Concerned Lobstermen Meet with Quoddy Bay Officials
Posted on Apr 17, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Concerned Lobstermen Meet with Quoddy Bay Officials
Members of the Cobscook Bay Fishermen’s Association met with Quoddy Bay LNG officials last week to discuss the route that LNG vessels may take through long-established lobster fishing grounds. The two sides discussed possible changes to the route and other proposals to make LNG vessel transit less worrisome to local fishermen. The meeting occurred in the wake of two...
U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Litigation, Marine Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Supreme Court Special Master Issues Decision in Border Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court Special Master assigned by the Court to hear a dispute between New Jersey and Delaware involving the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal has reached the conclusion that New Jersey does not have exclusive control over a proposed pier that extends into Delaware. Special Master Lancaster stated that, because Delaware is the sovereign owner of the land involving the...
Opponents of Broadwater Terminal Embrace Cabrillo Port Decision
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Opponents of Broadwater Terminal Embrace Cabrillo Port Decision
The Connecticut Post reports that critics of the Broadwater terminal project in Long Island Sound are hoping that the recent California decisions against BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port project signal increased opposition to LNG terminal projects. The article also reports that Broadwater LNG has agreed to the conditions under which the Long Island Association announced...
Op-Ed: Elba Island Expansion Deserves Public Input
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Elba Island Expansion Deserves Public Input
A chairperson for the Savannah Sierra Club, writing in the Savannah Morning News, recommends that the public inform itself about the Elba Island terminal expansion proposal and participate in FERC proceedings. FERC recently issued the Elba III Project’s draft environmental impact...
Editorial Offers Support for LNG in California
Posted on Apr 16, 2007 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Offers Support for LNG in California
An editorial in today’s Sacramento Bee supports LNG use in California and opposes the recent decisions of the California State Lands Commission and California Coastal Commission to deny approval of BHP Billiton’s Cabrillo Port terminal proposal. Citing limitations of other energy options available to Californians, the editorial suggests that natural gas is the best fuel to...