Broadwater LNG Opponents Attend Forum
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater LNG Opponents Attend Forum
Opposition to the Broadwater LNG proposal has spread to southeastern Connecticut. Approximately 75 residents and activists attended a forum at New London High School on Saturday to learn more about Broadwater’s plan to build a regasification facility in the Long Island Sound. “This is a poster child for what not to do in Long Island Sound,” Conn. Attorney General...
Broadwater Officials Discuss LNG Project at Property Owners’ Meeting
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Broadwater Officials Discuss LNG Project at Property Owners’ Meeting
Broadwater Energy representatives presented a bleak energy outlook to attendees at a meeting held by the Madison Property Owner’s Association, speculating that natural gas shortages will occur by 2010 or 2011. “We need to meet high natural gas demand because it is the cleanest burning fuel,” said Broadwater’s Gary Hale. “Employers are not staying in the...
California Awaits Decision on CEII
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on California Awaits Decision on CEII
Today’s Risk Policy Report says that local politicians and citizens are disappointed with a proposed agreement between California officials and FERC regarding the release of CEII relevant to the proposed terminal in Long Beach, CA. The agreement, which also serves as the California Energy Commission’s application for access to CEII, could be approved by FERC next month. The...
Coastal Conservation Association Opposes Open-Loop Systems
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Coastal Conservation Association Opposes Open-Loop Systems
The Florida Sportsman reports that the Coastal Conservation Association has urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject applications for open-loop permits for LNG projects proposed by ConocoPhillips and Freeport-McMoRan in the Gulf of Mexico. “We are greatly concerned about the unknown impacts of open-loop systems on the entire marine ecosystem, from plankton to...
Editorial: Financial Incentives Strengthen Compass Port Proposal
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Financial Incentives Strengthen Compass Port Proposal
The Mobile Register has expressed support for ConocoPhillips’ proposed Compass Port LNG terminal offshore Alabama, citing financial and employment incentives offered by the developer. Encouraged by the company’s promise to shut down the terminal if the open-loop system harms certain marine populations, The Register concludes that “the company seems to be trying...
RICRMC Responds to Weaver’s Cove Petition
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on RICRMC Responds to Weaver’s Cove Petition
On February 17 the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council filed a legal memorandum with NOAA. The memorandum responds to a December 16 filing by Weaver’s Cove, which asked NOAA to interpret its regulations and decide whether RICRMC waived its right to federal consistency review under the CZMA. RICRMC’s memo argues that (1) a new consistency certification is...