Port Esperanza Developers Work to Preempt LNG Concerns
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Port Esperanza Developers Work to Preempt LNG Concerns
The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that the developers of the Port Esperanza terminal project are working to preempt many of the concerns raised by other LNG terminal proposals in Southern California, particularly regarding air pollution, security, and aesthetics. Key techniques include meeting often with community groups and hiring officials knowledgeable about the California...
Oregon Senator Requests Answers About FERC Review Process
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Oregon Senator Requests Answers About FERC Review Process
In a letter filed with FERC on April 2, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) requested safety and environmental assurances from the Commission regarding the LNG terminals proposed in Oregon. The Commission responded by clarifying the roles of various agencies in the terminal review process and referring the Senator to Bradwood Landing’s pending draft environmental impact statement....
Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Global Warming Enters LNG Debate in California
According to the Ventura County Star, the California Coastal Commission became one of the first state agencies to act under authority of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 when it cited greenhouse gas emissions as one of several grounds for rejecting the Cabrillo Port LNG terminal. “In the future, I believe every environmental impact statement with LNG or any...
Federal Anti-Broadwater Bill May Affect Other LNG Proposals
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Federal Anti-Broadwater Bill May Affect Other LNG Proposals
United Press International reports that H.R. 1564, a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop to block Broadwater Energy’s proposed terminal in Long Island Sound, also may affect several planned facilities off the Massachusetts Bay Estuary and in Louisiana’s Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary. The bill would ban floating storage regasification units from “estuaries...
Daily Letters to the Editor
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Daily Letters to the Editor
The Daily Astorian (in opposition to LNG terminals in Oregon) The Daily Astorian (in opposition to Bradwood Landing) The Daily Astorian (in opposition to Bradwood Landing)