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TopPassamaquoddy
Sipayik in the Permanent Hazard Zones (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Quoddy Bay LNG filed a document with FERC illustrating that nearly all of Pleasant Point Reservation would fall within Zones of Concern (Hazard Zones) 2 & 3. Since Quoddy Bay LNG says they intend to have one or two LNG ships at berth at all times, these Hazard Zones would permanently engulf Pleasant Point, exposing inhabitants to permanent risks of injury, fire, explosion, or death.
Also see the Hazard Zone documents received from the US Coast Guard through a Freedom of Information Act request.
- Passamaquoddy People ... Economics Flyer (PDF; 201.4 KB)
- Passamaquoddy People ... Who Take Care of the Land .... (PDF; 201.1 KB)
LNG History
Machias, Maine
- 1973
- Richard Nixon fails at his attempt to create LNG import terminal in Machias; Machias fears terrorism and destruction.
Source: Will LNG Save America's Oil-Addicted Economy? — New America Media, 2005 Feb 18
Canada, Government of
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Ambassador to the United States
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Consul to the United States
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National Energy Board
Letter to FERC Chairman Wellinghoff advising withdrawing Calais LNG application (2010 February 3; 370 KB)
[To be posted soon.]
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Liquefied Natural Gas: A Canadian Perspective (2009 January; 2.6 MB)
Community Impact Studies
See also: Whole Bay Study for an impact study of the Passamaquoddy Bay community.
TopEnergy Boomtowns
- Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas (2009 Jan) — Pennsylvania State University: Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Maine, USA & New Brunswick, Canada
Passamaquoddy Bay, ME & NB
Whole Bay Study — Economic, social, and environmental impacts from LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay
- Go to our Whole Bay Study webpage.
Perry, Maine
Financial Framework Proposal by Quoddy Bay LNG for Town of Perry
Harpswell, Maine
Report on Potential Economic and Fiscal Impacts on the Town of Harpswell, Maine of the LNG Terminal Proposed by TransCanada Pipelines and ConocoPhillips — Prepared for Fairplay for Harpswell by Yellow Wood Associates, Inc. (2004 February 3; PDF 1.5 MB) California
Ratepayers for Affordable Clean Energy (RACE) (California)
Addendum E: Local Impacts of LNG Terminals — California Public Utility Commission Rulemaking 04-01-025 (2004 Mar 23)
LNG Developers' Offers to Communities
- Downeast LNG's Offer to Robbinston, 2007 Mar 2, Adobe Reader document (906.2 KB)
Court Documents
Lawsuit Against Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) & Secretary of the Interior, filed by Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon* and six Passamaquoddy Tribal Members
- Administrative Judge, Interior Board of Indian Appeals, US Department of the Interior
>>> Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon Prevails, Again <<<Docket No. IBIA 09-07-A
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon v Easter Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Docket No. IBIA 10-138
Quoddy Bay LNG v Acting Eastern Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA Regional Director Impson lacked the authority to approve the Ground Lease between Tribal Government and Quoddy Bay LNG in the manner in which it was done, invalidating that approval; thus, no approval occurred, and Pleasant Point Tribal Government had the authority to revoke its consent, effectively "terminating" the agreement between the Tribe and Quoddy Bay LNG.
The Administrative Judge lifts the stay in NN's appeal, Docket No. 09-07, and solicits briefs from the parties on the issue of mootness, with the briefs to be filed by 20121 Nov 19.
Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtakomikumon prevails on all points.The BIA reversed its position from its 2006 Nov 16 court appearance prior to the 2007 Sep 14 appeal hearing. BIA now claims the ground lease approval is final — that it was never conditional.
NOTE: Although he ruled that the case wasn't yet "ripe," it brings attention to FERC's requirement for a valid lease (or title) prior to initiating LNG terminal permitting.Since the lease has been determined to be "conditional," then, if the conditions are not met, the lease will not have been valid, and FERC will have violated its own rules; therefore, FERC must reject the Quoddy Bay LLC LNG project.
* Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon ("We Take Care of the Land") is the Passamaquoddy affiliate of the Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3-Nation Alliance.
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This motion totally ignores the BIA's statutory performance requirements that it passed on illegally to the FERC.
Conferences
Top[Past Conferences are now on their own Past Events page. See our Calendar page for future conferences.]
Environment & NEPA-related
(NEPA = National Environmental Protection Act)
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Literature & Resources
Flyers
- 2012 Aug 5 —
Images
- 2012 Sep 13 — 15"-wide screen-resolution color photosimulation of Downeast LNG Planned Vapor Fence (PNG image in a separate window; 582 KB)
US White House Council on Environmental Quality
Oceans
Memoranda
- Alternate download source:
[T]he United States needs to act within a unifying framework under a clear national policy, including a comprehensive, ecosystem-based framework for the longterm conservation and use of our resources.
