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November
Posted 2015 Nov 9
Downeast LNG
Abandons Its Office
Downeast LNG Joins the Previous Two
LNG Failures’ Office Desertion
Downeast LNG may simply be contemplating abandoning the export part of its project — and may intend to seek a FERC Commissioners' permitting decision for the import-only project that previously completed its permitting, with the exception of a Commission decision.
Downeast LNG has abandoned its offices, removed its sign,
leaving no trace it was ever there.
Calais LNG deserted its offices, leaving just a note taped to the door.
Quoddy Bay LNG's deserted offices were allowed to fall to rack and ruin.
Posted 2015 Nov 1
DeLNG Asks FERC
to
Place Permitting on Hold
Until 2016 Feb 29
Investors Want to Study
Market ConditionsDean Girdis and company have finally awoken to being perpetually behind the market curve
DeLNG could abandon its export permitting, but could continue its import permitting — awaiting only FERC's permitting decision.
See DeLNG's filings to the FERC dockets (both filings are identical):
Pre-Filing Comment: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?document_id=14394506
Formal Filing Comment: http://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/file_list.asp?document_id=14394506
October
Posted 2015 Oct 27
FERC Finally Complies
with SPB's Appeal for FOIA Expedited Service
On 2015 October 27, FERC complied with Save Passamaquoddy Bay's appeal for Expedited Service of our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The request was for information about FERC's decision to suspend its Downeast LNG Bi-Weekly Phone Conferences.
FERC had initially denied our request for Expedited Service. Upon appeal, FERC complied — resulting in delivering two heavily-redacted documents.
FERC's little joke on the public: The produced, heavily-redacted documents are exactly the same documents as the un-redacted documents FERC had previously filed to the public FERC Downeast LNG Pre-Filing Docket (Docket No. PF14-19, Access Nos. 20150810-4002 and 20150915-4001).
FERC's heavy-handed treatment of our initial FOIA request, and of the FERC documents resulting from our appeal, demonstrate what "transparency" and "public interest" actually mean to FERC.
See FERC's ludicrous response, including a side-by-side comparison of FERC's redacted response next to its publicly-filed documents: 2015Oct27_FERC_FOIA_compliance_2015Aug03_Sep14 copy.pdf (403 KB).
Petition by Emily Norton:
Posted 2015 Oct 26
Please Sign the Petition:
FIX FERC FIRST
We call on our Federal Legislators, the President, and the Inspector General of DOE to:
Conduct an INVESTIGATION by independent researchers of FERC’s procedures.
Based on investigation results, REVISE and UPDATE FERC’s POLICIES to reflect the critical need to decrease fossil fuel reliance and rapidly expand renewable energy technologies.
Enact a MORATORIUM on new fossil fuel infrastructure approvals by FERC until the investigation is complete and changes are implemented.
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/fix-ferc-first-2.fb47?source=s.icn.fb&r_by=12234721
Posted 2015 Oct 12
FERC Denies
Expedited Service
for
SPB FOIA Request;
SPB Files Appeal
Save Passamaquoddy Bay has appealed FERC's denial of Expedited Service for SPB's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
FERC indicated that SPB has not demonstrated that it is primarily engaged in news dissemination. SPB has appealed that decision, providing copious evidence of its role as a news provider regarding LNG projects in Passamaquoddy Bay and in North America.
FERC has previously taken as long as one full year to comply with SPB's FOIA requests.
The Passing of Our Friend & Ally
Dr. James Fay
Concord, Massachusetts
1923 November 1 – 2015 June 2We only recently learned of the passing of our friend and ally Professor Emeritus Dr. James Fay, who died on June 2nd at the age of 91.
Professor Fay was a world-recognized expert on the hazards of LNG and other liquefied gases, and had interest and expertise in the environment and in many other areas. He was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 1998.
We grieve his passing.
http://news.mit.edu/2015/emeritus-professor-james-fay-dies-0609
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=175044940
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The Passing of a Dear FriendDr. James VenartPetitcodiac, NB Dr. Venart, was a professor emeritus in mechanical engineering at University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB, where he had also served as mechanical engineering department chair for eight years. He was a member of the Society of Professional Engineers and of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Jim was a world authority on fire and explosion, and his research papers have been published over more than two decades in many respected journals. He was a frequent presenter at international conferences on the consequences of fire and explosion. Dr. Venart provided considerable expertise to Save Passamaquoddy Bay, including mathematical modeling and resulting research paper, including a presentation to the US Department of Transportation Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) regarding PHMSA's flawed LNG design release assumptions. He will be sorely missed. |
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