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December 2004

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2004	Dec	17	LA LNG plan OK’d [Sabine Pass] LNG plant wins federal approval (16 Dec) No Cobscook LNG (15 Dec; Letter to Editor) LNG news release from Congressman Barney Frank (7 Dec)
		15	Lawmakers seek study of LNG proposal Florida LNG Proponents Team Up Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Sabine Pass LNG Permit US lawmaker backs effort to limit FERC's LNG authority (14 Dec) LNG provision called meaningless (14 Dec) Bodman has ties to Hess LNG CEO (14 Dec) LNG (13 Dec; Opinion) Groups Fueling Ad Blitz for LNG (13 Dec)
		12	L.I. Sound LNG Terminal Fuels Debate Houston's importance as a hub for the LNG industry is likely to grow Terror, explosion fears prompt precautions, debate Natural gas' liquid future Company holds off on [Gloucesterr] LNG plans (11 Dec)
		11	Rough Seas For LNG
		10	Massachusetts LNG Terminal Dogged by Terrorism, Pollution Fears Mexican ecologists protest U.S. gas plant on coast Anti-LNG arguments prevail at hearing CPUC, not Feds, should have say over LNG sites (Opinion) City's LNG expert emphasizes risk of proposed terminal (9 Dec) Expert disputes LNG rebuttal (9 Dec)
		8	Town of Perry enters controversy over LNG plant Report: FERC too close to LNG firms [NY] Residents Learn About LNG Facility Safeguard resources during LNG debate (Opinion) Researchers slam LNG meetings Group sues FERC over LNG info
		7	Perry council to air local opposition to LNG terminal Appealing to a Higher Authority LNG, Gaining Prominence in Natural Gas Supply Shortfall, Focus of Houston Conference
		6	Fraud in New Mexico (Part 1 of 2) (3 Dec) Manager confident city can defeat LNG Mayor wants FERC info Energy Proposal Raises Alarms (5 Dec) LNG 'power play' alarms official (4 Dec) Cicilline: LNG plan lacking in safety (4 Dec) FERC internal review slated (4 Dec) The LNG and Short of It (3 Dec)
		3	[RI's] Carcieri favors LNG via Canada Energy group warms to LNG project in R.I. LNG & Geography (Letter to Editor, 2 Dec)
		2	Citizens of Three Nations Fight Quoddy Bay, LLC Terminal in Downeast, Maine U.S. could take over LNG siting (1 Dec) FERC slow to release LNG info (1 Dec)
		1	Coalition pans Passamaquoddy Bay LNG plan LNG opponents ask for Baldacci's help

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17 December 2004

LA LNG plan OK’d — Herald News, Fall River, MA

"...the ruling could come before the completion of a FERC-commissioned study evaluating the agency’s procedures for reviewing LNG proposals."

[Sabine Pass] LNG plant wins federal approval — Sun Herald, South Mississippi

FERC approval authorizes Cheniere's wholly owned limited partnership, Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. to build and operate the terminal. (16 Dec)

No Cobscook LNG — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

The state should be willing to step in and defend its poorest county from having this kind of development shoved down its throat. (15 Dec; Letter to Editor)

LNG news release from Congressman Barney Frank

"... Frank is organizing a group of Members of Congress who share his concern about LNG safety to argue that the provision should have no bearing at all on any of the pending LNG proposals." (7 Dec)

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15 December 2004

Lawmakers seek study of LNG proposal — WPRI-TV, Providence, RI

Two Republican House lawmakers are asking GOP Governor Carcieri to create a task force to study a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Providence.

Florida LNG Proponents Team Up — Energy Online Daily News

FPL Group, Tractebel North America (TNA), and El Paso Corporation announced plans to combine efforts to develop an LNG terminal in the Bahamas, including an underwater gas pipeline to south Florida and a related gas marketing company.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Sabine Pass LNG Permit — Business Wire

At today's Commission meeting, FERC approved construction of Cheniere's Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Cameron Parish, LA.

US lawmaker backs effort to limit FERC's LNG authority — Oil & Gas Journal

US Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is coordinating an effort with congressional delegates from coastal areas to support state governments arguing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission lacks final jurisdiction on LNG terminal siting permits. (14 Dec)

LNG provision called meaningless — AL.Com, Alabama

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is mobilizing colleagues who represent coastal communities to argue in court that the provision is essentially meaningless. (14 Dec)

Bodman has ties to Hess LNG CEO — Herald News, Fall River, MA

The man President George W. Bush tabbed last week to become the country’s next energy secretary has ties to Hess LNG CEO Gordon Shearer. (14 Dec)

LNG — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

It is difficult to describe the scope, intensity, and duration of the physical, psychosocial, and community suffering that attends major disasters such as would occur should there be an accidental or intentional (terrorist) LNG release. (13 Dec; Opinion)

Groups Fueling Ad Blitz for LNG — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA

A coalition hires a consultant with ties to Gov. Schwarzenegger to bolster public support for liquefied natural gas. (13 Dec)

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12 December 2004

L.I. Sound LNG Terminal Fuels Debate — The Day, New London, CT

The terminal would be as long and wide as the Queen Mary II cruise ship, stretching four football fields and rising up to 100 feet above water. A buffer zone would make the area off-limits to fishermen and boaters.