In order to better meet our Nation's stewardship responsibilities for the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes, there is established an Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force (Task Force), to be led by the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality.
The Task Force should review the Federal Government's existing policy coordination framework to ensure integration and collaboration across jurisdictional lines in meeting the objectives of a national policy for the oceans, our coasts, and the Great Lakes.
Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP)
LNG proposal — Calais LNG [DEFUNCT]
- Legal Notices
Since Calais LNG claims their applications are not complete, the BEP placed this advertisement in the Bangor Daily News.- Letters
- 2010 December
- Following are files cited in Chair Lessard's Draft Decision:
- 2010 July 14
- 2010 August 12
- 2010 September 16
- 2010 November 23 letter from David Van Slyke
- 2010 December 2 letters from David VanSlyke and Harold Ian Emery
- 2010 November 24 email from David Fletcher for City of Calais
- 2010 December 3 letter from Maine State Chamber of Commerce
- 2010 December 6 letter from Conservation Law Foundation with attachments
- 2010 November 24 and 2010 December 6 letters from Save Passamaquoddy Bay-US and Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (SPB-US / NN)
- 2010 November 24; 2010 December 3; and 2010 December 6 from Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission
Following, in chronological order, are files referenced in this CLF comment:
- 2010 November
Nov 23
Nov 19
Nov 17
- 2010 BEP Calais LNG Hearing
- Calais LNG Permit Withdrawal
- BEP Calais LNG Hearing Schedule (POSTPONED at Calais LNG's request)
LNG proposal — Downeast LNG
Save Passamaquoddy Bay filings
Downeast LNG Filings
- 2007 Sep 14 — Letter of withdrawal from State DEP permitting process (PDF 49.9 KB)
Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) Filings
LNG Proposal — Quoddy Bay LNG [DEFUNCT]
Save Passamaquoddy Bay Filings
Robbinston Residents Filings
Quoddy Bay LNG Filings
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Environmental Contamination
Passamaquoddy Bay
- "Final Report: Identifying Pollutants in Species Regularly Consumed by Native Americans in the Passamaquoddy Bay Region," FY1997 Environmental Justice Project, Environmental Department of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point & Cobscook Bay Resource Center (2001 Mar 9), Adobe Reader PDF document, 1MB.
Environmental Protection
ConocoPhillips Compass Port Gulf-of-Mexico Permit Clock Stopped by USCG due to EPA Environmental Objections
- Re: LLC Deepwater Port License Application, February 2005 (PDF; 1.1 MB; 2005 Apr 15)
- In a letter to the U. S. Coast Guard, dated April 15, 2005, the EPA states that "because of the potential immediate and cumulative adverse environmental impacts to eastern Gulf waters and habitat associated with the operation of an 'open loop' ORV re-gasification system, EPA has assigned the proposed ORV technology a rating of EO-2, that is we have Environmental Objections because of the potential for significant environmental degradation that could be corrected by project modification or other feasible alternatives." [Emphasis added.]
- FERC source of same document. (Link leads to PDF files.)
13 NEPA Environmental Resource Reports — Required for Natural Gas (& LNG) Applications
NEPA = National Environmental Policy Act
- 18 CFR 380.12 — Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) —Title 18: Conservation of Power and Water Resources — Regulations Implementing the National Environmen tal Policy Act (NEPA)
Fisheries
New England Fishery Management Council
- Ecosystem-based management: jurisdictional issues surrounding non-fisheries offshore marine services
focusing on LNG terminals, aquaculture, and wind farms — 2005 Sep 2 (PDF; 119.7 KB)
[Alternate download source — Save Passamaquoddy Bay website.]
This document lists seven proposed offshore LNG terminals currently under review:
- Gloucester, MA;
- Cabrillo Point (14 miles offshore Ventura County, CA);
- Clearwater Port (14 miles offshore southern CA);
- Main Pass Energy Hub (offshore AL, LA, MS);
- Compass Port (offshore AL, MS);
- Pearl Crossing (41 miles offshore LA);
- Beacon Port (offshore LA).
Geology — Seismology
Seismic Faults in Passamaquoddy Bay
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Passamaquoddy Bay Faults map
(including Oak Bay Fault)[Alternate source for map.]
Events
[Past Events are now on their own Past Events page. See our Calendar page for future events.]
