Calpine Zoning Request Wins Approval
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Calpine Zoning Request Wins Approval
According to Friday’s Daily Astorian, the Warrenton City Commission approved Calpine’s rezoning request by a 3-2 vote. The Commission will require Calpine to satisfy certain state mitigation measures and demonstrate that the proposed Skipanon LNG terminal will not interfere with fishing interests; the Commission also discussed the possibility of strengthening its...
Hearing on Weaver’s Cove Dredging Request Draws Critics
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Hearing on Weaver’s Cove Dredging Request Draws Critics
Political leaders, environmentalists and residents voiced their concerns during the last of two hearings hosted by the Army Corps of Engineers to address Hess LNG’s dredging plan. An environmental consultant hired by Weaver’s Cove said the dredging initiative may take three years to finish and the depth of the channel would change from 35 feet to as much as 41 feet. Rhode...
Op-ed: LNG Is Advantageous to Clatsop County
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Is Advantageous to Clatsop County
A student at Clatsop Community College submits an op-ed about an assigned research project on LNG. The student writes that two other students “who had been against [the proposed Bradwood Landing project], now are for it,” and that all the student teams chose to present the “pro” side of the Bradwood proposal. The student says his team concluded that LNG is...
Quoddy Bay Launches Pre-Filing
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Quoddy Bay Launches Pre-Filing
An article in Friday’s Magic City Morning Star reports that Quoddy Bay, LLC, the company behind one of the three LNG terminal proposals near the Passamaquoddy Bay, has embarked on the pre-filing process. “We’re thrilled to initiate the structured, transparent federal permitting process to bring this significant development to Maine,” Quoddy Bay’s project...
Suez Announces LNG Terminal Proposal off Florida Coast
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Suez Announces LNG Terminal Proposal off Florida Coast
Saturday’s Sun-Sentinel reports that Suez LNG has announced plans to construct an LNG terminal and pipelines off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and expects to file paperwork with the U.S. Coast Guard in the coming months. The terminal will be located in 950 feet of water. See an Associated Press article in yesterday’s Miami...
United Front Against LNG Development in Oregon
Posted on Dec 19, 2005 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on United Front Against LNG Development in Oregon
The Daily Astorian on Friday published a feature on the collective effort of local advocacy organizations and grassroots associations to thwart four LNG terminal proposals on or near the Columbia...