Houston's importance as a hub for the LNG industry is likely to grow — Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX (free subscription required)

A number of high-profile companies with Houston employees are involved in various facets of LNG, whether it's designing import terminals, developing supplies or shipping. The list includes Bechtel Corp., BP, BG Group, ChevronTexaco Corp., ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil Corp., Halliburton, and Tractebel.

Terror, explosion fears prompt precautions, debate — Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX (free subscription required)

On a sleepy, stifling afternoon along the Savannah River, a three-man Coast Guard team maneuvers a small boat ahead of a mammoth tanker of liquefied natural gas. Two are armed with pistols; one carries an M-16.

Natural gas' liquid future — Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX (free subscription required)

Increasing the United States' reliance on non-North-American natural gas raises a host of geopolitical questions: With the country already dependent on overseas oil, is it wise to head the same route with gas? Will political upheavals and labor problems overseas disrupt gas supplies here?

Company holds off on [Gloucesterr] LNG plans — Gloucester Daily Times, Gloucester, MA

The delay will give city officials and fishing industry advocates more time to organize opposition to the controversial project, Mayor John Bell said. (11 Dec)

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11 December 2004

Rough Seas for LNG — Fishermen's Voice, Gouldsboro, ME

Fishermen find themselves once again at the bottom of the pecking order as another LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) company tries to get its foot in the door along Maine’s coast. (Dec issue; On 4 Jan 2005, the December issue will be moved to their archives, so after that time, try this link.)

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10 December 2004

Massachusetts LNG Terminal Dogged by Terrorism, Pollution Fears — Bloomberg.com

Amerada Hess Corp. and broker Poten & Partners Inc.'s plan to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River, Massachusetts would bring ``floating terrorist targets'' into one of the most densely populated areas in the region, city resident Brian Pearson told the U.S. Coast Guard.

Mexican ecologists protest U.S. gas plant on coast — Reuters: AlertNews.com

"...locals in Ensenada, just south of the border town of Tijuana, are seething that foreign-owned gas plants will be plonked in their sparkling, unspoiled bays — home to rare fish, seals and sea birds and a key whale migration route.

Anti-LNG arguments prevail at hearing — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

Citing the ongoing government permitting process, the officials present simply listened to the feedback and did not respond.

CPUC, not Feds, should have say over LNG sites — Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, CA

Talk about a cheap-shot sucker punch. (Opinion)

City's LNG expert emphasizes risk of proposed terminal — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

A university professor and chemical engineer, Jerry Havens contests the Weaver's Cove containment plan and details the potential damage various LNG spills could do. (9 Dec)

Expert disputes LNG rebuttal — Herald News, Fall River, MA

Jerry Havens, a consultant hired by the city to research the effects of a liquefied natural gas facility in Fall River, said Wednesday that Hess LNG’s rebuttal to his recently filed report contains serious flaws. (9 Dec)

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8 December 2004

Town of Perry enters controversy over LNG plant — Maine Things Considered: Maine Public Radio

A single sentence in state law could stall or even prevent development of a controversial liquefied natural gas depot on the Passamaquoddy tribe reservation in Pleasant Point. (Windows Media Player plug-in required for audio) (7 Dec)

Report: FERC too close to LNG firms — Daily News, Galveston, TX

During the past three years, according to the report, FERC’s current four commissioners have met privately at least 83 times, including over meals, with executives and lobbyists representing oil and gas companies active in the liquefied natural gas trade.

[NY] Residents Learn About LNG Facility — Suffolk Life Newspapers, Suffolk County, NY

Riverhead Supervisor Phil Cardinale said that although Broadwater has acknowledged Riverhead as the government entity that will be most affected by the facility, he has seen no clarity of the town in the review process, emergency-preparedness reviews or taxing authority.

Safeguard resources during LNG debate (Opinion) — Ventura County Star, Ventura, CA (free subscription required)

"...we need to ensure that LNG facilities are sited and operated in a manner that provides the highest protection for the public and has the least impact on local industries like tourism, fishing and shipping." (Opinion piece)

Researchers slam LNG meetings — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

The sheer number of private meetings between energy companies and federal regulators is in itself stunning, says the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Integrity.

