Environmental Concerns Raised at Gulf LNG Hearing
Posted on Jun 28, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Concerns Raised at Gulf LNG Hearing
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources yesterday held a public hearing on Gulf LNG’s plan to build a regasification terminal in Jackson County. Today’s Sun Herald reports that attendees expressed concerns regarding the proposed disposal of dredge materials. Tim Broussard, a county official for the district where the terminal would be located, opposes the company’s plans...
Warrenton Will Move to Intervene in Bradwood Terminal Review
Posted on Jun 28, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Warrenton Will Move to Intervene in Bradwood Terminal Review
The Daily Astorian reports that the Warrenton City Commissioners yesterday voted 4-0 to file a motion to intervene in FERC’s Bradwood LNG terminal docket. “The ships that would service the plant go through the city, so the city is vulnerable,” said City Manager Ed Madere. Tonight, Clatsop County also is considering the same action and Astoria City Council on July...
Editorial: Blocking LNG Development May Harm Northeast
Posted on Jun 27, 2006 in Markets and Competition, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Blocking LNG Development May Harm Northeast
An editorial in The Republican expresses approval for the Massachusetts State Senate’s recent attempt to revive AES’ Battery Rock LNG project proposed for Outer Brewster Island. The paper also criticizes the efforts by area legislators to halt the project, arguing that curbing LNG development may adversely impact the availability of energy supplies in the Northeast. The editorial calls...
Longshoremen’s Representative Urges Wharves Board to Support Pelican Island LNG Terminal
Posted on Jun 27, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Longshoremen’s Representative Urges Wharves Board to Support Pelican Island LNG Terminal
The Galveston Daily News reports that Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas on Monday was sworn in as city council representative on the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves. A longshoremen’s union representative, Ted O’Rourke, urged the board to support BP’s Pelican Island LNG terminal, which he says will boost the local economy by bringing new jobs. A Galveston...
Op-ed: LNG Development Suits California
Posted on Jun 27, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Development Suits California
An Oxnard, Calif. resident supports the development of offshore LNG infrastructure, citing the industry’s laudable safety recordand its long use in Japan and Korea. He criticizes opponents who say “not in my back yard,” pointing out the fact that “[w]e have had natural gas pipelines under our streets for more 100 years.” His opinion piece is in...
Anti-Broadwater Group Criticizes Newsday’s “Wait-and-See” Approach
Posted on Jun 26, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Anti-Broadwater Group Criticizes Newsday’s “Wait-and-See” Approach
Members of the Anti-Broadwater Coalition have criticized Newsday’s June 15 editorial, in which the paper suggested that the public should wait for information on safety, environmental and economic issues before taking a stance on the Broadwater LNG terminal proposal. Sid Bail and Adrienne Esposito argue that the company has had “more than a year and a half” to supply this...