New Jersey Activists Oppose Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Environmental, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Activists Oppose Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
New Jersey environmental, fishing and surfing activists, joined by a local official, last week officially announced their opposition to Atlantic Sea Island Group’s Safe Harbor Energy LNG deepwater port, the Atlanticville reports. The activists support Governor Jon Corzine’s (D-N.J.) request to MARAD that New Jersey be designated an adjacent state under the Deepwater Port...
Planning Commission Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Delayed
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Planning Commission Vote on Bradwood Landing LNG Delayed
The Clatsop County (Ore.) Planning Commission has delayed its meeting originally scheduled for September 21 to examine new documents submitted by NorthernStar Natural Gas and vote on the panel’s final recommendation regarding theBradwood Landing LNG land use application. The meeting will now be held at 9 a.m. on September 28. The Daily Astorian offers additional...
Rhode Island Attorney General Urges National Grid to Drop KeySpan LNG Proposal
Posted on Sep 13, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Attorney General Urges National Grid to Drop KeySpan LNG Proposal
Patrick Lynch, Attorney General for the State of Rhode Island, released a letter this week urging National Grid, the company that recently acquired KeySpan Corp., to drop its bid to expand an existing LNG storage facility to receive liquefied gas via tanker ship as opposed to truck. The Providence Journal provides additional information. In addition, the Jamestown Press (R.I.) reports...
AES Appeals CZMA Consistency Objection to Secretary of Commerce
Posted on Sep 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on AES Appeals CZMA Consistency Objection to Secretary of Commerce
Sparrows Point developer AES has appealed to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Maryland’s objection to the project’s federal consistency certification. Under the Coastal Zone Management Act, the Secretary may override the state’s objection if he finds the Sparrow’s Point terminal is consistent with the objectives of the CZMA or is necessary in the interest of...
Editorial: Oregon Governor Must Engage the LNG Issue
Posted on Sep 12, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Oregon Governor Must Engage the LNG Issue
In reaction to a favorable decision on NorthernStar Natural Gas’s Bradwood Landing LNG terminal proposal at the county level, an editorial in the Daily Astorian advocates “active engagement” by Governor Ted Kulongoski (D-Ore.) regarding LNG terminal siting. The editorial notes that the states of Washington, California, and Oregon have created unified policies on...
New Jersey Governor Seeks Adjacent Coastal State Status for Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
Posted on Sep 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Jersey Governor Seeks Adjacent Coastal State Status for Safe Harbor Energy LNG Project
Governor Jon Corzine (D-N.J.) has requested that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) grant New Jersey “adjacent coastal state” status in the regulatory review process for the Safe Harbor Energy LNG regasification terminal, essentially giving New Jersey equal standing to New York. Corzine’s request cites the fact that the proposal’s alternative pipeline route...