Connecticut’s LNG Task Force to Issue Own Report After Reviewing GAO Report
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut’s LNG Task Force to Issue Own Report After Reviewing GAO Report
The Connecticut Post Online reports that the Connecticut state government’s Long Island Sound Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force held an informational meeting Monday on the recent LNG safety report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The task force plans to issue its own report in the coming...
New York Lawmakers Hear Findings of GAO Report
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York Lawmakers Hear Findings of GAO Report
The congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) presented to local officials in Suffolk County, New York, the findings from its report on potential hazards facing LNG terminals. A representative of Broadwater LNG stated that the report’s most important finding was that “a catastrophic event with LNG was unlikely.” A Suffolk County legislator, on the other...
Vote Recount Confirms Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement Approved
Posted on Apr 18, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Vote Recount Confirms Quoddy Bay LNG Agreement Approved
The Bangor Daily News reports that a recount in Perry, Maine, produced the exact same 229-211 tally as originally reported, confirming local approval of a deal in which Quoddy Bay LNG has agreed to pay $3.6 million per year for permission to locate the terminal’s LNG storage tanks in the town. Attorneys representing the recount petitioners plan to cross-reference voter rolls with...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily Astorian (in opposition to LNG terminals in Oregon) The Daily Astorian (in opposition to Bradwood Landing) The Daily Astorian (in opposition to Bradwood Landing)
Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
According to the Ventura County Star, the California Coastal Commission became one of the first state agencies to act under authority of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 when it cited greenhouse gas emissions as one of several grounds for rejecting the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. “In the future, I believe every environmental impact statement with LNG or any...
Port Esperanza Developers Work to Preempt LNG Concerns
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Esperanza Developers Work to Preempt LNG Concerns
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that the developers of the Port Esperanza terminal project are working to preempt many of the concerns raised by other LNG terminal proposals in Southern California, particularly regarding air pollution, security, and aesthetics. Key techniques include meeting often with community groups and hiring officials knowledgeable about the California...