Conflicting Perspectives on Georgia Legislation
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Conflicting Perspectives on Georgia Legislation
An editorial in today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution criticizes HB 1325, saying the bill would force customers who are already facing expensive gas bills this season to bear the costs of a $300 million pipeline project. In a separate op-ed, Georgia State Rep. Jeff Lewis, chairman of the House Public Utilities and Telecommunications Committee and a proponent of the bill, says the...
Downeast LNG Receives Conditional Permit from Robbinston Planning Board
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Receives Conditional Permit from Robbinston Planning Board
The Robbinston, Maine Planning Board gave Downeast LNG a conditional permit Thursday, signifying that the proposed LNG terminal satisfies the applicable land-use ordinance. The Bangor Daily News reports that there was “no organized opposition” at the meeting, with the exception of a petition to table the application. Downeast must now seek state and federal approvals for...
Environmental Group Says LNG Plan Harms Marine Life
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Says LNG Plan Harms Marine Life
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is disseminating pictures of marine life near Outer Brewster Island in hopes of encouraging opposition to AES’ Battery Rock LNG terminal proposal. “It’s not a tiny, bleak little island out in the middle of nowhere, but instead a really diverse sanctuary,” said Bruce Berman, a member of the organization. Read more in yesterday’s...
LNG Commission Approved By Massachusetts Senate
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Commission Approved By Massachusetts Senate
Saturday’s Herald News reports on a bill passed by the Massachusetts Senate last week establishing a commission consisting of state legislators and representatives from the Governor’s and Attorney General’s offices dedicated to examining LNG issues in the State. While State Sen. Joan Menard, D-Fall River, recognized that the State does not have siting authority over...
Op-ed: LNG Development Is Detrimental to the Columbia River
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A Brownsmead, Ore. resident says LNG development along the Columbia River would create a “road of degradation of quality of life” and threaten waterfront development and marine organisms such as salmon. His op-ed is in Friday’s Daily...
Sen. John Kerry Says Battery Rock LNG Proposal Deserves Consideration
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. John Kerry Says Battery Rock LNG Proposal Deserves Consideration
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says a proposal to site an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island is worth serious consideration and emphasizes the need for new energy supplies. “It holds some promise and potential, and it’s worthy of being thoroughly explored,” Kerry said in an interview with The Patriot Ledger. In an editorial published today, The Boston Herald agrees with...