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), US Department of the Interior
- Intervention Notice re Downeast LNG Pipeline FERC application (2008 Feb 29; PDF, 3.3 MB)
Office of Hearings and Appeals — Interior Board of Indian Appeals
- Notice of Docketing & Order Setting Briefing Schedule: Quoddy Bay LNG, Appellant — Docket # IBIA 10-138 (2010 Nov 1; PDF 6.7 MB)
This is notice that Quoddy Bay LNG is appealing the IBIA's decision to deny reconsideration of its earlier decision cancelling the lease between Pleasant Point Tribal Government and Quoddy Bay LNG, due to Quoddy Bay LNG deserting the project and failing to make lease payments. The IBIA indicated previously that Quoddy Bay LNG has provided no evidence that it appealed the IBIA decision within the required deadline. Quoddy Bay LNG is asking the IBIA to reconsider.
US Department of Energy
Applications to Export Domestically-Produced LNG
- 2012 March 23 — Applications Received by DOE/FE to Export Domestically Produced LNG from the Lower-48 States (PDF; 101 KB)
Environmental Review Documents
- 2014 August — Addendum to Environmental Review Documents Concerning Exports of Natural Gas from the United States (PDF; 8.55 MB)
FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
FERC is an independent agency within the Department of Energy
(For offshore LNG terminals, see MARAD)
Strategic Plans & Budget Requests
2009
In Chairman Jon Wellinghoff’s words, “We used this opportunity to restructure the Strategic Plan to align our strategic goals and objectives more closely with our statutory authorities. This change will allow the Commission to request resources and report progress to Congress and the public more clearly based on the Commission’s statutory purposes.”2011
"The Commission’s LNG responsibilities include: analyzing the cryogenic design of proposed LNG plants, reviewing site compliance with federal safety standards, coordinating with the US Coast Guard on waterway suitability assessments for LNG import/export terminals, completing postauthorization final design review, reviewing design change =requests, approving compliance with conditions, and conducting construction and operation inspections."Eminent Domain re LNG Terminals & Natural Gas Pipelines
Under the Natural Gas Act — Section 7(h), and under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure — Rule 71A, eminent domain gives a natural gas pipeline company the right to an easement on privately-owned land. The landowner continues to pay taxes on the easment land (local tax relief laws apply in some locales). Easement conditions are negotiated between the landowner and the pipeline company (or determined in court) — FERC is not involved in the negotiations.
If a natural gas pipeline is planned near or on your property, be sure to read this publication and the referenced Federal legislation and rules.Robert Cupina
Deputy Director, Office of Energy Products
NOTE: This is a PDF version of Cupina's MS Powerpoint presentation, and the conversion was imperfect: some syMBols, fonts, and point sizes may not be identical to the originals.
- Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PowerPoint (Requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or compatible, software)
Richard Hoffmann
Director, Division of Gas — Environment and Engineering
NOTE: This is a PDF version of Hoffmann's MS Powerpoint presentation, and the conversion was imperfect: some syMBols, fonts, and point sizes may not be identical to the originals.
- Slide Presentation given at Robbinston, Maine (2005 Sep 30) PowerPoint (Requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or compatible, software)
Maps
- Shale Natural Gas Fields Maps
- 2011 March — Map of US shale natural gas fields (1.62 MB) in a separate window
- Existing, Approved, Proposed, and Potential LNG Terminals
- FERC Maps
- 2016 Mar 22 Existing (PDF; 71 KB)
- 2016 Jan 06 Existing (PDF; 69 KB)
- 2012 Feb 28 Existing (PDF; 107 KB)
- 2011 Dec 19 Existing (PDF; 108 KB)
- 2011 Mar 14 Existing (PDF; 107 KB)
- 2010 Nov 08 Existing (PDF; 108 KB)
- 2007 Oct 31 Existing & Proposed (PDF; 126 KB)
- 2005 Oct 07 Existing & Proposed (PDF; 107 KB)
- 2005 Aug 22 Existing & Proposed (PDF; 150 KB)
- 2016 Mar 22 Approved (PDF; 47 KB)
- 2016 Jan 06 Approved (PDF; 46 KB)
- 2011 Dec 19 Approved (PDF; 108 KB)
- 2011 Sep 26 Approved (PDF; 107 KB)
- 2011 Mar 14 Approved (PDF; 109 KB)
- 2010 Nov 08 Approved (PDF; 105 KB)
- 2016 Mar 22 Proposed Import (PDF; 34 KB)
- 2016 Mar 22 Proposed Export (PDF; 79 KB)
- 2016 Jan 06 Proposed Import (PDF; 33 KB)
- 2016 Jan 06 Proposed Export (PDF; 78 KB)
- 2011 Dec 19 Proposed & Potential (PDF; 108 KB)
- 2011 Sep 26 Proposed (PDF; 106 KB)
- 2011 Mar 14 Proposed (PDF; 105 KB)
- 2010 Nov 08 Proposed (PDF; 100 KB)
- 2007 Oct 31 Proposed & Existing (PDF; 126 KB)
- 2005 Oct 07 Proposed & Existing (PDF; 107 KB)
- 2005 Aug 22 Proposed & Existing (PDF; 150 KB)
- 2011 Dec 19 Potential & Proposed (PDF; 108 KB)
- 2011 Sep 26 Potential (PDF; 112 KB)
- 2011 Mar 14 Potential (PDF; 106 KB)
- 2010 Nov 08 Potential (PDF; 105 KB)
- 2007 Oct 31 Potential (PDF; 118 KB)
- 2005 Aug 22 Potential (PDF; 141 KB)
- 2005 Oct 07 Potential (PDF; 102 KB)
Pre-application Filing (Pre-Filing)
- Calais LNG Project Co. Project (FERC Docket No. PF08-24) [DEFUNCT]
- Developer's Documents
- Calais LNG's pre-filing with FERC, 2008 Jun 6 (PDF)
and Large Format files, 2008 Jun 6 (PDF) - FERC Documents re Calais LNG Project Co.
