Meeting in Savannah about Elba Island LNG

September 14, 2015Chatham County, Georgia, LNGChatham County, Coastal Group, Elba Island, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Sierra Club, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

Oppose one fossil fuel boondoggle; oppose them all. KMI also has applied for a FERC permit to build a pipeline from Suwannee County, FL to Jacksonville, which is gearing up for LNG export. That KMI application says Sabal Trail can connect if it wants to. Coastal Group of the Georgia Sierra Club, on facebook, today, … Continue reading →

No LNG and no NextEra for Hawaii: straight to renewable energy –Gov. Ige

August 26, 2015Florida, LNG, SolarDavid Ige, Duke Energy, Florida, FPL, Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric Company, HECO, John S. Quarterman, LNG, NextEra, Sabal Trail Transmission, solar, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

Natural gas is a bridge to nowhere, and Hawaii’s governor not only rejects LNG imports, but also NextEra’s bid for its electric utility. Can you read the writing on the wall now, NextEra and FPL? Fossil fuels are done. Solar power is the future here now. Duane Shimogawa, Pacific Business News, 24 August 2015, Gov. … Continue reading →

LNG trains to U.S. Gulf and East Coasts

August 18, 2015Florida, LNG, Louisiana, Maryland, TexasCameron Parish, Cheniere Energy, Corpus Christi, Cove Point, Florida, Freeport, Hackberry, John S. Quarterman, Kenai Alaska, LNG, Louisiana, lower 48, Maryland, Parallax Enterprises, Sabine Pass, sales and purchase agremeents, shal, SPA, SpectraBusters, TexasJohn S. Quarterman

If you had any doubt the fossil fuel industry wants to export fracked methane to China, India, Korea, Japan, etc., from everywhere it can, read this article about Cheniere Energy’s plans to export from Sabine Pass, Corpus Christi, and Freeport, Texas, from Cameron Parish and Hackberry, Louisiana, and from Cove Point, Maryland. “Train” as used … Continue reading →

Court Delivers Major Blow for Oregon LNG Project on Columbia River | Columbia Riverkeeper Court Delivers Major B low for Oregon LNG Project on Columbia River | Clean Water • Healthy Rivers • Our Future

July 31, 2015UncategorizedJohn S. Quarterman

http://columbiariverkeeper.org/top-stories/court-delivers-major-blow-for-oregon-lng-project-on-columbia-river/

A pipeline partner admits LNG export is possible

June 28, 2015FERC, Florida, LNG, Martin County, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West VirginiaEQT Midstream Partners, FERC, Florida, Florida Southeast Connection, Hillabee Expansion Project, India, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Martin County, Mountain Valley Pipeline, NextEra Energy, Pennsylvania, Sabal Trail Transmission, SpectraBusters, T. Boone Pickens, Transco, Virginia, West Virginia, WGL Midstream, Williams CompanyJohn S. Quarterman

FERC had been saying no LNG export, yet the pipeline partners said a year ago in their Open Season: “as well as deliveries to Cove Point LNG”. NextEra, co-owner of Sabal Trail Transmission, is one of the Mountain Valley Pipeline partners. Sabal Trail and FERC have told us Sabal Trail is not for LNG export, … Continue reading →

Help Brownsville, Texas fend off five LNG projects

May 17, 2015Cameron County, LNG, Solar, TexasAnnova LNG, Barca LNG, battery, Boca Chica, Brownsville, EOS LNG, Gulf Coast LNG, John S. Quarterman, Kingsville, LNG, Next Decade LNG, Raymondville, Rio Grande LNG, solar, South Padre Island, SpaceX, SpectraBusters, storage, Tesla, Texas, Texas LNGJohn S. Quarterman

Houston is also invading Texas with LNG export projects and their pipelines, five of them at the mouth of the Rio Grande next to spring break resort South Padre Island. Help stop those, and help stop all LNG export boondoggles everywhere. John Young, 16 May 2015, comment on Texas, 5 LNG export operations are targeting … Continue reading →

U.S. Senate hearing on LNG export, pipelines, solar, smart grid tomorrow 2015-05-14

May 13, 2015Law, LNG, Solarenergy, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Government, infrastructure, John S. Quarterman, Law, LNG, Senate, solar, SpectraBusters, windJohn S. Quarterman

Many energy infrastructure bills to be considered tomorrow, some apparently bad: S. 411 — Natural Gas Gathering Act “To authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land.” That one proposed by the same Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso who … Continue reading →

LNG export approved and proposed

February 22, 2015British Columbia, FE, FERC, Florida, Georgia, LNG, Louisiana, MARAD, Martin County, Maryland, Nova Scotia, Oregon, TexasAmerican Petroleum Institute, API, British Columbia, Elba Island, FE, FERC, Florida, Georgia, John S. Quarterman, liquid natural gas, LNG, Louisiana, MARAD, Martin County, Maryland, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Quebec, SpectraBusters, TexasJohn S. Quarterman

How big is the LNG export gold rush? Here are maps of dozens of approved, proposed, and potential LNG export terminals, one of them even including Carib’s FE-authorized Martin County LNG export facility that FERC never seems to remember and Sabal Trail never talks about. Update 2015-02-23: Now with the rest of the maps. In … Continue reading →

Port Dolphin LNG import to Florida from Louisiana and Texas?

February 22, 2015FERC, Florida, LNG, Louisiana, Maryland, TexasCove Point, FERC, Florida, Florida Southeast Connection, FSC, Gulfstream Pipeline, Hoegh LNG AS, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Louisiana, Maryland, Port Dolphin, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBusters, Texas, Williams CompanyJohn S. Quarterman

Our old friend Port Dolphin is back asking LNG import competing with or displacing Sabal Trail’s fracked methane pipeline, this time possibly shipping gas across the Gulf of Mexico from U.S. LNG export facilities. Back in 2009 Port Dolphin got FERC approval for LNG import, but then there was a big recession, and the “shale … Continue reading →

LNG exports would drive up domestic natural gas prices

November 3, 2014Economy, FE, LNGEconomy, EIA, Energy Information Administration, export, FE, John S. Quarterman, LNG, Office of Fossil Energy, Sabal Trail Transmission, Spectra Energy, SpectraBustersJohn S. Quarterman

EIA’s summary: “Increased LNG exports lead to increased natural gas prices”. How can that be “consistent with the public interest” when there’s a cheaper, faster, cleaner, and safer way that would not push domestic natural gas prices up, namely solar and wind power? So even if the Sabal Trail pipeline wouldn’t take your land, risk … Continue reading →

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