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LNG TERMINAL PROPOSED AT PORT OF LB
April 2007: State Lands Commission Votes 2-1 To Deny Key Lease For Proposed LNG Terminal 14-20 Miles Offshore From Malibu/Oxnard; [Update] Governor Issues Statement
Feb. 2007: LNG Project Proponent SES Seeks Court Writ Of Mandate Directing Port of LB To Resume & Complete EIR...And Separately Submits Damage Claim Letter To City Clerk/PoLB
Jan. 2007: LB Harbor Commission Halts LNG Project
Dec. 2006: Here's Dec. 12/06 City Mgmt Memo Updating Mayor & Council On Negotiations With LNG Project Applicant SES
Dec. 2006: LNG Applicant SES Discloses Salient Terms Of Its Latest Financial Package Offered To Port/City
Dec. 2006: Here's Dec. 12/06 City Mgmt Memo Updating Mayor & Council On Negotiations With LNG Project Applicant SES
Dec. 2006: LNG Applicant SES Discloses Salient Terms Of Its Latest Financial Package Offered To Port/City
Dec. 2006: Proposed LB LNG Facility, Further Factoids:
Dec. 4/06 Letter From Harbor Comm'n Pres. Hankla To Mayor/Council Was Authorized By Harbor Comm'n In Closed Session Vote
We Post Sept/06 Letter From SES To Mayor Foster Re Their July/06 Meeting
We Post May/06 City Mgmt Report For Mayor/Council Re LB Gas/Oil Dept. Negotiations With SES
Dec. 2006: Mayor Foster Tells LNG Project Applicant "I Will Not Support...LNG Proposal At The Port of Long Beach"; We Post Mayor's Letter & Recap Recent Salient Actions
Dec. 2006: LB Harbor Comm'n President Hankla Tells LB Mayor & Council That Port Won't Divert Add'l Staff Resources To Proposed LNG Project Without Clear Understanding City Hall Is Prepared To Support Project
Oct. 2006: Mayor Foster Tells CSULB Journalism Students He "Reluctantly Supports" Prop 1B, Opposes Proposed LNG Facility In City's Port
June 2006: LNG Development: Bry Myown Urges Harbor Comm'n Not To Extend SES Letter of Intent/Exclusivity Agreement; Harbor Comm'nrs Hold Closed Session, Announce They Won't Extend Letter of Intent/Exclusivity Agreement But Next Steps Unclear
March 2006: Firm Proposes To Deliver Natural Gas From LNG 20+ Miles Off CA Coast
Dec. 2005: Senator Boxer to FERC re Proposed LB LNG Facility: Make FERC-Restricted Safety-Related Info Publicly Available, Lift "Non-Disclosure" Req't
Dec. 2005: In Depth: Strong Words -- CA Public Utilities Comm'n, CA Coastal Comm'n & CA Energy Comm'n Criticize Portions Of FERC/PoLB LNG draft EIS/EIR; CPUC Calls Proposed Port LNG Site "One Of The Worst Possible Sites Imaginable"
Dec. 2005: FERC Reply To CA Energy Comm'n: No Response Re Access To LNG Safety-Related Info Blocked By FERC-Demanded Gag Order...And No Time Extension To Comment on LNG EIR/EIS
Dec. 2005: Three CA Groups Petition FERC Seeking Consistent, Publicly Protective Fed'l Standards Re LNG Siting Nationwide; Their Filings By LB's Bry Myown Seek Programmatic Review, Joint Hearing & Rulemaking And Interim Stay In LB LNG EIS/EIR Proceeding
Dec. 2005: City Hall To FERC/Port of LB: LNG Enviro Impact Documents Don't Meet Fed'l & CA Enviro Reqts.
