Residents Agree to Contribute Funds in Battle Against Weaver’s Cove Proposal
Posted on Mar 14, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Residents Agree to Contribute Funds in Battle Against Weaver’s Cove Proposal
The residents of Somerset, Mass. who attended last night’s town meeting unanimously voted to earmark $25,000 to help pay for legal costs in the fight against the Weaver’s Cove LNG project. The vote countered a recommendation made by the town’s Finance and Advisory Committee. Today’s Herald News reports that the funds will be drawn from the town’s surplus...
Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Debate Continues Over Need for Broadwater
The New York Times yesterday featured coverage on the growing opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal. The article focused particularly on the local environmentalists’ claims that the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal is unnecessary. Michael Rieke, the managing editor of Platts LNG Daily, said that claims regarding the necessity of the Broadwater LNG terminal would not...
Editorial: Long Beach City Council’s Demand for Contributions “A Bit Awkward”
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Long Beach City Council’s Demand for Contributions “A Bit Awkward”
An editorial in yesterday’s Long Beach Press Telegram criticized the Long Beach City Council’s threat to end negotiations with Sound Energy Solutions. The paper says the demand is “a bit awkward” because the politicians who are running for next month’s election have focused their campaigns on the potential safety threats of SES’s LNG proposal and not...
Kelliher Asked to Recuse Himself from Broadwater LNG Assessment
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kelliher Asked to Recuse Himself from Broadwater LNG Assessment
Three New York politicians are asking FERC Chairman Joseph Kelliher to recuse himself from further involvement in the Broadwater LNG matter because of prior ties to the law firm representing Broadwater Energy, LeBouef, Lamb, Greene & MacRae. Friday’s Hartford Courant has the story. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Port Westward LNG Plan Receives Land Lease Approval From Port of St. Helens
Posted on Mar 13, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Westward LNG Plan Receives Land Lease Approval From Port of St. Helens
The Daily News (Longview, Wash.) reported on Friday that the Port of St. Helens has approved a lease for a parcel of land along the Columbia River for the Port Westward LNG project. According to Port Business Development Manager Greg Jenks, the project has received “serious inquiries” from potential investors since the port accepted the agreement last week. Port officials...
Virginia Energy Plan Headed to Governor
Posted on Mar 11, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Virginia Energy Plan Headed to Governor
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that on March 9, 2006, the Virginia Senate agreed to the House-passed version of the State’s energy plan. The plan encourages the siting of one or more LNG terminals in the State. Under the plan, the State Corporation Commission would develop a scoring system which considers a variety of social and economic factors to determine the most...