Op-Ed: Energy Policy Needed to Curb Increasing Natural Gas Rates
Posted on Jan 28, 2008 in Markets and Competition, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Energy Policy Needed to Curb Increasing Natural Gas Rates
An opinion article in the Democrat Herald (Albany, Ore.) notes that local retail natural gas rates have increased sharply and adds that although LNG could bring additional supply to the area, it takes several years to get an LNG terminal approved and then additional years to build it. The editorial cites the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG project as an example, arguing that even if the...
Editorial: Bradwood LNG Project Not for Oregon Consumers
Posted on Jan 25, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Bradwood LNG Project Not for Oregon Consumers
An editorial published by The Daily Astorian (Ore.) says that the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal is being built to serve California, not Oregon, consumers and it commends the National Marine Fisheries Service for urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to deny a permit needed for the Bradwood...
Chairman of New York Assembly’s Environmental Committee Opposes Broadwater LNG
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Chairman of New York Assembly’s Environmental Committee Opposes Broadwater LNG
Citing “numerous economic, environmental and safety issues,” New York Assemblyman Robert Sweeney (D), chairman of the Environmental Committee, announced that he is opposed to the Broadwater LNG proposal. John Hritcko, Broadwater’s senior vice president, responded to the announcement and stated that Assemblyman Sweeney’s position “goes against the facts and...
State and Local Officials Criticize FERC’s FEIS for Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Jan 24, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State and Local Officials Criticize FERC’s FEIS for Broadwater LNG Proposal
The Day (Conn.) reports that state and local officials are furious with the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) issued by FERC for the Broadwater LNG proposal. The FEIS concluded that the LNG proposal would have “limited adverse environmental...
Broadwater Director Criticizes “Rhetoric” of LNG Opposition
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Director Criticizes “Rhetoric” of LNG Opposition
In an op-ed published in The Hartford Courant, Broadwater Energy LLC regional project director John Hritcko, Jr., criticizes opponents of the proposed Broadwater LNG facility while lauding FERC and the Connecticut Energy Advisory Board for their approval of the project. Hritcko singles out Connecticut governor M. Jodi Rell (R), who has publicly opposed Broadwater, as well as...
Calais Developers Meet with Officials, Residents
Posted on Jan 22, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calais Developers Meet with Officials, Residents
The Bangor Daily News [carried via Energy Central Professional (subscription required)] reports that Calais LNG developers met with local officials and residents last week to promote their efforts to build an LNG terminal in Maine. The developers hope to begin the FERC application process in “early to...