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2014

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December

| 1 |

Posted 2014 Dec 1

Sen. Angus King
Implies Opposition
to
Downeast LNG Export Proposal

Sen. King is the only Maine federal legislator to indicate, even by implication, opposition to any LNG terminal activity in Passamaquoddy Bay.

Sen. Collins supports LNG terminals in the state.

Rep. Michaud has repeatedly refused to provide his opinion when we've asked on numerous occasions.

Source: Despite Keystone opposition, King agrees with LePage on natural gas
pipeline expansion to Maine, Bangor Daily News, 2014 Nov 25.

November

| 1 |

Posted 2014 Nov 1

2013 US LNG Import Volume
Has Dropped 79% Since 2009

Year	Volume (mmcf)
2013	96,859
2009	451,957

mmcf = million cubic feet

There is no justification for
Downeast LNG's import proposal.

Source: Summary of US natural gas imports, 2009–2013, US Energy Information Administration (PDF)

October

| 4 | 18 |

Posted 2014 Oct 18

Save Passamaquoddy Bay
3-Nation Alliance
Celebrates!

Bob Godfrey
Wins
The 2014 NRCM People's Choice Award
for
Conservation Leadership

Award presentation photograph

(Left to right) NRCM Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann,
Award recipient SPB's researcher & webmaster Robert Godfrey,
and NRCM Board Vice President Fred Pierce.
(Photo © 2014 Jane Berger; used with permission)

Read the Details

Posted 2014 Oct 4

Downeast LNG's Publicist

Good authority indicates that Downeast LNG's publicist is now Dianna Graettinger.

Ms. Graettinger was a Washington County Bangor Daily News reporter from the onset of LNG proposals in Passamaquoddy Bay (2004). She retired from the newspaper on 2009 June 25.

September

| 16 | 20 |

Posted 2014 Sep 20

Earthquake at Letang, NB
2014 Sep 17

US Geological Survey reported M2.6 Earthquake
13 km east of St. Andrews, NB
(Letang, NB)

2014 Sep 17 13:21:54 UTC
45.065°N 66.823°W
Depth 5.00 km (3.11 miles)

Earthquake

Previous Earthquake
at
Proposed Downeast LNG Terminal
Mill Cove, Robbinston, ME
2011 Jan 31

2011 Earthquake at Mill Cove

Posted 2014 Sep 11
Updated 2014 Sep 12

DOWNEAST LNG OPEN HOUSE

July 16
6:00 PM
Robbinston School
(On highway US-1 south of the built-up area, north of Mill Cove)

YOUR ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT

HOLD FERC's & DOWNEAST LNG's
FEET TO THE FIRE

July

| 2 | 23| 30 |

Posted 2014 July 30

SPB Researcher Robert Godfrey
a Finalist for
Natural Resources Council of Maine
2014 People's Choice Award

Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3-Nation Alliance Affiliate
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon's Organizer Vera Francis
was the 2010 People's Choice Award Recipient

Vote For Your Choice
NRCM Membership Not Required

Read About the 6 Finalists
Then…
Cast Your Vote

Posted 2014 July 23

DeLNG Export Proposal
Enters FERC Pre-filing

Here we go again, from the beginning!

Source: FERC Docket No. PF14-19, Accession No. 20140722-5110, 2014 Jul 23

Posted 2014 July 2

DeLNG TRUMPED!

Pipeline Constraint Problem
to be Resolved

Algonquin Pipeline
&
Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline
to Expand

Expanded capacity will bring plentiful natural gas to New England and Maine without new pipelines
and
>>> WITHOUT Downeast LNG involvement! <<<

Source: Spectra Energy Announces Plans to Further Expand New England Pipeline Systems,
Spectra Energy, 2014 Jul 1

June

| 5 | 19 | 21 | 25 |

Posted 2014 Jun 25

Correction

SPB Misunderstood FERC's Permitting Schedule

FERC previously indicated that federal agencies have 90 days after release of a Final EIS to make a permitting decision; however, FERC was not referring to itself, but to other agencies.

There is no FERC permitting decision deadline. Therefore, the Commissioners could take a year or more to make a permitting decision.

Posted 2014 Jun 21

It's the Downeast LNG
Zombie Apocalypse!

Downeast LNG finally realizes their project is doomed, so what do they do?

They start over with a new doomed project!

Downeast LNG
Zombie Apocalypse History

Downeast LNG was about to fail Maine permitting in 2007, so they withdrew;

Downeast LNG is about to fail FERC permitting, so they're starting over with a "new" project.

Dean Girdis and company apparently still cannot wrap their minds around the fact that they've selected an eminently-inappropriate location.

They could relocate — as they have been advised since 2006 — but Girdis would have to admit he made a mistake! Besides, since he can sucker his venture capitalists into repeatedly resuscitating his ill-concieved project, he continues to get paid!

Project viability has nothing to do with it. It has taken on an undead life of its own — with zombie payments going to Dean Girdis's bank account!

