
Posted on Jan 28, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon LUBA Orders County to Re-Examine Approval of Bradwood Landing Permit
Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) has ordered Clatsop County officials to re-examine two findings in their approval of Bradwood Landing LNG’s land use application: (1) that the facility would not threaten fish; and (2) that the facility should be properly classified as a “small or moderate” sized facility. Read more in The Daily News (Longview,...
Oregon Appeals FERC’s Conditional Approval of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Jan 27, 2009 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Appeals FERC’s Conditional Approval of Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The State of Oregon has filed an appeal of FERC’s conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. According to The Oregonian, Oregon alleges that FERC improperly issued conditional approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG project before the state processed its permits and before a sufficient analysis of the...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jan 26, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) (Recounts the regulatory decisions regarding the Weaver’s Cove LNG project)
Editorial: “No Shock” that FERC Approved AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Jan 22, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: “No Shock” that FERC Approved AES Sparrows Point LNG Project
An editorial in today’s Baltimore Sun argues that FERC’s approval of the AES Sparrows Point LNG regasification terminal project is not surprising and goes on to note that opponents of the project “could drag out this fight for years.” The piece concludes that the project does not advance any “truly compelling national interest” and is not worth the...