Baltimore Politician Expresses Opposition Against Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
Posted on Feb 21, 2006 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore Politician Expresses Opposition Against Sparrows Point LNG Proposal
U.S. Rep. C.A. “Dutch” Ruppersberger (D-MD) says that plans to build an LNG terminal in Sparrows Point, Md. would undermine neighborhood revitalization efforts and lower property values in the area. “I’d be very much concerned that people wouldn’t want to move or invest in an area where there was a large LNG facility,” said Ruppersberger, who...
Sen. John Kerry Says Battery Rock LNG Proposal Deserves Consideration
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Sen. John Kerry Says Battery Rock LNG Proposal Deserves Consideration
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says a proposal to site an LNG terminal on Outer Brewster Island is worth serious consideration and emphasizes the need for new energy supplies. “It holds some promise and potential, and it’s worthy of being thoroughly explored,” Kerry said in an interview with The Patriot Ledger. In an editorial published today, The Boston Herald agrees with...
Op-ed: LNG Development Is Detrimental to the Columbia River
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-ed: LNG Development Is Detrimental to the Columbia River
A Brownsmead, Ore. resident says LNG development along the Columbia River would create a “road of degradation of quality of life” and threaten waterfront development and marine organisms such as salmon. His op-ed is in Friday’s Daily...
LNG Commission Approved By Massachusetts Senate
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on LNG Commission Approved By Massachusetts Senate
Saturday’s Herald News reports on a bill passed by the Massachusetts Senate last week establishing a commission consisting of state legislators and representatives from the Governor’s and Attorney General’s offices dedicated to examining LNG issues in the State. While State Sen. Joan Menard, D-Fall River, recognized that the State does not have siting authority over...
Environmental Group Says LNG Plan Harms Marine Life
Posted on Feb 20, 2006 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Environmental Group Says LNG Plan Harms Marine Life
Save the Harbor/Save the Bay is disseminating pictures of marine life near Outer Brewster Island in hopes of encouraging opposition to AES’ Battery Rock LNG terminal proposal. “It’s not a tiny, bleak little island out in the middle of nowhere, but instead a really diverse sanctuary,” said Bruce Berman, a member of the organization. Read more in yesterday’s...