New York State Energy Plan Supports LNG
Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on New York State Energy Plan Supports LNG
Newsday reports that the Draft 2009 New York State Energy Plan supports LNG import projects generally as a means to maintain a flexible natural gas market in the long run. The plan does not endorse any of the proposed LNG projects proposed off the Mid-Atlantic United...
Backers of Clatsop County Recall Allege Push Polling By Opponents
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Backers of Clatsop County Recall Allege Push Polling By Opponents
The Daily Astorian reports that leaders of the effort to recall two Clatsop County, Ore., commissioners due to their support of the Bradwood Landing LNG import terminal allege that opponents of the recall are conducting push...
Oregon DEQ, NMFS Seek Additional Environmental Data on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ, NMFS Seek Additional Environmental Data on Bradwood Landing LNG Project
The Oregonian reports that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the National Marine Fisheries Service have requested additional information regarding potential water quality impacts of the planned Bradwood Landing LNG import project. According to the article, the DEQ says that it is not likely to decide on the water permits by the April 2010...
Op-Ed Responds to Editorial on Recall Efforts in Clatsop County
Posted on Sep 29, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Responds to Editorial on Recall Efforts in Clatsop County
Marc Auerbach, one of the leaders of the effort to recall two Clatsop County, Ore., county commissioners, writes in an op-ed carried by The Oregonian that recall of these two officials is appropriate. The piece, written in response to an editorial carried by the newspaper yesterday, likens the recall effort to firing an employee of a company and argues that the recall right is not...
Editorial: Recall Over LNG Issue Misapplied in Clatsop County
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Recall Over LNG Issue Misapplied in Clatsop County
The Oregonian carried an editorial this weekend criticizing efforts by some opponents of the Bradwood Landing LNG import project to recall two Clatsop County Commissioners who supported a land-use application for the project. The piece argues that recall ought to be reserved for instances of unlawful conduct and that there are no such allegations against the two commissioners facing...
Massachusetts, City of Fall River Request Rehearing in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Sep 28, 2009 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Massachusetts, City of Fall River Request Rehearing in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Late last week the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the City of Fall River, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley jointly filed a request for rehearing of FERC’s determination that Weaver’s Cove Energy has met the requirements specified in Condition 40 of the Commission’s 2005 conditional order approving the project. The request is available in the FERC eLibrary...