Zoning Ordinance Urged Against LNG Expansion
Posted on Mar 7, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Zoning Ordinance Urged Against LNG Expansion
Citizens for Clean Air and Water, based in Savannah, Ga., hosted a meeting yesterday to discuss possible hazards associated with expanding the Elba Island LNG import terminal. The meeting also addressed a possible ordinance that would prevent siting an LNG facility within five miles of a residential area. See the Savannah Morning News for further...
County Board Delays Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Mar 6, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Board Delays Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
The Daily Astorian reports that the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners yesterday completed a first reading of the resolution and order it will vote on to change the county’s land-use laws to allow for construction of the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. However, the Board delayed a final vote until March 18,...
Final Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Land-Use Application Scheduled for Today
Posted on Mar 5, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Final Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Land-Use Application Scheduled for Today
The Daily Astorian reports that the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners will hold a final vote today on the land-use application submitted by Bradwood Landing LNG. The newspaper also reports that representatives of NorthernStar Natural Gas, the firm backing the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal, agree that, if the project is approved, the company should follow all of the land-use...
NorthernStar VP Responds to Report Critical of LNG Projects
Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NorthernStar VP Responds to Report Critical of LNG Projects
In an op-ed carried by the Ventura County Star, Joe Desmond, a senior vice president of NorthernStar Natural Gas, says that a recent report released by Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy (RACE) criticizing LNG merely highlights the need to uniformly account for carbon emissions. Desmond goes on to argue that RACE’s report does not fully account for the “economic...
Local LNG Opposition Group Hosts Presentation on Potential LNG Risks
Posted on Mar 3, 2008 in Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local LNG Opposition Group Hosts Presentation on Potential LNG Risks
The Fall River Herald News reports that a local LNG opposition group, the Coalition for Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities, hosted policy analyst Dr. John C.K. Daly on Saturday. According to the Herald News, Dr. Daly told meeting attendees that “no ship can be 100 percent secure,” and noted that potential risks during LNG vessel transit include terrorism, mechanical...
County Staff Members Note “Flaws” in Bradwood Landing LNG’s Land Use Application
Posted on Feb 29, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on County Staff Members Note “Flaws” in Bradwood Landing LNG’s Land Use Application
In a 23-page report, the professional staff for the Clatsop County, Ore., Board of Commissioners noted several problems with the land-use application filed by Bradwood Landing LNG project developer NorthernStar Natural Gas Co. According to county officials speaking with the Daily Astorian, the problems are “mostly grammatical,” along with some declarations that the staff...