EPA and NYSDEC Submit Comments on Broadwater DEIS
Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EPA and NYSDEC Submit Comments on Broadwater DEIS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently filed comments indicating that FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal provides insufficient data and analysis. In response, FERC and Broadwater officials said that additional information would be supplied in...
EPA Responds to Waxman’s Request Regarding Cabrillo Port
Posted on Feb 2, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on EPA Responds to Waxman’s Request Regarding Cabrillo Port
The Malibu Times reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has responded to California Rep. Henry Waxman’s request for the analysis that influenced the EPA’s decision to reverse a decision to require the application of Ventura County air quality standards to BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. However, the agency and Waxman’s office...
Counterterrorism Consultant Says Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal Is “Safe”
Posted on Feb 1, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Counterterrorism Consultant Says Proposed Sparrows Point Terminal Is “Safe”
According to AES consultant and former White House counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke, the proposed Sparrows Point terminal in Dundalk, Md., is “safe” because its location is sufficiently remote from populated areas. Clarke’s analysis of the project concludes that AES should implement specific security measures to safeguard the terminal and LNG vessels docked at...
Landowners Urged to Fight Bradwood Landing Terminal Instead of Pipeline
Posted on Feb 1, 2007 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Landowners Urged to Fight Bradwood Landing Terminal Instead of Pipeline
A Longview, Wash., resident urged local landowners who want to prevent NorthernStar Natural Gas from building a proposed pipeline on their properties to focus their opposition efforts on the pipeline’s associated Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. “Eminent domain is against us. We can’t fight it,” Marjorie Castle told landowners at a meeting held Monday night....
Maryland Legislators Request Extension of Public Comment Period for Sparrows Point Project
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Legislators Request Extension of Public Comment Period for Sparrows Point Project
In a Jan. 29 letter, Maryland’s congressional delegation asked FERC to allow the state government additional time to comment on AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md. The legislators said the original deadline of Feb. 14 does not give newly elected and appointed officials sufficient time to assess the project’s potential environmental and safety...
NPR Reports on Broadwater Debate and U.S. Approach to LNG Siting
Posted on Jan 31, 2007 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on NPR Reports on Broadwater Debate and U.S. Approach to LNG Siting
NPR’s Morning Edition earlier this week reported on public opposition to Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. In addition to interviewing supporters and opponents of the project, NPR also discussed concerns that the U.S. terminal siting process is currently conducted on a first-come-first-serve basis, rather than reviewing all projects together to...