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2005	Mar	22	Long Island joins LNG terminal fight [Opinion] (Mar 21) The LNG deal? You be the judge (Mar 19) First open loop LNG terminal launched (Mar 18) CA vs. FERC Jurisdictional Battle Threat to LNG Development (Mar 17)
		21	Sides air positions at LNG hearing (Mar 17) Federal agency, R.I. officials meet over LNG terminal (Mar 17) LNG Tanker Liability is Limited by U.S. Law (Mar 17) Gulf vessel brings gas, controversy (Mar 17) Mayor defends tax deal with Irving (Mar 16) Fishermen deserve say on offshore LNG facility (Mar 15)
		15	Irving Gets A 25 Year Tax Concession Deal For LNG Terminal Pirate attack raises fears of terrorism Gas barge unSound? (Mar 13)
		14	Fuel spill expert says LNG poses huge fire danger Open forum on LNG [Opinion by Brian Smith of Quoddy Bay LLC] Government Report on U.S. Aviation Warns of Security Hole LNG opponents bring in spill expert (Mar 12) Across U.S., Citizens Fight for Records (Mar 12)
		12	Perry voters face tricky LNG ballot Minner tells N.J. to back off on LNG pier
		11	LNG developers try to reassure local fishermen
		9	Parties agree on format for March 16 LNG forum LNG developers, tribe sweeten deal for town of Perry LNG firm, tribe offer town tax deal Major LNG safety issue [Letter to editor] Sport fishermen call for boycott because of LNG plans Lynch takes on LNG developer in court Another Profiteering Scheme: Neil Bush and Crest Investments
		7	Early report gives passing marks to [NJ] LNG terminal plan Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Corpus Christi LNG Final Environmental Impact Statement LNG terminal troubles some (Mar 5) Schumer: 'Dubious' on gas terminal plan (Mar 2)
		5	Lack of candor on LNG [Letter to editor] LNG plan under fire for impact on marine life
		3	LNG developer disputes claims regarding study DOE Commissions Voyage of Discovery for Vast New Resource
		2	No Down East goldfish [Letter to Editor] Coast guard to weigh report by terror expert
		1	LNG data on Web site disputed Importing an ecological hazard

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22 March 2005

Long Island joins LNG terminal fight [Opinion] — Connecticut Post

It would essentially make the western end of Long Island Sound an industrial zone, causing a tremendous disruption to the flora and fauna that live in the Sound's waters. (Mar 21)

The LNG deal? You be the judge — Telegraph-Journal, New Brunswick

No one likes to be taken for a fool. Even more so, no one wants to see their community leaders outsmarted by sophisticates from either the other side of town or the other side of the world. (Mar 19)

First open loop LNG terminal launched — Rodnreel.com

Marine and environmental advocates maintain that vast, unknown numbers of sea life will perish in these systems. (Mar 18)

CA vs. FERC Jurisdictional Battle Threat to LNG Development — RigZone.com

"If we lose in California, we lose in [the entire] United States." (Mar 17)

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21 March 2005

Sides air positions at LNG hearing — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

A public hearing was held Wednesday night at the Perry Elementary School, and for the first time the two sides were able to present their information in the same arena. (Mar 17)

Federal agency, R.I. officials meet over LNG terminal — Boston.com

Wood said the commission would consider LNG plans for the region and look at alternatives to building or expanding terminals near densely populated areas, including locating LNG terminals offshore. (Mar 17)

LNG Tanker Liability is Limited by U.S. Law — PRWeb

Liability for disasters caused by LNG tankers delivering liquefied natural gas to American coastal communities is severely limited by the current law of the United States. (Mar 17)

Gulf vessel brings gas, controversy — Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Louisiana

Excelerate Energy LLC has failed to obtain the approval of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — Fisheries for its plan to monitor the effects on fish of the process used to heat the fuel. Instead, the Coast Guard plans to grant the company "interim approval" for a monitoring plan that NOAA-Fisheries has rejected. (Mar 17)

Mayor defends tax deal with Irving — CBC News

City council voted to approve a deal that would see Irving pay $500,000 annually in property taxes — rather than $5 million. (Mar 16)

Fishermen deserve say on offshore LNG facility — Salem News, Salem, Massachusetts

[Gov. Mitt Romney's] endorsement amounts to a rush to judgment that he would likely deplore in other circumstances. (Mar 15)

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15 March 2005

Irving Gets A 25 Year Tax Concession Deal For LNG Terminal — CBC Radio, Information Morning

Common Council approved the deal before the midnight deadline imposed by Irving and A Spanish Oil Company. [Real Audio Sound File]

Pirate attack raises fears of terrorism — CBC News

Some western security agencies are concerned that terrorists might hijack a ship and use it to launch an attack.