- FERC's letter accepting Calais LNG Project Co. pre-filing submission, 2008 Jun 18 (PDF)
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Downeast LNG Project
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Downeast LNG Import Project
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Developer's Documents [NOTE: These document are also available on the FERC website (Docket No. PF06-13).
- Downeast LNG Pre-filing with FERC, 2006 Jan 5 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
- Downeast LNG's 195-page remedial pre-filing submission, 2006 Jan 19 (PDF; 24.4 MB)
NOTE: This is a whoppingly-large-size file of scanned pages as images only, residing in the FERC eLibrary.
[Alternate download site.]
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FERC Documents re Downeast LNG
[Rob Wyatt of Downeast LNG — the developer who bragged, "I've actually done this before," finally figured out, after a previous and flawed attempt, how to correctly submit the proper pre-application documents.]- Downeast LNG Export Project
- 2014 Sep 16 —
Quoddy Bay LLC Project [DEFUNCT]
[NOTE: These documents are also available on the FERC website (pre-filing Docket No. PF06-11; formal filing Docket No. CP07-38).- FERC Documents re Quoddy Bay LLC
- FERC's letter accepting Quoddy Bay LLC's pre-application filing, 2006 Jan 11 (PDF; 27.2 KB)
[NOTE: This letter was written almost one month after FERC began the pre-filing process with Quoddy Bay LLC.] - Developer's Documents
- Quoddy Bay LLC Pre-filing with FERC, 2005 Dec 16 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
See related Intervenor documents, below, filed by others about this project. - Skadden Arps 2006 Jan 3 (PDF; 309 KB) response to Robert Godfrey's filing of 2005 Dec 22 (see below)
- Robert Godfrey, Save Passamaquoddy Bay
- 2005 Dec 22 — Request to deny Pre-filing (PDF; 23.1 KB)
- 2006 Jan 10 — Second request to deny Pre-filing (PDF; 46.2 KB) in response to Skadden Arps 2006 Jan 3 filing (see above).
Supporting Documents:- (File 2) Quoddy Bay LLC's Preliminary Navigation Report (PDF; 2.0 MB)
- (File 3) Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon's suit against the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) (PDF; 773.2 KB)
- (File 4) Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon's Freedom of Information Access complaint against the DOI (PDF; 24.2 KB)
- (File 5) Cobell v. Norton, 2005 Jul 12 (PDF; 222.3 KB)
Application Filing (Formal Filing)
- FERC dismisses Quoddy Bay LNG and its related projects from the application process for faiure to answer FERC's technical questions over the past year. (PDF from FERC eLibrary; 2008 Oct 17; 18.11 K)
- FERC notifies Quoddy Bay LNG that the project is in abeyance until Downeast LNG can satisfy the US Coast Guard with information required related to suitability of the waterway. (PDF from FERC eLibrary; 2007 Jul 27)
- Exclusion Zones
- Hazard Zones & Zones of Concern
- Safety and/or Security Zones
- FERC Chairman Pat Wood's remarks at Natural Gas Roundtable (PDF; 31.1 KB)— 2005 Mar 26
"Hazard Zones" (so-called "Zones of Concern") Terminology
LNG Terminal Need
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) & Maine's Freedom of Access Act Documents
Downeast LNG president Donald Smith letter to US Department of State requesting position on innocent passage- Thermal Hazard Zones — Zones of Concern; Quoddy Bay LNG & Downeast LNG graphics of the hazard zones surrounding an LNG ship in transit to their proposed terminals, obtained from the US Coast Guard.
