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Quoddy Bay LNG Advisory Committee on Ballot in Perry

In a town referendum planned for March, residents of Perry, Maine will have the opportunity to decide whether to approve the establishment of an advisory committee to outline the town’s objectives regarding the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG terminal. Jeanne Guisinger, a member of the Perry Board of Selectmen who opposes the Quoddy Bay project, expressed disappointment that the matter...

New Non-Profit to Allocate Mitigation Funds for Massachusetts LNG Terminals

If the proposed Northeast Gateway and Neptune LNG terminals off the coast of Massachusetts are built, two Gloucester-based organizations, the Gloucester Fishermen’s Association and the Northeast Seafood Coalition, would help create a non-profit to oversee distribution of $12.6 million of the $47 million package paid by the energy companies to mitigate any effects that the...

FERC: Maryland DNR Has 30 Days to Submit Advisory Report

In a letter dated yesterday, FERC informed Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. that the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources has until February 7, 2007 to submit an advisory report on state and local safety issues associated AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal. Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Ehrlich selected the...

Federal Judge to Rule Next Week on Baltimore County Zoning Law

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Bennett said on Wednesday that he will decide by the end of next week whether to grant a motion filed by AES to overturn a Baltimore County law that prohibits the siting of an LNG terminal within five miles of a residence. The Baltimore Examiner has the...

Connecticut Officials Express Safety Concerns Regarding Broadwater Project

According to the head of Connecticut’s Department of Homeland Security, the state would need to revamp its local emergency response plans if Broadwater Energy builds an LNG terminal in Long Island Sound, but it is unclear who would be responsible for the additional costs. Speaking before Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s state-appointed LNG task force  yesterday, Commissioner Wayne...

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