Op-Ed Raises Safety, Economic and Environmental Concerns with Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 4, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Raises Safety, Economic and Environmental Concerns with Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
The Providence Journal carries an op-ed today written by John Torgan, director of advocacy for Save the Bay, which cites safety, economic and environmental concerns as reasons to oppose the Weaver’s Cove LNG...
Local Officials Present Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Local Officials Present Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Four local officials testified against the Weaver’s Cove LNG project yesterday before a Rhode Island Senate task force reviewing the LNG proposal. The Providence Journal reports that the officials, which included fire chiefs and town administrators, raised security and environmental...
U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
Posted on Mar 3, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation to Grant States Greater Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
United States Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) jointly introduced a bill that would repeal a portion of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which gave FERC authority over the siting of LNG terminals. According to a press release from Sen. Wyden’s office, this bill is...
Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Weaver’s Cove LNG Would Have No Effect on Bringing America’s Cup Yacht Race to Narragansett Bay
An editorial carried by the Providence Journal argues that the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project, if constructed, would have no effect on efforts to bring the America’s Cup yacht race to Narragansett...
Maryland Completes Intergovernmental Review of Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Completes Intergovernmental Review of Sparrows Point LNG Project
Last month Maryland’s Department of Planning informed FERC that the Maryland Intergovernmental Review and Coordination process has been completed for Sparrows Point LNG. The Department of Planning’s letter to FERC is available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP07-62. Separately, FERC staff announced the availability of a revised Draft Final General Conformity Determination...
Mass. State Rep: No Plans to Revive LNG Project on Outer Brewster Island
Posted on Mar 2, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. State Rep: No Plans to Revive LNG Project on Outer Brewster Island
Clarifying remarks he made previously, Mass. State Rep. Garrett Bradley (D) said that he is not aware of any plans to review previous plans for an LNG import project on or near Outer Brewster Island. However, he told the Patriot Ledger that “it could become an issue down the...