What could be scarier.

| Passamaquoddy Indian Township Tribal Government | US EPA |

Posted 2014 Jun 19

Passamaquoddy
Indian Township Tribal Government
Objects to Downeast LNG

Tribal Sovereignty & Environmental Justice
Abuses at Issue

Source: FERC Docket CP07-52, Accession No. 20140619-5015, 2014 Jun 19

Posted 2014 Jun 19

Downeast LNG
Plans to Export

According to
US Environmental Protection Agency

Source: FERC Docket CP07-52, Accession No. 20140619-5015, 2014 Jun 19

Posted 2014 Jun 5

Save Passamaquoddy Bay
Indicts
FERC Environmental Process

Congress Urged to Fix Corruption

Source: FERC Docket CP07-52, Accession No. 20140605-5124, 2014 Jun 5
See also: June 6 News Release on SPB Indictment of FERC Environmental Process

May

| 1 | 15 | 20 |

Posted 2014 May 20

Repsol is Planning $2 Billion
>>> Canaport LNG Export Terminal <<<

Yes, folks, that's just 40 miles east of
Downeast LNG's proposed LNG import terminal.

Canaport LNG importing has been operating at below 9% of capacity
due to lack of markets for its LNG-source natural gas.

Does Downeast LNG president Dean Girdis feel foolish yet?

Source:
Repsol eyes US$2B LNG export plant at Canaport site in New Brunswick, Financial Post, 2014 May 20

Posted 2014 May 15

FERC Has Released the
Final
Environmental Impact Statement
for
Proposed Downeast LNG

Source: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?document_id=14216307

Posted 2014 May 1

Canada Clarifies:

US-Canada Shiprider Program
Will Not Provide Security Escorts
to LNG Vessels

Source:

Canada Consul Aaron Annable email, 2014 May 1 (PDF; 107KB)

March

| 11 | 31 |

Posted 2014 Mar 31

>>> Hell Freezes Over <<<

Double-Walled LNG Storage Tank
Ruptured in Explosion

An incident that LNG industry proponents want you to believe cannot happen JUST HAPPENED!

Source: 5 injured in gas pipeline rupture near Plymouth (video), Yakima Herald-Republic, 2014 Mar 31

Posted 2014 Mar 11

Save Passamaquoddy Bay
Petitions FERC
to
Dismiss Downeast LNG

Numerous Reasons for Dismissal are Listed

Read the Public filing on the FERC docket

Source: FERC Docket CP07-52, Accession No. 20140311-5119, 2014 Mar 11

February

| 10 | 12 |

Posted 2014 Feb 12
Corrected 2014 Jun 25

FERC Announces Dates
for
Release of Final EIS (FEIS)
&
Other Federal Agencies'
Permitting Decisions

FEIS Release — 2014 May 15

Other Federal Agencies' Permitting Decisions Deadline — 2014 Aug 13

Source: FERC Docket CP07-52, Accession No. 20140212-3019, 2014 Feb 12

Posted 2014 Feb 10

Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline
Reversal Planned
to Send
Marcellus Natgas to New England
and Maritimes Canada

Downeast LNG's End is Drawing Nigh

Source: Spectra Energy to expand pipeline systems in New England, Spectra Energy, 2014 Feb 5

January

| 13 |

Top

Posted 2014 Jan 13

Perhaps for the First Time…

US LNG Exports Exceed Imports

November 2013
		Volume (Mcf)
LNG Re-exports	=	2,724,793
LNG Imports	=	2,583,039
Difference	=	141,654

…Even Before Lower-48
LNG Liquefaction & Export Terminals Have Been Constructed.

The US is swimming in natural gas. Downeast LNG is unneeded.

Source: Email <ngreports@hq.doe.gov> from Office of Fossil Energy, Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply, Division of Natural Gas Regulatory Activities, US Department of Energy.

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2014

| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |

December

Sen. Angus King Implies Opposition to Downeast LNG Export Proposal

Sen. King is the only Maine federal legislator to indicate, even by implication, opposition to any LNG terminal activity in Passamaquoddy Bay.

Sen. Collins supports LNG terminals in the state.

Rep. Michaud has repeatedly refused to provide his opinion when we've asked on numerous occasions.

November

2013 US LNG Import Volume Has Dropped 79% Since 2009

There is no justification for Downeast LNG's import proposal.

October

Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3-Nation Alliance Celebrates!

Bob Godfrey Wins The 2014 NRCM People's Choice Award for Conservation Leadership

Downeast LNG's Publicist

Good authority indicates that Downeast LNG's publicist is now Dianna Graettinger.

Ms. Graettinger was a Washington County Bangor Daily News reporter from the onset of LNG proposals in Passamaquoddy Bay (2004). She retired from the newspaper on 2009 June 25.

September

Earthquake at Letang, NB 2014 Sep 17

Previous Earthquake at Proposed Downeast LNG Terminal Mill Cove, Robbinston, ME 2011 Jan 31

DOWNEAST LNG OPEN HOUSE

YOUR ATTENDANCE IS IMPORTANT HOLD FERC's & DOWNEAST LNG's FEET TO THE FIRE

July

SPB Researcher Robert Godfrey a Finalist for Natural Resources Council of Maine 2014 People's Choice Award

Vote For Your Choice NRCM Membership Not Required

DeLNG Export Proposal Enters FERC Pre-filing