Lawyer Claims Sparrows Point Would Violate Cleanup Agreement
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawyer Claims Sparrows Point Would Violate Cleanup Agreement
According to The Baltimore Sun, an attorney representing Dundalk residents has said in a letter to the U.S. Attorney that construction of AES’ Sparrows Point project would violate a 1998 cleanup agreement between the federal government and now-dissolved Bethlehem Steel, which had owned the site. The letter also indicates that the current property owner is performing unrelated...
Opposing Viewpoints Expressed at Tour of Quoddy Bay LNG Sites
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opposing Viewpoints Expressed at Tour of Quoddy Bay LNG Sites
Approximately 90 people accompanied Quoddy Bay LNG and FERC officials yesterday on a tour of Quoddy Bay’s LNG project sites in Perry, Maine; many voiced concerns about the initiative, and criticized both the federal review process and Quoddy Bay. Today’s Bangor Daily News has the details. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Celebration of Compass Port LNG Withdrawal Scheduled Today
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Celebration of Compass Port LNG Withdrawal Scheduled Today
The Mobile Register reports that the Alabama chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association today will celebrate ConocoPhillips’ withdrawal of the application for its Compass Port LNG terminal. Bob Shipp, head of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama, is scheduled to speak on the status of Alabama’s offshore marine...
FERC Orders Broadwater to Produce Documents in Response to FOIA Requests
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Orders Broadwater to Produce Documents in Response to FOIA Requests
In response toFreedom of Information Act requests submitted by Suffolk County, N.Y. seekingconfidentialinformation pertaining to Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal, FERC Commissioners yesterday issued an order mandating that the company provide county officials with the requested non-public information under a protective order within 15 days. The order is available...
Gov. Carcieri Signs Law Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Gov. Carcieri Signs Law Restricting LNG Vessel Transit
Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri on Monday signed a law aimed at preventing LNG tankers from using the Narragansett Bay. The law prohibits “state assets” such as people, waterfront facilities and hunting areas from falling within designated LNG vessel transit exclusion zones. Weaver’s Cove Energy says the law is preempted by federal law and that the company will...
Local Residents Express Views on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Jul 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Residents Express Views on Jordan Cove LNG Proposal
Local critics convened before FERC, Department of Transportation, and U.S. Coast Guard representatives Tuesday night to express their concerns about the Jordan Cove LNG terminal proposed for Coos Bay, Ore. Most of the attendees’ comments reflected opposition to the project, some of them quite strong, based onconcerns over public safety and the environment. According to World Link, at...