Delaware Offers Another Appeal in the Crown Landing LNG Regulatory Proceedings
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware Offers Another Appeal in the Crown Landing LNG Regulatory Proceedings
Delaware has filed an appeal of FERC’s approval of the Crown Landing LNG import terminal with U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia. According to Today’s Sunbeam (N.J.), Delaware alleges that FERC acted improperly when it approved the Crown Landing LNG terminal, since FERC did not adequately consider Delaware’s Coastal Zone Management...
Local Property Owners and Public Land Agencies Raise Concerns Regarding LNG Pipeline Route
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Property Owners and Public Land Agencies Raise Concerns Regarding LNG Pipeline Route
The Roseburg News Review (Ore.) reports that local property owners and public land management agencies are concerned about the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline that would transport gas from the Jordan Cove LNG import terminal to existing pipelines further inland. According to the News Review, the Pacific Connector could affect over 300 property owners, who raise concerns ranging...
Several Elected Officials Withholding Public Opinions on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 3, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Several Elected Officials Withholding Public Opinions on Bradwood Landing LNG Proposal
According to The Daily News (Longview, Wash.), several elected officials including Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Gov. Chris Gregoire (D-Wash.), Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.), and U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.), have refrained from publicly announcing a position on the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal proposed by NorthernStar Natural Gas. The article cites several lawmakers as stating ...
Op-Ed: LNG Conflicts with British Columbia’s Energy Plan
Posted on Nov 30, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: LNG Conflicts with British Columbia’s Energy Plan
The Powell River Peak (British Columbia, Canada) published an op-ed piece that argues that the BC should not permit LNG tankers to transit the Strait of Georgia, because the use of natural gas conflicts with the province’s “green plan” as it encourages dependence on a fossil fuel. In addition, the piece suggests that there is a strong case that the Strait of Georgia...
Oregon Governor Encourages State Agencies to Closely Examine LNG Proposals
Posted on Nov 30, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Governor Encourages State Agencies to Closely Examine LNG Proposals
In a policy memo obtained by the Daily Astorian, Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) encourages state agencies to examine LNG proposals closely, but signaled his openness to pursuing LNG as part of the state’s future energy portfolio. The governor’s natural resources expert indicated that the governor does not have a position on the Bradwood Landing LNG proposal, but that...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Nov 29, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) (defending pilots’ support for LNG proposals)