Also, see similar graphics showing Pleasant Point and Deer Island filed by the developers to FERC.
- Memos to Governor Baldacci
- Quoddy Bay LLC Fact Sheet
Legislation
Passamaquoddy Tribe
United Nations
- "Law of the Sea" Full Text (PDF; 960 KB) [Alternate download site]
"Law of the Sea" Full Text (HTML)
WEBMASTER'S COMMENTS: The Convention states that it is an agreement among signatories. Since the United States is not a signatory, (see "Law of the Sea" Status, 2005, below), Canada is not obligated to honor the "Innocent Passage" provision as it pertains to United States shipping interests. - "Law of the Sea" status, 2008 (PDF; 132 KB)
This document lists nations alphabetically, and indicates which nations are, and are not, ratifiers of the Law of the Sea Convention.
- See also, "'Limits in the Seas,' United States responses to Excessive National Maritime Claims"
Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS)
UNCLOS makes it clear what countries are affected by the treaty:
PART I, Article 1, 2. (1) "States Parties" means States which have consented to be bound by this Convention and for which this Convention is in force.
Since the U.S. hasn't "consented to be bound by" (Congress hasn't ratified) UNCLOS, then the Convention is not in force for the U.S.; the U.S. has no rights or responsibilities under UNCLOS.
Local LNG speculators and the U.S. Department of State can wish all they want for LNG ships to have UNCLOS right of innocent passage into Passamaquoddy Bay, but their wish is hollow — the treaty clearly states that the U.S. doesn't have that right.
US Coast Guard lawyer agrees local LNG projects have no UNCLOS innocent passage:
"Without being a party to the Law of the Sea Convention, we cannot avail ourselves of the dispute-resolution provisions," [said US Coast Guard Capt. Charles Michel, Chief, Office of Maritime and International Law]. — Read full 2007 Dec 12 article
TopUnited States
- Liquefied Natural Gas Import Terminal Development Act of 2004 (HR 4413)
Legislative Reports
TopReports for US Congress — Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
- Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress (PDF; 231 KB; 2012 Feb 15)
- U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes (PDF; 749 KB; 2011 Nov 6)
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Import Terminals: Siting, Safety and Regulation (PDF; 130KB; 2004 Jan 28)
- Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Infrastructure Security: Background and Issues for Congress (PDF; 222KB; 2003 Sep 9)
Legislative Debate, Hearings & Testimony
Canada
- MP Greg Thompson challenges Minister of Transportation and Prime Minister to prevent LNG traffic from using Head Harbour Passage (2005 Sep 28)
- MP Greg Thompson presents Campobello Island petition to prohibit LNG tankers from Head Harbour Passage, (2004 Nov 24)
- Member of Parliament Greg Thompson urges Government to prevent LNG tankers from passing through Head Harbour Passage. (2004 Nov 23
Parliament — House of Commons
Environment
Parliament — Senate
Canada-US Relations
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United States
- The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas: Siting and Safety (Sen. Jack Reed—RI, 2005 Feb 15)
"FERC’s approval process for LNG terminals is deeply flawed and leaves too
many questions unanswered" and "...the Coast Guard has told my office repeatedly that it does not have the resources to adequately secure these LNG tankers and marine terminals, while fulfilling its other post-911 responsibilities." - 2007 Dec 20 — "Safe and Sound: Protecting Consumers from Dangerous Toys, Food, and Medicines"
… and yet, Congressman Allen won't respond to our 2006 May 3 questions about his position on dangerous LNG development in Passamaquoddy Bay.
In our request to Allen to stop spamming us, Allen responded via US post that it's too bad we aren't interested in issues that interest him — and has kept on spamming us!
NOTE: If the Can-Spam Act that Allen voted to approve included junk political email, as it does commercial email, Allen would be violating federal law.
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Energy Hearings
Legislators — Federal (US)
Maine
US Congressman Tom Allen
Spam (Junk Email) sent to Save Passamaquoddy Bay
Letters, Memos, Faxes, Emails & Others' News Releases
- Sen. Angus King Among 16 Senators Signing Letter to DOE Sec. Moniz Opposing More LNG Exports (2015 Feb 11; PDF, 499 KB)
- MP John Williamson to US Ambassador to Canada Bruce A. Heyman (2014 Jun 27; PDF, 661 KB)
Member of Parliament Williamson, representing New Brunswick Southwest, invites US Ambassador to Canada Heyman on a boat tour of Head Harbour Passage and Passamaquoddy Bay. MP Williamson says the tour will give US Ambassador Heyman an appreciation for why the proposed Downeast LNG terminal and LNG ship transits are inappropriate.
