Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Clatsop County Commissioners Deny Permit for Oregon LNG Terminal and Pipeline
The Daily Astorian reports that after two years of legal challenges the Board of Clatsop County Commissioners unanimously rejected Oregon LNG and Oregon Pipeline Company’s application for a land use permit to construct an LNG terminal and interconnected pipeline in Warrenton, Ore., ruling that parts of the pipeline project conflicted with zoning regulations for forest and shoreline...
B.C. First Nations Host LNG Summit
Posted on Oct 10, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. First Nations Host LNG Summit
British Columbia (B.C.) First Nations chiefs hosted a summit with Canadian Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver, Japanese Ambassador Norihiro Okuda and B.C.’s Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation John Rustad to discuss ways to inform and involve First Nations in the decision-making process for proposed B.C. LNG export terminals. Oliver emphasized the importance...
B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
Posted on Oct 9, 2013 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on B.C. to Study Air Quality Impacts of Proposed Kitimat LNG Projects
The Canadian Press reports that the British Columbia government will fund a study of the cumulative effects of air emissions from existing and proposed industrial developments, including three proposed LNG terminals, in the Kitimat area. The study will focus on sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, and a final report will be due to the government by March 31, 2014. The study...
Oregon Begins Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Oregon LNG Terminal
Posted on Sep 30, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Begins Coastal Zone Management Act Consistency Review for Oregon LNG Terminal
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) filed a letter with FERC stating that effective July 3, 2013, it has initiated review of Oregon LNG’s certification that its proposed LNG terminal project is consistent with the Oregon Coastal Management Program. The federal consistency provisions of the Coastal Zone Management Act require that any federal action...
FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Golden Pass LNG Export Project
Posted on Sep 20, 2013 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on FERC to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Golden Pass LNG Export Project
FERC issued a notice of its intent to prepare an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed Golden Pass LNG export terminal in Jefferson County, Texas and interconnected pipeline. FERC will use the EA in determining whether to authorize construction and operation of the terminal and pipeline. Comments on the scope of the EA must be filed by October 19, 2013. FERC’s notice can...
Sierra Club Criticizes DOE Approval of Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Posted on Sep 12, 2013 in Environmental, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Criticizes DOE Approval of Dominion Cove Point LNG Exports
Sierra Club released a statement criticizing yesterday’s U.S. Department of Energy order conditionally permitting Dominion Cove Point to export LNG from its proposed terminal at Lusby, Md. Sierra Club claims that “[e]xporting LNG to foreign buyers will lock us into decades-long contracts, which in turn will lead to more drilling — and that means more fracking, more air and...