Dec. 2005: CA Energy Comm'n Says FERC & Port of LB Have Blocked Its Access To Safety-Related Info Needed For Agency's Comments on LNG Draft EIR/EIS; Negotiations Pending, Time Extension Sought
Dec. 2005: Councilman Colonna To State/Regional Agencies Re Proposed Port-Sited LNG Facility: "I Fear That If You Do Not Take Action, It Will Become A Reality For No Reason Other Than Because The People's Representatives Failed To Stop It"
Dec. 2005: LBPD Questions/Disputes Parts of Port's LNG EIR, Indicates City Staff Will Be Submitting Written Comments
Nov. 2005: CA Air Resources Board Submits Filed Comments -- And L.A. Times Comments Editorially -- on LB LNG Draft Environmental Impact Document
Oct. 2005: Port of LB Releases Draft LNG EIR
Oct. 2005: FERC/PoLB Draft Environmental Impact Document Released On Proposed LB LNG Facility
Oct. 2005: CA Public Utilities Comm'n-Retained Expert Says Three Mile LNG Hazard Distance From PoLB Site Is Minimum Credible In Terrorist Attack; CPUC Says Expert's Info Justifies Rejecting PoLB Site; LB LNG Applicant Questions Modeling, Blasts CPUC For Not Awaiting EIR
Sept. 2005: Port's LNG EIR May Be Released By Second Or Third Week In October But Exact Date Not Set Yet; Staff Working To Make Huge Document Available In Hard Copy & Digital Form (CD & PoLB Website)
Aug. 2005: Council Votes 5-4 For Kell Substitute LNG Motion "Reserving Right" To Take Position On Port Site Under CEQA ("Wait for EIR") And Discards Fed'l Energy Bill Chance To Encourage Remote Siting
Aug. 2005: "Sound Energy Solutions" Lawyers Say Their Client Will Incur "Nearly $40 Million" In Damages If Council Approves Aug. 23 Agendized Item Opposing Putting LNG Facility In Port of LB
Aug. 2005: Cong. Rohrabacher Says Council LNG Agenda Item Is "Worst Form of NIMBY-ism"; We Post His Letter To Mayor In Full
Aug. 2005: We Post In Its Entirety City of LB Document Submitted to CA Energy Comm'n Re LNG Facility Proposed in PoLB
Aug. 2005: Councilmembers Colonna, Lowenthal, Baker & Gabelich Agendize Item To Tell All Pertinent Parties Incl. Sac'to That LB City Council Opposes Putting LNG Facility In Port of LB
Aug. 2005: City Mgmt Circulates, And We Post, Draft Document Listing Safety Considerations City Hall Wants State Agency To Raise With Feds Re LNG Facility Proposed In Port of LB
Aug. 2005: Fed'l Energy Bill's LNG Consequences Hit LB; City Hall Scrambles to Meet Aug. 19 Date For Sending Its "Safety Considerations" To State Agency; City Staff Preparing Draft For Councilmembers Today (Aug. 18)
Raucous Aug. 16 Council Meeting Over Reyes Uranga LNG Motions; Referral To Advisory Comm'n Dies For Lack of Second; Council Votes 9-0 To Tell Harbor Comm'n Safety Should Be Overriding Consideration
Aug. 2005: We Post In Its Entirety City of LB Document Submitted to CA Energy Comm'n Re LNG Facility Proposed in PoLB
Aug. 2005: Councilmembers Colonna, Lowenthal, Baker & Gabelich Agendize Item To Tell All Pertinent Parties Incl. Sac'to That LB City Council Opposes Putting LNG Facility In Port of LB
Aug. 2005: City Mgmt Circulates, And We Post, Draft Document Listing Safety Considerations City Hall Wants State Agency To Raise With Feds Re LNG Facility Proposed In Port of LB
Aug. 2005: Fed'l Energy Bill's LNG Consequences Hit LB; City Hall Scrambles to Meet Aug. 19 Date For Sending Its "Safety Considerations" To State Agency; City Staff Preparing Draft For Councilmembers Today (Aug. 18); Raucous Aug. 16 Council Meeting Over Reyes Uranga LNG Motions; Referral To Advisory Comm'n Dies For Lack of Second; Council Votes 9-0 To Tell Harbor Comm'n Safety Should Be Overriding Consideration
Aug. 2005: Editorial: No To Political Butt-Covering, Buck-Passing On LNG
July 2005: Senate Passes Energy Bill With LNG Provisions, 74-26; Feinstein & Boxer Vote "No"
July 2005: House Passes Final Version Of Fed'l Energy Bill With State/Local LNG Preemption
July 2005: Senators Clinton, Boxer & Feinstein Vote "Yes" On Sending Fed'l Energy Bill w/ Local LNG Preemption To Senate-House Conference; Other Ocean State Senators Vote "No" And Say Why
