ConocoPhillips Appeals to Alabama Residents on Compass Port
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on ConocoPhillips Appeals to Alabama Residents on Compass Port
With the deadline for Gov. Riley’s veto decision approaching, ConocoPhillips Global Gas president Sig Cornelius reiterates the company’s “pledge to Alabama” in a letter to the Mobile-Register today. The company has sponsored a baseline study by Dauphin Island Sea Lab against which the impacts of the Compass Port LNG terminal can be measured, and has proposed...
Critics Speak Out Against Sparrows Point Pipeline Plan
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critics Speak Out Against Sparrows Point Pipeline Plan
Opponents of AES’ Sparrows Point LNG project last night said that a pipeline serving the proposed terminal would endanger residents along the pipeline route, which would run from southeastern Baltimore County to southern Pennsylvania. Last night’s meeting at Harford Community College was one of several scheduled this week by FERC to solicit comments on the project. Details...
Discussion on Broadwater LNG Plan Scheduled Tonight
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Discussion on Broadwater LNG Plan Scheduled Tonight
Representatives from Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. and Broadwater will discuss the need for the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal tonight at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. The event is sponsored by SoundWaters, Save the Sound, UCONN Stamford, and The Advocate & Greenwich Time. Details are available on the American Town Network...
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Challenges Rep. Michaud on Maine LNG Development
Posted on Jun 8, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Save Passamaquoddy Bay Challenges Rep. Michaud on Maine LNG Development
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a local activist group that opposes LNG development near Passamaquoddy Bay, has asked U.S. Rep. Michael Michaud (D-Maine) to clarify his position on LNG terminals in Maine. In an email dated May 11, Michaud said he opposes legislation that “unfairly limit[s] the role of communities in determining where LNG facilities should be placed.” The opposition...
City of Malibu to Send Lobbyist Against Cabrillo Port Project
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on City of Malibu to Send Lobbyist Against Cabrillo Port Project
In an effort to halt BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal, the Malibu City Council on Monday plans to instruct the city’s lobbyist to raise terminal-related issues when meeting with the California State Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s administration. “The City is certainly within its purview to seek to have the decision makers address these impacts and to take...
Critics Express Air Quality Concerns at EPA Hearing for Cabrillo Port
Posted on Jun 7, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Critics Express Air Quality Concerns at EPA Hearing for Cabrillo Port
Local residents spoke out against BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal at an EPA hearing held on Monday, saying that the regasification facility would contribute to smog. In particular, attendees criticized a 2005 EPA decision as to which Clean Air Act rules will apply to the terminal; currently EPA says it will not require BHP Billiton to offset emissions on the mainland....