Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
The Baltimore Examiner reports that opponents of LNG regasification terminals across the United States are examining a U.S. federal judge’s opinion that upheld a Baltimore County ordinance prohibiting LNG terminals from being constructed within 1,000 feet of Chesapeake Bay wetlands. The article reports specifically that LNG opponents in New York and Oregon are considering the...
Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court imposed an additional $225,000 in legal fees on Delaware and New Jersey for adjudicating the states’ border dispute involving the pier for the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. The fees are for the work of the Court-appointed Special Master Ralph Lancaster. Read more in the Delaware News...
Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
The Citizens Campaign for the Environment is planning a concert on July 7 in an amphitheater provided by the town of Brookhaven, N.Y., to raise awareness for global climate change and the group’s campaign against the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. Read more...
U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
A U.S. District Court on Friday ruled that the organization We Take Care of Our Land, comprised of Passamaquoddy Tribe members opposed to the Quoddy Bay LNG proposal, has received all of the public documents to which it is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act. However, in its opinion, the court expressed “concern[] that the delay in disclosing these documents leaves the...
Anti-LNG Activists Honored by City
Posted on Jun 25, 2007 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Anti-LNG Activists Honored by City
Yesterday the City of Malibu, Calif., honored three anti-LNG activists with commendations from the City for “successfully fighting” BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal off the coast of Malibu. The awards were presented at the Malipalooza festival. Read more in the Malibu Arts...
Federal Court Upholds Zoning Amendment Prohibiting LNG Terminals in Sensitive Coastal Areas
Posted on Jun 25, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Upholds Zoning Amendment Prohibiting LNG Terminals in Sensitive Coastal Areas
A U.S. District Court on Friday upheld an amendment to the Baltimore County Zoning Regulations that prohibits the construction of LNG terminals in environmentally sensitive coastal areas of Chesapeake Bay. In its opinion, the Court said that the amendment “is not preempted by the Natural Gas Act and is within the delegated authority of the State of Maryland and Baltimore County...