Group sues FERC over LNG info — Herald News, Fall River, MA

A Washington-based investigative journalism organization sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Monday, claiming the agency has illegally blocked access to a variety of documents relating to proposed liquefied natural gas facilities throughout the country. By suppressing the information, FERC is "basically giving the finger to the public."

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7 December 2004

Perry council to air local opposition to LNG terminal — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"We are beginning the process to bring this issue up for a vote," petitioner Nancy Assante said in the group's prepared release, "so the town of Perry can reject this project."

Appealing to a Higher Authority — Center for Public Integrity, Washington, DC

Federal energy regulators smooth the way for liquefied natural gas terminals

LNG, Gaining Prominence in Natural Gas Supply Shortfall, Focus of Houston Conference — PR Newswire

The event, to be chaired by Sara Banaskak, Director of the Gas & Power Group for PFC Energy, will cover a broad range of topics, encompassing the economics and technology of LNG, including private equity financing alternatives, drilling and deliverability advances, and more.

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6 December 2004

Fraud in New Mexico — SmartMoney.com

Officials in the Bush administration had detailed knowledge of fraudulent practices that allowed oil and gas companies to cheat impoverished Native American Indians in New Mexico out of vast sums over dozens of years — and did nothing to stop it. (The first in a two-part series.) (3 Dec)

Manager confident city can defeat LNG — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

City Manager William J. Fazioli is encouraged that "there is more opposition coming from the governor's office."

Mayor wants FERC info — Herald News, Fall River, MA

"That information should be made available to everybody for public inspection," Lambert said. "These are public agencies and they shouldn’t be hiding information from us. They are using 9/11 to keep us uninformed, and that is a travesty," says Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr.

Energy Proposal Raises Alarms — Hartford Courant, CTNow.com, Hartford, CT (free subscription required)

"I just don't understand where these companies get the idea that the Sound is for sale," said Barbara Gordon, president of the Connecticut Seafood Council. (5 Dec)

LNG's 'power play alarms official — East Bay Newspapers, Bristol, RI

"This is much more than just a shot over the bow, it's a direct hit on the sovereignty of individual states and municipalities to have a voice in their own destinies," said RI Attorney General Lynch. (4 Dec)

Cicilline: LNG plan lacking in safety — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

Providence's mayor says he can't understand how federal regulators can give a tentative OK for the port operation without an detailed emergency plan. (4 Dec)

FERC internal review slated — Herald News, Fall River, MA

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently hired a New Hampshire-based consulting firm to evaluate its procedures for reviewing proposed liquefied natural gas facilities. ( 4 Dec)

The LNG and Short of It — Grist Magazine, Seattle, WA

States express outrage at LNG provision hidden in omnibus spending bill (3 Dec)

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3 December 2004

[RI's] Carcieri favors LNG via Canada — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

Save Bristol Harbor says the governor told its members in a private meeting that the state would take the federal government to court if it approved LNG tanker ports in Fall River or Providence.

Energy group warms to LNG project in R.I. — Providence Business News, Providence, RI

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said KeySpan Corp.'s proposed expansion of a liquefied natural gas storage facility in Providence would pose a limited threat to the environment, a key step toward earning a permit to start construction.

LNG & Geography — Bangor Daily News (Letter to Editor)

BDN is unfamiliar with Passamaquoddy Bay and Bay of Fundy. (2 Dec)

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2 December 2004

Citizens of Three Nations Fight Quoddy Bay, LLC Terminal in Downeast, Maine — OnlyPunjab.com

Opposition to the terminal crosses many boundaries, the boundaries of nationality and the boundaries separating different interests groups.

U.S. could take over LNG siting — Ventura County Star, Ventura, CA (free subscription required)

Opponents criticize bill's wordingon liquefied natural gas facilities (1 Oct)

FERC slow to release LNG info — Herald News, Fall River, MA

Three months after he signed a non-disclosure agreement in hopes of receiving critical energy infrastructure information relating to the proposed Hess LNG liquefied natural gas project, a city man is still waiting for a ruling from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (1 Oct)

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1 December 2004

Coalition pans Passamaquoddy Bay LNG plan — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"The Save Passamaquoddy Bay Alliance met with reporters at the Hutchinson Center of the University of Maine in Belfast on Tuesday to better reach reporters from around the state, coalition members said."

LNG opponents ask for Baldacci's help — Press Herald, Portland, ME

Baldacci won't help, since a project apparently doesn't exist.

Notes regarding this article:

A factual error states that Gail Dana — a Passamaquoddy Tribal member at the news conference who spoke out against the LNG project — is David Moses Bridges' mother. In fact, Hilda Lewis — who was at the event, who is a Tribal Council member, and who also opposes the LNG project at the Pleasant Point Reservation — is David's mother.

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