- SPB Letter to the Editor Re Downeast LNG's 2012 January 10 Op-Ed Column in the Bangor Daily News (2012 Jan 13, The Quoddy Tides)
- Landowners indicate Calais LNG has no right to purchase or use land for terminal (2010 Nov 17; PDF, 425 KB)
- Calais LNG's Arthur Gelber asks Baldacci for Maine to pay for new pipeline to Boston (2010 Aug 12; PDF, 52 KB)
Webmaster’s Comments: Nothing cries "financial desperation" more than a request for free money, especially after just having been dumped by sole financial backer Goldman Sachs. (NOTE: As of 2010 Aug 23, Calais LNG's website homepage inaccruately continues to claim Goldman Sachs' financial support.)
Calais LNG has a badly-planned, unneeded project, is in a location that even the LNG industry indicates is inappropriate, and has lost its financing, so it wants the State of Maine to help bail it out.
- Canada's Consulate General to New England letter re prohibiting LNG passage in Canada's waters in Western Passage, Passamaquoddy Bay, and the St. Croix River (2010 Jun 29; 60 KB)
- Canada's Ambassador to FERC Chairman re withdrawing Calais LNG application (2010 Feb 3; 370 KB)
- Letter recommending against Downeast LNG project (2007 Jul 12; 61.4 KB)
- Letter from Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Submerged Lands Program to Maine Department of Environmental Protection commenting about Downeast LNG's project's Site Selection, Pier Length, and Waterway Suitability (2007 Jun 28)
- New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham responds to Wall Street Journal's 2007 Mar 22 editorial, "Maine Chance."
- Gov. Baldacci asks U.S. Sen. Collins for assistance against Canada and New Brunswick (2007 Mar 6; PDF 506.0 KB)
- Art MacKay's letter to the editor, "Canadian Federal election and LNG in Quoddy: Count the 'No LNG' Vote on January 23." (2006 Jan 16)
- Quoddy Bay LLC's PR firm falsely accuses Save Passamaquoddy Bay webmaster of misinformation: Sutherland Weston errs for client (2006 Jan 14)
- Opposition MLAs Call on Feds to Oppose Passamaquoddy LNG Proposal (2005 Sep 29)
- Shawn Graham, New Brunswick MeMBer of the Legislative AsseMBly & Leader of the Official Opposition to Canada Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre Pettigrew (2005 Aug 23)
- Eric Allaby, MLA for Fundy Isles, to St. Andrews Mayor John Craig, opposing LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay (2005 Aug 16)
- Roosevelt Campobello International Park letter opposing an LNG terminal in Passamaquoddy Bay (2005 Mar)
The park sent a copy of this letter to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. - Conservation Law Foundation letter to FERC (2005 Jan 21; PDF 110.7 KB)
- "CLF calls again upon FERC to undertake a study of the region’s anticipated gas supply needs and to analyze where terminals could be built that would provide proper safety zones and meet rigorous environmental standards."
- Sen. Snowe letter to FERC re Quoddy LNG (2004 Dec 15)
- LNG & Geography (Letter to the Bangor Daily News editor, 2004 Dec 3)
- Participation Request: Save Passamaquoddy Bay Rally at Belfast Media Conference on 30 Nov 2004
Webmaster’s Comments: Calais LNG is attempting to foist its impacts onto New Brunswick fishermen and boaters by transiting through Canadian waters in Western Passage, the open portion of Passamaquoddy Bay, and the St. Croix River, even though US waters are available.
Greg Thompson, Member of Parliament to Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada (2004 Oct 21)
Example Letters
TopMaine Governor
Executive Orders
- 2007 Mar 13 — An Order Establishing the Governor's Council on Maine's Quality of Place
- WHEREAS, the study states that “land development patterns are…consuming rural land, increasing government costs, and degrading the state’s small towns and environments—its true ‘brand’”
- …the State must protect and invest in the assets and amenities that comprise Maine’s quality places—our diverse communities, our natural resources, our scenic landscapes….
- The Council will… include bipartisan and diverse members with relevant knowledge and experience in all parts of Maine.
State-of-the-State Addresses
- 2009 Mar 10 (Maine.gov page) — Gov. Baldacci touts energy independence and clean renewable energy while hypocritically promoting the proposed surplus LNG terminal projects in Passamaquoddy Bay.
