Editorial: LNG Protests Promote Energy Shortfall
Posted on Jan 23, 2006 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Editorial: LNG Protests Promote Energy Shortfall
Saturday’s Boston Herald editorial criticizes politicians and environmental groups for their efforts to obstruct the Weaver’s Cove project, in light of rising gas prices. Opponents of the terminal have threatened legal action in the days since FERC upheld their order approving the plan. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Editorial: Dependence on Imported Fuel Is Disadvantageous
Posted on Jan 23, 2006 in Environmental, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: Dependence on Imported Fuel Is Disadvantageous
An op-ed in Saturday’s Bangor Daily News says LNG development is detrimental to the U.S. economy because it increases reliance on imported supply. The author, a professor at the University of Maine, also recommends turning to alternative energy sources that do not raise security risks such as coal and nuclear power. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Delaware Bill Would Authorize Mobilization of National Guard
Posted on Jan 23, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Delaware Bill Would Authorize Mobilization of National Guard
A bill spearheaded by Delaware legislators permitting the mobilization of their National Guard has infuriated New Jersey politicians. The proposed law, stemming from a border dispute between both states over the siting of the planned Crown Landing terminal in the Delaware side of the Delaware River, would allow the governor to call for the National Guard “to defend against...
Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Draws Safety Concerns
Posted on Jan 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sparrows Point LNG Proposal Draws Safety Concerns
Last night’s open house, designed to showcase details of AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal, became a public forum in which residents expressed safety concerns. Local officials say they are in “an info-gathering stage.” Read more in today’s edition of The Baltimore Sun. [Access to archived articles requires a...
Mayor Reconsiders BP Bay Crossing LNG Proposal
Posted on Jan 20, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Mayor Reconsiders BP Bay Crossing LNG Proposal
The Galveston Daily News today reports that Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas is having second thoughts on the LNG terminal proposed for Pelican Island after she expressed support for the project in 2004. “I don’t think I had all the information that I now have,” she...