Op-ed: Passamquoddy Bay Study “Incorrect and Misleading”
Posted on Aug 11, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Passamquoddy Bay Study “Incorrect and Misleading”
Quoddy Bay LNG project manager Brian Smith calls a recent study commissioned by Save Passamaquoddy Bay “incorrect and misleading,” arguing that it incorrectly portrays safety and economic considerations associated with the development of an LNG terminal. His op-ed is carried by The Bangor Daily...
Cabrillo Port Opponent to Discuss LNG
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Cabrillo Port Opponent to Discuss LNG
A critic of BHP Billiton’s proposed Cabrillo Port LNG terminal will give a talk titled “Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals: A Bad Choice for Ventura County and for Planet Earth” on Aug. 30 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The event is sponsored by Global Exchange Ventura County Supporters. Today’s Ventura County Star has the details. [Free registration...
California State Agencies Comment on Cabrillo Port Emissions
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California State Agencies Comment on Cabrillo Port Emissions
The California Energy Commission on Tuesday posted agency comments on the proposed Clean Air Act Authority to Construct permit for the Cabrillo Port terminal; the commenting agencies included the California Coastal Commission and the California Air Resources Board. Platts LNG Daily takes a detailed look at the agencies’ calls for emissions mitigation through offsets and...
Favoritism Alleged in Bahamian LNG Deal
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Favoritism Alleged in Bahamian LNG Deal
The Free National Movement, the former ruling party of the Bahamas, alleges that Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson improperly advanced the interests of her former law firm and AES, a client of the firm, with regard to AES’ proposed LNG terminal. According to commentary posted on FNM’s website, the law firm of Gibson and Company will have earned $1 million if...
Op-ed: LNG Development in California Is Unnecessary
Posted on Aug 10, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Development in California Is Unnecessary
The energy program director at the Community Environmental Council in Santa Barbara, Calif., disputes a claim that BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG terminal is necessary to meet California’s rising energy needs, arguing that increased domestic natural gas production, renewable energy use mandates, and the approval of three LNG terminals in Baja California, Mexico, negate...
Editorial: Effort Should Be Spent on Energy Alternatives, Not on Unconstitutional Bill
Posted on Aug 9, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Effort Should Be Spent on Energy Alternatives, Not on Unconstitutional Bill
The Boston Herald says Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi’s legislative language attempting to shut down the Everett LNG terminal amounts to a waste of time, and argues that effort can be better spent on developing other energy projects, such the LNG terminals proposed off the state’s...