Gov. Baldacci
Maine Governor's Office of Energy Independence and Security
- State of Maine Comprehensive Energy Plan 2008–2009 (PDF; 4.07 MB)
Gov. Baldacci
Maine Governor's Regulatory Reform Proposals
- Phase I — 2011 Jan — Administrative Procedures Act
Gov. LePage proposes to gut Maine environmental protection
Gov. LePage
Maine Department of Conservation
Bureau of Parks & Lands
- Letter to Maine Department of Environmental Protection commenting about Downeast LNG's project's Site Selection, Pier Length, and Waterway Suitability (2007 Jun 28)
- Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PDF
NOTE: This is a PDF version of Prichard's MS Powerpoint presentation, and the conversion was imperfect: some symbols, fonts, and point sizes may not be identical to the originals. - Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PowerPoint (Requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or compatible, software)
Dan Prichard
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
- Letter recommending against Downeast LNG project (61.4 KB; 2007 Jul 12)
Maine Planning Office
TopUldis Vanags
NOTE: This is a PDF version of Prichard's MS Powerpoint presentation, and the conversion was imperfect: some syMBols, fonts, and point sizes may not be identical to the originals.
- Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PowerPoint (Requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or compatible, software)
Marine Navigation & Safety
TopChannel Design & Ship Maneuverability
Marine Risks & Liability / Protection & Indemnity (P&I)
A Few Topics:
- Offshore: "Paying Over the Odds"
- Safety & Loss Prevention: "Asleep On Watch," "Dock Damage
- Legal Update: "American Security Updates"
MARAD (Maritime Administration)
(For shoreside LNG terminals, see FERC)
Deepwater Ports (3 miles or more offshore) — LNG & Oil
- Decisions to Suspend Terminal Operations
- 2013 Jul 11 — Neptune LNG
Deepwater Port License: Amendment of the Neptune LNG LLC Deepwater Port License and Temporary Suspension of Operations at the Neptune LNG Deepwater Port, on Save Passamaquoddy Bay website (PDF; 180 KB)
Same document as above, but on US Government Printing Office website (PDF; 180 KB).
Webmaster's comment: MARAD granted Neptune LNG's request to suspend terminal operations for five years. The request was made after Neptune LNG failed to receive LNG imports for over two years.
- 2013 Jul 11 — Neptune LNG
Current/Planned Deepwater Ports (on MARAD website)
16 LNG offshore licenses applied for, six LNG licenses have been issued (as of 2008 Sep 1).
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- Licensed Terminals (as of 2008 Sep 1)
- Gulf Gateway Energy Bridge (Excelerate Energy) — Gulf of Mexico off the coast of LA; began operations 2005 Mar 20.
- Gulf Landing (U.S. Gas & Oil, LLC) — to be located thirty-eight miles offshore of LA.
- [Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) (Marathon Domestic LLC)] — oil terminal.
- Main Pass Energy Hub (FreeportMcMoRan) — Gulf of Mexico off the coast of LA.
- Neptune LNG (Suez LNG N.A.) — 10 miles south of Gloucester, MA, and 22 miles Northeast of Boston.
- Northeast Gateway (Excelerate) — 13 miles south-southeast of the city of Gloucester, MA; began operation in 2008.
- Port Pelican (Port Pelican, LLC) — off the coast of LA; licensed in 2004; project is on indefinite hold.
- Under Review (as of 2008 Sep 1)
- Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal (TORP L.P.) — Gulf of Mexico, 63 miles south of Mobile Point, AL.
- Calypso LNG (Suez LNG N.A.) — 12 miles off the coast of Port Everglades, FL.
- Clearwater Port (Formerly Crystal Energy) — 12.6 miles off the coast of Ventura County, CA.
- Oceanway Secure Energy (Woodside Natural Gas, Inc) — 28 miles southwest of Los Angeles, CA.
- Port Dolphin (Port Dolphin LLC) — 28 miles offshore from Tampa Bay area, FL.
- Safe Harbor Energy (Atlantic Sea Island Group LLC (ASIG) — 13.5 miles south of the city of Long Beach, New York, and 23 miles southeast of the New York Harbor.
- Closed Applications (as of 2008 Sep 1)
- Beacon Port (ConocoPhillips) — Gulf of Mexico, 29 miles southeast and 56 miles southwest of Johnson's Bayou, LA; application withdrawn in 2006.
- Compass Port (ConocoPhillips) — off the coasts of AL and MS; application withdrawn 2006.
- Pearl Crossing (ExxonMobil) — Gulf of Mexico, 41 miles south of LA; application withdrawn and terminated in 2005.
