Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Project Would Provide Economic Benefits
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Battery Rock LNG Project Would Provide Economic Benefits
The managing director for AES’ Battery Rock LNG proposal challenges The Boston Globe’s claim that industrial development of Outer Brewster Island would threaten the “peerless nature of the island,” noting that the site is currently is marred by “abandoned buildings and trash.” Aaron Samson adds that lease payments from the terminal would provide...
Op-ed: Proposed Cove Point Pipeline Expansion Threatens Residents
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Proposed Cove Point Pipeline Expansion Threatens Residents
A Calvert County, Md. resident argues that the expansion of the Cove Point pipeline would endanger residents living along the pipeline route. Her op-ed may be found in yesterday’s edition of The Washington Post. [Free registration...
U.S. Venture Energy to Discuss Bear Head LNG Project With Local Officials
Posted on Aug 7, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Venture Energy to Discuss Bear Head LNG Project With Local Officials
The Canadian Press reports that Richmond County officials plan to meet with representatives from U.S. Energy Venture by the end of the month to discuss the status of the Bear Head LNG project, which the global equity firm purchased from Anadarko Petroleum last month. According to Richmond County Warden Richie Cotton, the new owner is focusing on building the terminal, and is less...
Commerce Dismisses Second Weaver’s Cove CZMA Appeal
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Commerce Dismisses Second Weaver’s Cove CZMA Appeal
The Secretary of Commerce last week rejected a second request for a determination that the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal is consistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act. The Secretary dismissed Weaver’s Cove’s appeal, explaining that “[t]he plain meaning of the term ‘appeal’ requires a state objection as a necessary predicate for an appeal to the...
Mass. LNG Transit Bill Aimed at Everett, Too
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. LNG Transit Bill Aimed at Everett, Too
The Associated Press interviews Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi (D-Boston) about recently passed LNG legislation, of which LNGLawBlog has obtained a copy. In an apparent reference to the last section of the bill, which mirrors legislation enacted in Rhode Island, DiMasi says he added language seeking to prevent LNG deliveries to Distrigas’ Everett terminal in Boston...
Op-ed: Weaver’s Cove Terminal Poses Safety Threat to Residents
Posted on Aug 4, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Weaver’s Cove Terminal Poses Safety Threat to Residents
A Somerset, Mass. resident criticizes a July 28 editorial by The Providence Journal in support of the Weaver’s Cove LNG project, arguing that the terminal would pose a danger to those who live alongside the tankers’ proposed route. Her op-ed is...