Gas barge unSound? — New York Daily News

Suffolk County legislators have condemned the project, local municipalities have passed resolutions opposing it and state and federal lawmakers have been busy voicing their concerns about Broadwater Energy's proposal to float the Queen Mary 2-sized facility 9 miles off Long Island's shore. (Mar 13)

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14 March 2005

Fuel spill expert says LNG poses huge fire danger — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

Fay said Saturday that his greatest concern about LNG is public safety.
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Comments:

This webmaster was present during Meg Haskell's interview of Professor Fay. Haskell failed to mention Professor Fay's statement that since government and the public are concerned about potential terrorist threats to LNG facilities, and because offshore facilities are cheaper to build, offshore terminals make the most sense.
Savvy Inc's Dennis Bailey — the public relations firm representing Quoddy Bay LLC — categorized Professor Fay as an "LNG gadfly...[with] no personal experience." Bailey overlooks world-authority Professor Fay's 40 years of research in the area, and Bailey paradoxically overlooks Quoddy Bay LLC's own lack of LNG experience.

Open forum on LNG [Opinion by Brian Smith of Quoddy Bay LLC] — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"Remember, we're dealing with people who throw pies in the faces of state officials when they hear things about LNG they don't like, and dump lobster shells on the lawn of the Blaine House. Our forums were designed to avoid those types of demonstrations and displays while allowing other members of the public to get all the information they need, free from intimidation."
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Comment:

The thrown pies and lobster shells that Brian Smith refers to involved people and events entirely unrelated to the people and events involved with the proposed LNG terminal at Gleason Cove at Pleasant Point. (See "Talking About Gas", a story about LNG in a different community, with different people and a different LNG company — Bangor Daily News, 2004 Aug 12, p 8 — payment required to read entire online story.]

Government Report on U.S. Aviation Warns of Security Hole — New York Times

"...some members of Congress and security experts now consider airplanes to be so well fortified that they say it is time to shift resources to other vulnerable sectors, like ports and power plants."

LNG opponents bring in spill expert — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

Fay, who is considered to be a leading expert in spills and fires at LNG terminals, last year told the news media in the United States and Canada, that the Pleasant Point facility would be near homes and, in a worst-case scenario, people on the New Brunswick side, on Deer Island and Campobello, could be burned if safety at the terminal were breached. (Mar 12)

Across U.S., Citizens Fight for Records — Yahoo! News

"Instead of government officials being considered public servants, they are now more and more like gatekeepers who can determine what the public can know," said Steven Aftergood, a Washington-based government watchdog who runs the Federation of American Scientists. (Mar 12)

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12 March 2005

Perry voters face tricky LNG ballot — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

When voters go to the polls later this month they will have to read carefully the single-ballot question that will decide whether an LNG terminal will be built at Pleasant Point.

Minner tells N.J. to back off on LNG pier — Delaware Online

Governor's letter clarifies Delaware's position on border.

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11 March 2005

LNG developers try to reassure local fishermen — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

Even with all of Smith's pledges, many of the fishermen appeared skeptical.

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9 March 2005

Parties agree on format for March 16 LNG forum — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"Don Smith had ample opportunity to address the voters of Perry," she [Jeannie Guisinger] said. "He chose to spend that time in clandestine meetings with small groups of people in Perry and surrounding communities."

LNG developers, tribe sweeten deal for town of Perry — WQDY-FM, Calais, Maine

"You said not too long ago that opposition would be fueled by outside agitators with big money. Personally, I think you're the outside agitator with the big money," said Perry resident Gary Guisinger. (Mar 8)

LNG firm, tribe offer town tax deal — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

[By Mar 9, THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN REMOVED from the BDN website.] Tribal member Madonna Soctomah said that, rather than pay Perry a portion of the profits, she recommended the company build the facility in Perry and the town keep all of the money. (Mar 8)

Major LNG safety issue [Letter to editor] — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

Using this logic [Quoddy Bay LLC's "safety demo" logic] we might argue that because water is safe to drink we need not wear life jackets, nor do we need to build levees to control flooding. (Mar 8) [Note: The Letters page contains several letters to the editor, and the page formatting is in disarray. Search for "LNG".]