- Denied Applications (as of 2008 Sep 1)
- Cabrillo Port (BHP Billiton LNG International) — 14 miles off the coast of Ventura County, CA; denied by Governor Schwatzenegger in 2007.
News Clippings
TopEvening Times-Globe, Saint John, NB
Eastport harbor pilot states Eastport is the most difficult port between New Brunswick, Canada and Puerto Rico.
Newspaper Ads & Inserts
Published in The Quoddy Tides, Eastport, ME
Ads
- 2013
- Aug 9 — Bad News: Downeast LNG Buys Mill Cove Property; What is Hidden Agenda?
- 2012
Inserts
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Turning to One Another...
For the Future of
Passamaquoddy BaySafety Is the Real Issue
LNG:
Now Is the Time
for Courage and ResolveLNG:
Native Voices
Speak For Themselves
Rally For the Bay:
Eastport, January 8, 2005LNG —
Not Now. Not Ever.LNG:
Dangers and
Possible DisastersPerry Will NOT Become
Lake Charles
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The "Facts" Are the Fear...
The Future?
Not if you can help it.Save Passamaquoddy Bay -
Protect Our Homeland
Stands Behind
the Vote in Perry!Latest Actions of Our
Passamaquoddy Group
Published in The Saint Croix Courier, St. Stephen, NB
Ads
May 2 —St. Andrews residents urge St. Andrews & Campobello Island residents to vote for municipal council candidates who will pass bylaws to prohibit large federally-defined hazard zones from encroaching on zoned residential and recreational areas — effectively killing Downeast LNG.
News Releases
Top[News Releases are now on their own News Releases page.]
Posters
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No LNG in Passamaquoddy Bay
A poster by Campobello Island artist Joyce Morrell, depicting an LNG tanker, to approximate scale, entering Head Harbour Passage by the Head Harbour (East Quoddy Head) lightstation. A PDF ready to print on your ink jet. 8.5" x 11". Go to the St. Croix Estuary Project Download page. |
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No LNG in Head Harbour Passage
A poster by Campobello Island artist Joyce Morrell, depicting an LNG tanker, tugs, and U.S. Coast Guard gunboat passing by Head Harbour (East Quoddy Head) Lightstation. A PDF file ready to print. (274.9 KB). |
Proclamations
- Grand Manan Village Anti-LNG Proclamation (2004 Dec 6)
- St. Mary's First Nation LNG Opposition Statement (2004 Nov 23)
- Cobscook Fishermen’s Association LNG Opposition Statement (2004 Nov 4)
- Quoddy Regional Land Trust LNG Opposition Statement (2004 Oct 16)
- Indigenous Environmental Network Statement (2004 Oct 27)
- St. Andrews Town Council Anti-LNG Proclamation (2004 Oct 4)
Reference
Physics
Methane
- Chemical Energy of Metane gas (LNG) compared to other sources
Methane has a higher energy density than most other fuels. Hydrogen has a higher value, but propane, gasoline, etc., have lower values.
Radio Programs
TopAll radio programs have been moved to our Sound Files page.
Safety-related & Health-related Documents
TopAll Safety and Health documents are now on the Safey Reports Page.
US Coast Guard
Waterway Suitability Assessment
For shoreside LNG terminals, the US Coast Guard (USCG) is charged with determining the suitability of waterways for LNG transit to such terminals. Early in the FERC permitting process, the USCG provides a Waterway Suitability Report (WSR) for inclusion in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). That report typically contains a list of issues that must be resolved by the applicant in order for the USCG to ultimately issue a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) to FERC recommending either in favor of, or opposed to, the use of the waterway for LNG transit.
Captain of the Port CAPT Stephen Garrity letter to Richard Hoffman of FERC, indicating that the USCG cannot provide a Waterway Suitability Report (WSR) for either Downeast LNG or Quoddy Bay LNG.Thermal Hazard Zones — Zones of Concern
Alan Moore (Retired)
Lt. Dan McLean
- Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PDF
NOTE: This is a PDF version of Prichard's MS Powerpoint presentation, and the conversion was imperfect: some syMBols, fonts, and point sizes may not be identical to the originals.
- Slide Presentation given at Calais, Maine (2005 Oct 26) PowerPoint (Requires Microsoft PowerPoint, or compatible, software)
LNG Safety & Security Zones
- Safety & Security Zone Overview (2006 Aug 15)
"Proceedings" magazine
- 2005 Fall — "LNG & Public Safety Issues," by Prof. Jerry Havens (PDF, 684.8 KB)
The Whole Bay Study
| Law of the Sea & Innocent Passage | Natural Gas Industry & Market Participants Report |
| Living in the Hazard Zones |