Environmental Groups Oppose Inclusion of LNG in N.J. Energy Plan
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Groups Oppose Inclusion of LNG in N.J. Energy Plan
Approximately 30 environmental groups issued a joint letter opposing the inclusion of potential offshore LNG terminal development in New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan. Read more in the Press of Atlantic...
Local Residents Object to Status Update on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Dec 5, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Object to Status Update on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Daily Astorian reports that two local residents were escorted out of the Clatsop County (Ore.) Board of County Commissioners meeting Wednesday evening. According to the publication, the protestors were upset that the Board was only now addressing the status of the Bradwood Landing LNG project when a county referendum affecting the proposal was held more than two months...
FERC to Accept Comments on Calais LNG at Public Meeting
Posted on Dec 3, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC to Accept Comments on Calais LNG at Public Meeting
FERC will accept comments on the Calais LNG proposal from interested entities and local residents at a public meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 4, in Calais, Maine. The Bangor Daily News provides additional...
Oregon Labor Leader Offers Support for Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Dec 3, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Labor Leader Offers Support for Bradwood Landing LNG Project
In an op-ed published this week by The Oregonian, Tom Chamberlain, president of the Oregon AFL-CIO, argues in favor of the Bradwood Landing LNG regasification terminal. Chamberlain notes that potential benefits of the project include the creation of up to 450 jobs during the three-year construction of the facility, energy savings for local natural gas customers and an additional $8...
Poll Suggests Local Support for LNG Terminal in Coos Bay
Posted on Dec 3, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Poll Suggests Local Support for LNG Terminal in Coos Bay
According to the Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.), a public opinion poll conducted for Jordan Cove Energy suggests that there is local support for building an LNG regasification terminal in Coos...
Funds to Continue Evaluating Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Approved at Town Meeting
Posted on Dec 2, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Funds to Continue Evaluating Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Approved at Town Meeting
Local residents convened at a town meeting in Fall River, Mass., last night and approved spending $85,000 for consulting and legal services to assist the town in its ongoing evaluation of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. Read more in the Herald...