LNG Opposition Group Incorporates
Posted on Jun 26, 2006 in Canada & Mexico, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Opposition Group Incorporates
The Canadian branch of the Save Passamaquoddy Bay LNG opposition group announced it had incorporated as a non-governmental organization under Canadian law, The Quoddy Tides reported on June 23. The group will act to prevent LNG tankers from sailing in Canadian waters and seek to influence the outcome of the Quoddy Bay and Downeast LNG proposals currently pending before FERC....
Baltimore County Council Approves Legislation Restricting LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Council Approves Legislation Restricting LNG Terminal Siting
The Dundalk Eagle reports that local legislation passed unanimously by the Baltimore County Council on Monday, would require LNG facilities proposed within five miles of a residential area to hold a special public hearing and obtain a permit from the County. The legislation is aimed at AES’ Sparrows Point terminal proposed for Maryland. Separately, U.S. Sen. Barbara...
FERC Hears Comments on LNG Terminals Proposed for Pascagoula, Miss.
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Hears Comments on LNG Terminals Proposed for Pascagoula, Miss.
FERC officials last night held a meeting to solicit community input on the draft Environmental Impact Statements for Chevron’s Casotte Landing LNG terminal and Gulf LNG’s Clean Energy Project, both of which are proposed for Pascagoula, Miss. Chevron’s vice president of global gas, Richard Lammons,discussed the benefits of the Cassotte Landing project, such as new jobs and additional...
Report: LNG Development Would Hamper Economic Growth Near Passamaquoddy Bay
Posted on Jun 23, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Report: LNG Development Would Hamper Economic Growth Near Passamaquoddy Bay
An study commissioned by Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local LNG opposition group, dismisses claims that the proposed LNG import terminals near Passamaquoddy Bay would spur economic growth in the area, and concludes instead that the terminals would hurt the area’s fishing and tourism industry, raise local municipal costs, and decrease property values. The study by Yellow Wood...
Mass. State Senate Revives Battery Rock LNG Bill
Posted on Jun 22, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Senate Revives Battery Rock LNG Bill
The Massachusetts State Senate yesterday referred to two joint committees proposed legislation that would allow AES to build an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island. The House had attempted to refer the bill only to the committee whose chair sponsored it, prompting concern from some legislators and opponents of the project regarding favorable treatment. “I think there are such...
Appellate Court to Hear BP Case
Posted on Jun 21, 2006 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Appellate Court to Hear BP Case
After the 122nd District Court denied Nancy Saint-Paul’s motion for retrial last week, both she and the City of Galveston filed notices of appeal of the court’s February decision on whether sufficient public notice was given before two Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees meetings ratifying lease agreements for BP’s proposed Pelican Island LNG terminal. The trial...