Sport fishermen call for boycott because of LNG plans — NOLA.com, New Orleans, Louisiana

The worry is that the Gulf water chilled by the process will kill zooplankton and fish larvae and eggs. (Mar 8)

Lynch takes on LNG developer in court — Providence Journal, Providence, RI

The attorney general says KeySpan's recent lawsuit is an attempt to take away Rhode Island's right to license activities that involve the use of its seabed. (Mar 8)

Another Profiteering Scheme: Neil Bush and Crest Investments — CounterPunch

When W took office in 2001, he vowed to make it easier for companies to build coastline facilities to store liquefied natural gas (LNG), a cooled and condensed form of natural gas, shipped in from countries around the world. (Mar 8)

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7 March 2005

Early report gives passing marks to LNG terminal plan — Gloucester County Times, NJ.com (free registration required)

With mounting controversy amid both public opposition and limited support for oil company BP's proposed $500 million liquefied natural gas terminal in Logan Township, a government commission's preliminary report has declared the proposal mostly safe.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Corpus Christi LNG Final Environmental Impact Statement — Business Wire

The FERC Staff concludes that approval of the Corpus Christi LNG and Pipeline Project, with appropriate mitigating measures as recommended, would have limited adverse environmental impact.

LNG terminal troubles some — Sun Herald, South Mississippi

"They're not listening to the people who are paid to regulate and understand fisheries, and that's the most disappointing thing of this whole process," said Becky Gillett of the Sierra Club. (Mar 5)

Schumer: 'Dubious' on gas terminal plan — Newsday.com

After months of staying uncharacteristically silent on the issue, Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said yesterday he is "highly dubious" about a proposal to moor a $700-million natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound. (Mar 2)

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5 March 2005

Lack of candor on LNG [Letter to editor] — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"Lewis' statements simply illustrate Quoddy Bay LLC's ongoing lack of candor and lack of regard for the lives of people on whose doorsteps they intend to impose an LNG shipping lane and receiving terminal." [Note: The Letters page contains several letters to the editor, and the page formatting is in disarray. Search for "LNG".]

LNG plan under fire for impact on marine life — Mississippi Press

ConocoPhillips came under fire Friday night for its proposed method of heating liquefied natural gas (LNG) and an environmental impact statement that some environmentalists said failed to look at all the marine species that could be affected by the company's proposed Compass Port LNG facility.

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3 March 2005

LNG developer disputes claims regarding study — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

"What the report showed was that many more new jobs would be created than just those directly at the facility," said Brian Smith, project manager of Quoddy Bay LLC.
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Comment:

Smith's assertion about a "study" is not consistent with the facts presented. According to news reports, the Maine State Planning Office merely plugged Quoddy Bay LLC-provided numbers into a formula, and printed out the results. An actual study would consist of a thorough investigation of circumstances.

DOE Commissions Voyage of Discovery for Vast New Resource — US Dept. of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy

Unlocking Methane Hydrate: "The Ice That Burns" (Mar 1)

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2 March 2005

No Down East goldfish [Letter to Editor] — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

The use of a glass bowl of goldfish to illustrate safety seems a little silly and is too much for me to swallow. [Note: The Letters page contains several letters to the editor, and the page formatting is in disarray. Search for the word "goldfish".]

Coast guard to weigh report by terror expert — Herald News, Fall River, MA

The U.S. Coast Guard will consider a threat analysis that Richard Clarke, an anti-terrorism adviser to four presidents, is producing for Rhode Island on the proposed shipping of liquefied natural gas through Rhode Island and Massachusetts waters, R.I. Attorney General Patrick Lynch said Tuesday.

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1 March 2005

LNG data on Web site disputed — Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME

Quoddy Bay LLC's website claim of state study proves false.

Importing an ecological hazard — Mercury News, San Jose, California

At some LNG terminals, massive amounts of seawater are pumped to re-gasify the LNG, killing huge numbers of aquatic creatures.

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