Port Westward LNG Moves Toward Land Lease
Posted on Jan 3, 2006 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Westward LNG Moves Toward Land Lease
The Daily Astorian reports that Port Westward LNG has negotiated a lease proposal that would facilitate the construction of a dock and pipeline for a proposed LNG terminal along the Columbia...
Public Comment Period For Dredging Plan Extended
Posted on Dec 30, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Public Comment Period For Dredging Plan Extended
The Newport Daily News yesterday reported that residents and local officials now have until February 8 to submit comments on Hess LNG’s request to dredge Mount Hope Bay. The Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday granted the extension after some individuals who attended the last of two public hearings on the matter asked for an extension of the January 3 deadline. [Access to...
Weaver’s Cove Files Petition with NOAA for Rhode Island Coastal Zone Ruling
Posted on Dec 30, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove Files Petition with NOAA for Rhode Island Coastal Zone Ruling
On December 16, Weaver’s Cove filed with NOAA requesting the agency issue an interpretation of its regulations with regard to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council’s alleged failure to process a federal coastal zone consistency certification for the proposed LNG terminal in Fall River, Mass. Weaver’s Cove argues that the failure to issue a decision...
Downeast LNG Prepares for Referendum
Posted on Dec 29, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Prepares for Referendum
With regard to the January 10 referendum in Robbinston, Maine, the president of Downeast LNG said that a unanimous vote alone would not thwart efforts to build an LNG terminalon Passamaquoddy Bay. “That would just tell us that we have more educational work to do,” Dean Girdis said. “[A]n opinion today is not an opinion tomorrow. We want to do a project that is...
Downeast LNG Meeting Scheduled Tonight
Posted on Dec 28, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Meeting Scheduled Tonight
The Bangor Daily News reports that Downeast LNG representatives tonight will unveil a five page proposal before Robbinston, Maine residents. “We will walk the residents through a list of issues that the town’s advisory committee has raised,” Dean Girdis, one of the representatives, said yesterday. “We will tell them what we are proposing for things like...
Local Says LNG Proposals Must Balance All Issues Raised
Posted on Dec 23, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Says LNG Proposals Must Balance All Issues Raised
A science teacher at Astoria High School says LNG development in or near the Columbia River must balance environmental, safety and socioeconomic considerations. His opinion piece is in yesterday’s edition of The Daily...