County Board Unanimously Opposes Preferred OceanWay LNG Transfer Site
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Board Unanimously Opposes Preferred OceanWay LNG Transfer Site
Citing concerns about proximity to a U.S. Navy test range, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to oppose the preferred location of Woodside Energy’s OceanWay LNG transfer site. One board member told the Ventura County Star that the Board of Supervisors is “not making a recommendation for or against LNG,” noting that “our goal is...
Opponents of Two Offshore New Jersey LNG Proposals Hold Rally
Posted on Apr 23, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Two Offshore New Jersey LNG Proposals Hold Rally
The Asbury Park Press reports that opponents of two proposed offshore New Jersey LNG regasification terminals, the Safe Harbor Energy and BlueOcean Energy projects, held a rally yesterday to introduce a new effort to protest the projects. The rally’s organizers announced that they hope to collect 25,000 signatures this summer to show widespread opposition to the offshore LNG...
Editorial Critical of NorthernStar’s Challenge to Proposed Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Critical of NorthernStar’s Challenge to Proposed Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG
An editorial published yesterday by the Daily Astorian criticizes NorthernStar Natural Gas’ attempt to block a referendum on the Clatsop County Commission’s approval of the land-use application for the Bradwood Landing LNG...
Pipeline Developer Hosts Open House in Oregon
Posted on Apr 22, 2008 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Pipeline Developer Hosts Open House in Oregon
The developer of the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project, the 230-mile pipeline that would connect the proposed Jordan Cove LNG import terminal to a gas hub in Malin, Ore., hosted an open house yesterday in North Bend, Ore. KCBY News offers additional...
Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ballot Language Submitted for Referendum on Bradwood Landing LNG Decision
Opponents of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal filed a ballot title with the Clatsop County Clerk’s office late last week. According to the Daily Astorian, if the referendum is included on the September ballot, voters will be asked whether they approve of the Clatsop County Commission’s decision to allow pipelines associated with the proposed Bradwood...
Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Apr 21, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Critical of Continued Development of Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
In a guest opinion article in the Fall River Herald News (Mass.), a leader of the opposition to the proposed Weaver’s Cove LNG import terminal argues that Weaver’s Cove is wrong to persist with the proposal after recent regulatory setbacks to the...