New Brunswick Fishermen Join Opposition to Downeast LNG Proposal
Posted on Apr 11, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Brunswick Fishermen Join Opposition to Downeast LNG Proposal
The Telegraph-Journal reports that two New Brunswick fishermen’s associations have joined other opponents of the proposed Downeast LNG terminal in requesting that Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection reject the project. Platts Gas Daily offers additional coverage.[Subscription...
Business Groups Announce Support for Cabrillo Port
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Business Groups Announce Support for Cabrillo Port
Two business coalitions, Californians for Clean Affordable Safe Energy and the Regional Legislative Alliance of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, have announced in press releases their support for BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG...
Cabrillo Port Proposal Rejected by State Lands Commission
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cabrillo Port Proposal Rejected by State Lands Commission
California’s State Lands Commission voted to deny BHP Billiton’s proposal to develop an LNG terminal offshore near Oxnard. The panel’s three members voted 2-1 to deny the company a lease and refused to certify the environmental impact report for the project. The Ventura County Star also reports that approximately 2,000 people demonstrated against the proposal outside...
LNG Bill Stalled in Maryland Senate Committee
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Bill Stalled in Maryland Senate Committee
The Baltimore Sun reports that a bill to prevent the construction of LNG facilities in environmentally sensitive coastal areas did not leave the state Senate’s Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee before the General Assembly session ended yesterday. A similar bill had been approved by the Maryland House of Delegates in late March. Committee chairperson Sen. Joan...
Reporter Travels with Cargo Ship Pilot Through Head Harbour Passage
Posted on Apr 10, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Reporter Travels with Cargo Ship Pilot Through Head Harbour Passage
A staff writer with the Portland Press Herald joins one of the two American pilots licensed to guide cargo ships through the narrowest stretch of the Canadian Head Harbour Passage, and describes some of the practical and operational aspects of the transit along the U.S.-Canada...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 6, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Ventura County Star (in opposition to Cabrillo Port) [Free registration necessary]