Image of Outer Brewster Island at Issue
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Image of Outer Brewster Island at Issue
Recent debate over AES’s proposed LNG terminal has prompted National Park officials to alter its characterization of Outer Brewster Island. The Park website now states that the island is an “Important Bird Area” and has hiking trails, where before it had been described as a “large bedrock outcropping.” Some environmentalists opposed to the Battery Rock LNG...
Long Island Task Force Issues Interim Report
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in LNGLawBlog, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Task Force Issues Interim Report
An AP article in The Day reports that the Long Island LNG Task Force appointed by Gov. M. Jodi Rell has released its report on the proposed Broadwater LNG facility. According to the article, the report criticizes the Broadwater proposal for ignoring the public costs of safety and security required by such a facility. The report also asserts that there is no proven market for the gas...
Op-ed: LNG Terminals Are Safe
Posted on Mar 8, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Terminals Are Safe
An Oxnard, Calif. resident supports BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port LNG proposal and expresses confidence that a terminal approved by federal and state regulatory agencies would be safe and dependable. He also says that the LNG regasification process is one that is common in Europe, Asia and Africa and “has worked safely for decades.” His opinion piece is in...
Connecticut Transportation Organization Says Broadwater Application Incomplete and Requests New Comment Period
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Transportation Organization Says Broadwater Application Incomplete and Requests New Comment Period
In a letter dated March 3, 2006, South Western Region Metropolitan Planning Organization, a federally designated transportation planning organization in Connecticut, says that Broadwater Energy’s pre-filing application is incomplete because it does not contain specific information on safety and security that was requested by FERC and the USCG. As a result, SWRMPO is requesting...
Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Couplings Manufacturer Says Hot-Tar Treatment “Root of the Problem” for WGL Leaks
Responding to claims by Washington Gas Light that LNG is causing leaks in its local distribution system, the president of Norton McMurray Mfg., the company that supplied seals and couplings to WGL, said at a recent FERC Procedural Conference in the Cove Point Expansion proceedings that the increase in gas leaks in Prince George’s County, Md. is attributable to WGL’s use of...
Op-ed: Baltimore Legislator Says Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Poses Risks
Posted on Mar 7, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: Baltimore Legislator Says Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Poses Risks
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) says AES’ Sparrows Point LNG proposal would endanger residents and hamper neighborhood revitalization efforts in Baltimore. In an op-ed published today by The Baltimore Sun [paid archives], Ruppersberger says that because the Coast Guard monitors the Cove Point LNG facility and the port of Baltimore, its “surveillance capabilities could be...