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Downeast LNG is the last remaining
LNG import-only terminal proposal
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2011 Apr 5 Last Updated 2013 Jun 17
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 FERC map showing 21 proposed, 19 approved, and 5 existing onshore and offshore LNG import projects in the US, Canada, and Mexico — for a total of 45 import projects. |
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| * The Liberty Natural Gas project offshore from NJ and NY, under MARAD permitting authority (rather than FERC), is still listed (2013 Jun 3), even though it withdrew its MARAD permit application in 2012 and was vetoed by NJ Gov. Christie on 2011 Feb 8; therefore, we do not include it here in the count of proposed and potential import projects. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long-Term LNG Imports to Fall Off a CliffUpdated 2011 May 30 |
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A campy video production starring area residents and rare creatures
Incident at Pulpit Rock
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FERC Issuance of Notice of Availability |
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FERC Authorization Decision Deadline |
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Michael Hightower, Sandia National Laboratories senior technical specialist who worked from mid-2008 to mid-2011 on US Department of Energy research on what would happen to an LNG ship if an airplane were to crash into it —
“Basically, it turns to peanut butter”
“Heat fluxes from an LNG pool fire would severely damage the vessel’s inner and outer hulls, making it sink.” [Bold emphasis added.]
— "Researchers closer to identifying LNG hazards, NARUC panel told," Oil & Gas Journal — 2013 Feb 4.
"The idea that a U.S. company is going to dictate what comes through Canadian waters is not only laughable but is offensive. A private firm is not going to dictate what comes through Canadian waters."
— "LNG company president unbowed by Canadian opposition to proposed plant in Robbinston," Bangor Daily News, 2013 January 11.
Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State —
“I find it quite ironic. We abide by the conventions of the Law of the Sea and we don’t get the protections of it because we are not technically a signatory....” [Bold emphasis added.]
— "Opposition to Law of Sea Questioned," The Epoch Times — 2012 August 15.
Webmaster's comment: Downeast LNG cannot quite grasp this concept.
Canada has banned LNG transits to the proposed Downeast LNG terminal, and the US has no UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) legal legs to stand on, because the US is not a party to the treaty. Even the US Coast Guard's international law attorney agrees that the US has no legal recourse (see: http://www.lnglawblog.com/BlogEntry.aspx?_entry=0af698eb-0b81-431b-9150-298b4cef6be1&RSS=true).
Downeast LNG cannot obtain the very product it requires, and has known that since 2006, but continues to throw money at a hopeless project.
US — Eastport, Perry, Robbinston, Calais, Red Beach, Pembroke, Washington County, and USA Passamaquoddy — Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon — (“We Take Care of Our Land”) Sipayik (Pleasant Point), Saint Croix Scoodic Band, and Indian Township tribal membersCanada — Campobello Island, Deer Island,
Grand Manan, St. Andrews, St. George, St. Stephen, Charlotte County,
New Brunswick, and Canada
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NOTICE — Beginning in March:
Due to the pending FERC calendar re Downeast LNG, and in order to focus our time and resources, news articles cited on this website will now include mostly just those articles of interest to the Passamaquoddy Bay area.
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Jun 17
- Updated re Liberty Natural Gas Port Ambrose deepwater port proposal offshore from New York.
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 17 [For faster page loading, go to our Latest News page.]
Jun 14
FERC > LNG Project Review Process > eLibrary Dockets > Formal Filing Docket Comment Submissions > Downeast LNG — CP07-52, CP07-53, CP07-54, CP07-55 > 2013 June
- June 14
- Save Passamaquoddy Bay — Save Passamaquoddy Bay observes that FERC has failed its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) obligations regarding Passamaquoddy Nation health, safety, and culture; and, that the proposed Downeast LNG project violates those NEPA requirements. Thus, FERC must deny Downeast LNG's permits.
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 14
- Pieridae eyes U.S. gas plans (Apr 2)
- An energy dilemma at Md.’s Cove Point [Opinion]
Jun 13
Greater Passamaquoddy Bay Area Map with Proposed LNG Sites
- Map updated
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 13
Jun 12
FERC > LNG Project Review Process > eLibrary Dockets > Formal Filing Docket Comment Submissions > Downeast LNG — CP07-52, CP07-53, CP07-54, CP07-55 > 2013 June
- June 12
- ENERGY PROJECTS, OFFICE OF [FERC] — FERC asks NOAA Fisheries to concur with FERC's decision that the Downeast LNG project would not adversely affect Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons, Atlantic salmon, leatherback sea turtle, and North Atlantic right, sei, blue, fin, humpback, and sperm whales or the designated critical habitat for the North Atlantic right whale.
- Save Passamaquoddy Bay — FERC's letter of 2013 June 12, Accession No. 20130612-3034, asks NOAA to agree that Downeast LNG would not adversely impact endangered species, and includes 15 conditions that DeLNG would need to observe; however, FERC ignores the known toxins in the waterway bottom that would be reintroduced into the water column by pier and trestle construction — contaminating biota that is food for endangered species. Therefore, endangered species would, indeed, be adversely impacted by Downeast LNG.
Also, FERC indicates that the listed conditions must be observed in Grand Manan Channel and in the Bay of Fundy west of Grand Manan; however, FERC makes no conditions for transiting Head Harbour Passage and in Passamaquoddy Bay.
Therefore, NOAA must refuse to concur with FERC's request.Save Passamaquoddy Bay is contacting numerous whale expert organizations, indiginous peoples organizations, and news media, requesting that they respond to FERC's seriously flawed conclusions.
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 12
Jun 8
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 8
- Omnibus Bill represents big step forward on State energy policy (Jun 6)
- Senate passes Energy Bill in 28-7 vote after rejecting LePage-backed amendments (Jun 7)
- Summit Natural Gas starts $350M pipeline construction in Madison (Jun 4)
- No LNG needed? (Week of Jun 9)
Jun 4
How the Mighty Have Fallen > FERC Map of North American LNG Export Terminals > Proposed/Potential
- 2013 Jun 3 — There are now 26 Proposed & Potential LNG Export projects in North America
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 4
Jun 3
News Stories & Editorial > Jun 3
- East Coast LNG project gains momentum, strikes supply deal with Germany’s E.ON
- Pieridae inks $35-billion deal for gas from Goldboro LNG
- Pieridae Energy signs LNG deal for proposed project in Goldboro, N.S.
- Contact Exploration's Goldbodo LNG partner signs 20 year sales agreement with customer
- E.ON signs up for Goldboro LNG volumes
- E.ON confirms Canada LNG deal, denies plans to cancel Gazprom contracts
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