U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
A U.S. District Court on Friday ruled that the organization We Take Care of Our Land, comprised of Passamaquoddy Tribe members opposed to the Quoddy Bay LNG proposal, has received all of the public documents to which it is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act. However, in its opinion, the court expressed “concern[] that the delay in disclosing these documents leaves the...
Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Long Island Environmental Group Plans Anti-Broadwater Concert
The Citizens Campaign for the Environment is planning a concert on July 7 in an amphitheater provided by the town of Brookhaven, N.Y., to raise awareness for global climate change and the group’s campaign against the proposed Broadwater LNG regasification terminal. Read more...
LNG Terminal Proposed for Offshore Florida
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Terminal Proposed for Offshore Florida
MARAD issued a Notice of Application yesterday formally announcing Hoegh LNG LLC’s application to build an LNG receiving terminal, named Port Dolphin, off Florida’s Gulf coast. The Tampa Tribune reports that the project would be located over 20 miles from Tampa Bay and would employ a floating buoy system and transmit gas via pipeline to existing gas infrastructure near Port...
Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court imposed an additional $225,000 in legal fees on Delaware and New Jersey for adjudicating the states’ border dispute involving the pier for the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. The fees are for the work of the Court-appointed Special Master Ralph Lancaster. Read more in the Delaware News...
Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
The Baltimore Examiner reports that opponents of LNG regasification terminals across the United States are examining a U.S. federal judge’s opinion that upheld a Baltimore County ordinance prohibiting LNG terminals from being constructed within 1,000 feet of Chesapeake Bay wetlands. The article reports specifically that LNG opponents in New York and Oregon are considering the...