Ventura County Officials Urge Stricter Emissions Standards for Cabrillo Port
Posted on Oct 16, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Ventura County Officials Urge Stricter Emissions Standards for Cabrillo Port
Ventura County supervisors Steve Bennett and Linda Parks have asked the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board (VCAPCB) to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to apply more lenient emissions standards to BHP Billiton’s proposed offshore Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. The Ventura County Reporter has further...
Clatsop County Representatives Seek Access to Bradwood Landing Safety Information
Posted on Oct 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Representatives Seek Access to Bradwood Landing Safety Information
Several individuals from Clatsop County, including emergency management officials, have signed a nondisclosure agreement to gain access to Bradwood Landing’s Waterway Suitability Assessment and Resource Report 13. Read more in The Daily...
LNG Protests Scheduled Along the West Coast
Posted on Oct 13, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Protests Scheduled Along the West Coast
Local activist groups will hold events tomorrow to protest LNG development planned for the West Coast. The events will take place at various locations ranging from Tijuana, Mexico to Longview, Wash. Protest organizers contend that LNG is not an efficient solution to the region’s energy problems. The Ventura County Reporter has further...
Sen. Lieberman Affirms Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Posted on Oct 13, 2006 in Blog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. Lieberman Affirms Opposition to Broadwater LNG Proposal
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Ned Lamont have accused Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) of furthering the Broadwater LNG terminal by voting for the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which critics say gives New York and Connecticut little input on the siting of the facility. However, Lieberman’s campaign spokesperson refuted the claim, saying that the senator “would strongly consider...
Group Formed in Support of Old Brightman Street Bridge
Posted on Oct 12, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Group Formed in Support of Old Brightman Street Bridge
The Herald News today reports on a new group formed to increase public awareness regarding the fate of the old Brightman Street Bridge. The Friends of the Historic Brightman Street Bridge includes members of the Coalition for the Responsible Siting of LNG Facilities, an organization opposed to the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal. Opponents of the terminal are trying to preserve the...
Southern LNG Files for Expansion of Elba Island Storage and Sendout Capacity
Posted on Oct 12, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Southern LNG Files for Expansion of Elba Island Storage and Sendout Capacity
Southern LNG has requested FERC’s authorization to augment storage and sendout capacity at its Elba Island LNG terminal. The two-phase expansion calls for the construction of two storage tanks that would each provide 4.22 Bcf of capacity, as well as the construction of facilities to add 900 MMcf/d of regasification capacity. Southern LNG is also seeking permission to alter...