Connecticut Officials Express Opposition to Broadwater FEIS
Posted on Jan 14, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Officials Express Opposition to Broadwater FEIS
Calling FERC’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Broadwater LNG proposal “absurd and indefensible,” Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell (R) told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that she plans to challenge FERC’s ruling in court. Similarly, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that he would sue FERC in order to prevent...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Jan 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) (in favor of Bradwood Landing LNG proposal)
New Brunswick Branch of Sierra Club to Focus on LNG Proposals and Other Environmental Issues
Posted on Jan 14, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Branch of Sierra Club to Focus on LNG Proposals and Other Environmental Issues
The Telegraph-Journal (New Brunswick, Canada) reports that local citizens are forming a Quoddy branch of the Sierra Club of Canada. According to the news report, one of the Quoddy branch’s main priorities will be to oppose the LNG terminals proposed for Passamaquoddy Bay. The group’s initial meeting will be held Tuesday...
Port Officials Concerned that Security Measures for Bradwood Landing LNG Could Create Shipping Delays
Posted on Jan 14, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Port Officials Concerned that Security Measures for Bradwood Landing LNG Could Create Shipping Delays
Larry Paulson, executive director of the Port of Vancouver, told the Longview Daily News that he is concerned that security measures established for the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal could result in shipping delays. Similarly, Port of Longview director Ken O’Halloren said that “we [need] to better understand the impact of [LNG] vessel traffic on our existing...
Yankee Gas Agrees to Improve Look of LNG Storage Tank
Posted on Jan 14, 2008 in State and Local Issues, Storage | Comments Off on Yankee Gas Agrees to Improve Look of LNG Storage Tank
The Republican-American (Waterbury, Conn.) reports that Yankee Gas Services Co. has tentatively agreed to improve the aesthetics of its LNG storage tank this year. The company’s pledge follows a meeting with city and state...
Fire Safety Officials to Host Informational Meeting on LNG Safety
Posted on Jan 11, 2008 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fire Safety Officials to Host Informational Meeting on LNG Safety
The Dundalk Eagle (Md.) reports that the National Association of State Fire Marshals will hold an informational meeting on LNG safety issues this Saturday in Turner Station, Md. The meeting will provide safety security information to local residents and emergency officials. The energy firm AES Corp. has proposed an LNG facility near Turner Station at Sparrows...