July 2005: Salient Portions of LNG Sections in House-Senate Energy Bill Set For Final Vote
July 2005: LB DC Legislative Advocacy Team Spends Intense Day On Capitol Hill Re Fed'l Transportation Bill (I-710/Desmond Bridge) & Energy Bill (LNG)
July 2005 (subsequent development above): LB Delegation Heads To DC For Final Advocacy On Fed'l Energy Bill (LNG) and Fed'l Transportation Bill ("Mega Projects")
July 2005: LB Fire Dept. Tells Coast Guard City Hall Concerned Over Proposed LNG Facility's Impacts On Public Safety Resources; LBCUR's Myown Wants Port To Guarantee Public Safety Costs
June 2005: Here's What Gov. Schwarzenegger Actually Said About LNG In CA and LB
June 2005: Perspective: LB Results On LNG: Port Keeps Power, Selectively Mute Mayor Leaves Council Message Mooted
June 2005: Sen. Feinstein Abandons Bill To Give States Concurrent LNG Authority With Feds, Offers Amendment Giving Governors Veto Over FERC, Cites Letter Received From LB Mayor O'Neill
June 2005: Sen. Feinstein's LNG Amendment May Or May Not Get Showdown Vote
June 2005: Mayor O'Neill's Latest Choice For Harbor Commission Held b/w $100,001-$1,000,000 In ConocoPhillips Stock in 04; Firm's Subsidiary In 05 Partnering To Develop Proposed Port LNG Facility
June 2005: Mayor O'Neill Fails To Oppose Fed'l Energy Bill's LNG Sections Preempting Local Control As Conference of Mayors Adopts Silent Energy Resolutions
June 2005: [subsequent development above] Mayor O'Neill Hasn't Raised LB's LNG Issues Re Fed'l Energy Bill With Chair of Conference of Mayors' Energy Committee; Mayor's Chief of Staff Says O'Neill Can Raise Issue When Policy Resolutions Debated Monday
June 2005: Editorial: 8-1, Not 5-4
On June 7, 2005 following sharp debate, the City Council voted 5-4 (substitute amended motion by Reyes Uranga blocking Colonna/Lowenthal/Gabelich agendized motion) "to continue 'non-binding' discussions, per Memorandum of Understanding of May 13, 2003 regarding the future long-term natural gas contract for the benefit of the citizens of Long Beach and have the city conduct a risk assessment and a hazard assessment, including the fiscal impact by qualified experts as soon as feasibly possible." Yes: O'Donnell, Kell, Richardson, Reyes Uranga, Lerch; No: Lowenthal, Baker, Colonna, Gabelich.
June 2005: City Att'y Again Stresses His View Of Preemptive Effects Of Advancing Fed'l LNG Legislation, Tells Council "At Some Future Point You May Not Necessarily Be Able To Weigh In As A Decisionmaker On The [proposed LNG facility] EIR On Appeal"
June 2005: Cong. Rohrabacher Says Safety Issues With LNG Totally Overstated
June 2005: Editorial: Action on LNG
June 2005: Better Balance For Long Beach Says "No" on Proposed PoLB LNG Facility
June 2005: What Happens If Council Votes To Terminate City Hall's LNG MOU? LNG Project Applicant SES Says...
June 2005: SES Outside Counsel Says Advancing Fed'l Law WON'T Preempt Port or Council on Enviro Review; We Post His Letter to City Atty Shannon
June 2005: ELB Reader (90815) Reports Polling Activity re LNG
June 2005: Pres. Bush Says Finishing Energy Bill Is First "Good Thing" Returning Congress Should Do; Current Legislation Includes Fed'l Supremacy on LNG Decisionmaking
June 2005: U.S. News & World Report Quotes LB Activist Bry Myown In Article re LNG
May 2005: Wrigley Ass'n Board Urges Council To End LNG MOU
May 2005: LB's First Responders -- Police & Fire -- Respond re LNG
May 2005: Colonna, Gabelich & Lowenthal Move To Seek June 7 Showdown Vote re LB LNG
May 2005: Guest Op-Ed: Facts Deserve Fair & Complete Airing In Debate
May 2005: Energy Bill With Fed'l LNG Powers Clears Committee 21-1; Sen. DiFi Defers Amendment Backing State/Local Powers To Further Talk Or Floor Fracas
May 2005: Mayor O'Neill Writes Senate Energy Committee Expressing LB Opposition To Fed'l LNG Supremacy
May 2005: Guest Perspective: Beyond Procedural Indignity, Substantive Ire
