2007 December 20

Congressman Tom Allen
spams Save Passamaquoddy Bay

Even though Congressman Allen won't answer our questions regarding his position on LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay — presumably because we aren't in his Congressional District — he, nevertheless, has sent us his promotional email, hoping to win our votes in his upcoming election against Senator Susan Collins.

That's known as illicit email — email "spam."

For the record — nearly 600 days after asking — Sen. Collins, Sen. Olympia Snowe and Cong. Mike Michaud also won't answer our questions; however, at least they have responded with non-compliant political gibberish. Cong. Allen hasn't even given us the courtesy of a reply.

2007 December

Energy Information Agency (EIA),
US Department of Energy,
predicts sharp decline in natural gas consumption, higher prices by 2030

FERC has no TRI reporting requirements
for LNG terminal applicants

Three FERC officials have indicated to SPB by telephone that they know of no requirements for LNG terminal applicants to demonstrate that they have Title, Right, or Interest (TRI) in land.

This means that unscrupulous developers could make fraudulent claims of TRI — or could lose TRI and hope to regain it without notifying FERC — and FERC, and all the other involved federal agencies, might continue to waste taxpayers' money on the application process when the applicant can't use the land.

Is this responsible government?

Maine BEP reverses itself,
allows Downeast LNG withdrawal

Maine BEP disallows
Downeast LNG withdrawal

US Fish & Wildlife denies
DeLNG pipeline route through
Moosehorn NWR

Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) issues decision re DeLNG request to strike public testimony

BEP strikes only testimony outside the Board's perview (i.e., public safety, impacts on Canada)

Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon
(We Take Care of Our Homeland)
Wins in US Court of Appeals

BIA Case goes back to District Court

LNG projects on the skids

FERC notifies DeLNG & QBLNG
that both projects are in abeyance
until the applicants can satisfy
US Coast Guard Waterway Suitability
information requirements