Rally Planned in Preparation for FERC’s Final Broadwater Hearing
Posted on Jan 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rally Planned in Preparation for FERC’s Final Broadwater Hearing
Local interest groups Save the Sound and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment have invited interested parties to attend a rally and news conference tonight in protest of Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. The rally is scheduled to take place shortly before the start of FERC’s final public hearing regarding the project’s draft...
Connecticut Officials Express Safety Concerns Regarding Broadwater Project
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Officials Express Safety Concerns Regarding Broadwater Project
According to the head of Connecticut’s Department of Homeland Security, the state would need to revamp its local emergency response plans if Broadwater Energy builds an LNG terminal in Long Island Sound, but it is unclear who would be responsible for the additional costs. Speaking before Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s state-appointed LNG task force yesterday, Commissioner Wayne...
Federal Judge to Rule Next Week on Baltimore County Zoning Law
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Judge to Rule Next Week on Baltimore County Zoning Law
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett said on Wednesday that he will decide by the end of next week whether to grant a motion filed by AES to overturn a Baltimore County law that prohibits the siting of an LNG terminal within five miles of a residence. The Baltimore Examiner has the...
FERC: Maryland DNR Has 30 Days to Submit Advisory Report
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC: Maryland DNR Has 30 Days to Submit Advisory Report
In a letter dated yesterday, FERC informed Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. that the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has until February 7, 2007 to submit an advisory report on state and local safety issues associated AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Ehrlich selected the...
New Non-Profit to Allocate Mitigation Funds for Massachusetts LNG Terminals
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Financing, Marine Regulation, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New Non-Profit to Allocate Mitigation Funds for Massachusetts LNG Terminals
If the proposed Northeast Gateway and Neptune LNG terminals off the coast of Massachusetts are built, two Gloucester-based organizations, the Gloucester Fishermen’s Association and the Northeast Seafood Coalition, would help create a non-profit to oversee distribution of $12.6 million of the $47 million package paid by the energy companies to mitigate any effects that the...
Quoddy Bay LNG Advisory Committee on Ballot in Perry
Posted on Jan 12, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay LNG Advisory Committee on Ballot in Perry
In a town referendum planned for March, residents of Perry, Maine will have the opportunity to decide whether to approve the establishment of an advisory committee to outline the town’s objectives regarding the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG terminal. Jeanne Guisinger, a member of the Perry Board of Selectmen who opposes the Quoddy Bay project, expressed disappointment that the matter...