Oregon Officials Discuss Obama Administration’s Position on LNG Projects
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Officials Discuss Obama Administration’s Position on LNG Projects
Speaking to the Clackamas Review, two Oregon officials suggest that the Obama Administration is not moving quickly enough to address their concerns with the LNG permitting process.
Three Bills Impacting LNG Development in Oregon To Be Considered by State Legislature
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Three Bills Impacting LNG Development in Oregon To Be Considered by State Legislature
The Forest Grove News Times provides an update on three bills in the Oregon state legislature, SB 1020, SB 1021, and HB 3616, which reprise legislation proposed last year impacting LNG...
Weaver’s Cove LNG Opponents Testify Before R.I. Senate Taskforce
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Weaver’s Cove LNG Opponents Testify Before R.I. Senate Taskforce
Representatives of several groups opposed to the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project testified before the Rhode Island Senate’s taskforce examining the LNG proposal. According to the Providence Journal, witnesses raised economic and environmental concerns. Separately, the Preservation Society of Newport County, R.I., endorsed a resolution opposing the Weaver’s Cove LNG...
Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mass. Town Increases In-House Role in LNG Opposition
Having expended its LNG budget for the year, the City of Fall River, Mass., plans to rely on its in-house team to handle more issues related to its ongoing opposition to the Weaver’s Cove LNG regasification project. The Herald News reports that the town’s outside counsel will retain a role but currently is working only on a “task-by-task”...
U.S. Group Files Formal Opposition to Calais LNG
Posted on Feb 9, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Group Files Formal Opposition to Calais LNG
Save Passamaquoddy Bay, an organization opposed to LNG import projects in Maine, has submitted its formal opposition to the Calais LNG import project to FERC. The group’s filing is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No. CP10-31 and the Telegraph-Journal offers additional...
Town Near Everett Terminal Plans Increased Security Measures During LNG Vessel Transits
Posted on Feb 5, 2010 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Town Near Everett Terminal Plans Increased Security Measures During LNG Vessel Transits
In advance of scheduled LNG vessel transits from Yemen to the Everett LNG regasification terminal, Revere, Mass., officials are planning additional security measures to protect other tanker traffic. Read more in the Daily Item (Lynn,...