May 2005: Editorial: "Chicago By The Sea"
May 2005: What Happened? Approx. Ninety Minutes Into Council Meeting, Mayor O'Neill Announces Agendized LNG Item Won't Be Heard Until June 21; Read Her Verbatim Explanation
May 2005: Responses, Reactions After Mayor O'Neill Announces That Publicly Agendized LNG Item Won't Be Heard Until June 21
May 2005: Senate Energy Bill Unveiled, Like House Version Would Give Feds/FERC Clear LNG Decisionmaking Powers
May 2005: Sen. Feinstein Introduces Bill To Preserve State LNG Decisionmaking Powers
May 2005: Major LB Council Vote Looms On LNG
May 2005: City Mgr. Miller & City Att'y Shannon Jointly Agendize Item Seeking Council Policy Direction Re LNG
May 2005: Mitsubishi's SES and ConocoPhillips Subsidiary Enter Into Joint Development Agreement re Proposed PoLB LNG Facility
May 2005: Gov. Schwarzenegger Weighs-In On Fed'l Energy Bill, Tells Key U.S. Senators He Opposes Fed'l Preemption On LNG, Opposes MTBE Immunity, Opposes New Oil & Gas Leases Off CA Coastline...And Supports Doubling Nat'l Fuel Economy Stds for New Cars, Light Trucks & SUVs
May 2005: In Depth: Rhode Island Atty Gen'l Releases Report on "LNG Facilities in Urban Areas: Security Risk Mgt. Analysis." Principal Investigator: Richard A. Clarke
May 2005: President Bush Again Backs Energy Bill Giving Feds Power To Trump State & Local Bodies on LNG
April 2005: LNG Fed'l Fiasco Calls For Rethinking Poisoned PoLB Pork...And Those Who Sell It
April 2005: LB City Hall's DC Lobbyist -- Who Simultaneously Represents Port of LB -- Slated To Give Council His Version Of Fed'l Energy Bill's LNG Provisions
Read What City Hall's Contract With DC Lobbying Firm Requires
April, 2005: Bush In Prime Time News Conference Backs House Energy Bill... Which Includes Fed'l Supremacy re LNG
Related: Digital Editorial Cartoon: City of LB Advocacy 2003-2005 Re Proposed Port LNG Terminal
April 2005: Pres. Bush Publicly Backs Fed'l Supremacy re LNG in Energy Bill
April 2005: In Depth: East Coast Dems Lead Fight To Delete Fed'l LNG Superiority From House Energy Bill; LB Congressmembers Rohrabacher & Millender-McDonald Vote FOR Amendment; Amendment Fails; Energy Bill Advances w/ Verbiage Trumping Local Control
LB Activist Blasts LB's Relatively Low Visibility Stance To Date On Issue
Councilman Colonna Calls Special Meeting of Council's Fed'l Legislation & Enviro Affairs Committee Friday (April 22)
April 2005: Some House Dems Urged Schwarzenegger On April 19 To Oppose Parts of House Energy Bill, Incl. LNG Provisions Affecting LB
April 2005: House of Reps. Opens Debate on Fed'l Energy Bill; Initial Sparring As Some Dems Denounce Expanded Fed'l Powers Over Proposed LNG Facilities; Amendment To Remove LNG Provisions Expected April 21, Followed By House Vote On Full Bill
April 2005: Text of Mayor O'Neill's March 05 Letter To Sen. Domenici (R, NM) Transmitting Council's Feb. 05 Resolution Opposing Fed'l Superiority On LNG In Energy Bill
April 2005: House To Begin Debate On Energy Bill Containing Expanded Fed'l Powers Over Proposed LB LNG Facility; City Att'y Warns Council Of Bill's Detrimental Effects On LB Powers, Says Sen. Feinstein Advises Lobbying Gov. Schwarzenegger;; Councilmembers Wonder Aloud What To Do
April 2005: We Post City Mgr Memos re LB DC Legislative Advocate Del Smith Attending April 19 Council Meeting re House Energy Bill (Which Contains LNG Provisions Affecting CA & LB Local Control)
April 2005: Editorial: LNG Fed'l Fiasco Calls For Rethinking Poisoned PoLB Pork...And Those Who Sell It
April 2005: LB City Hall's DC Lobbyist -- Who Simultaneously Represents Port of LB -- Slated To Give Council His Version Of Fed'l Energy Bill's LNG Provisions
Read What City Hall's Contract With DC Lobbying Firm Requires
April 2005: President Bush Presses Congress To Pass Energy Bill; Current Version Includes FERC Supremacy on LNG & Other Energy Bill Items Potentially Affecting Coast; Councilman Colonna Asks City Att'y To Report To Council On Legislation's Proposed New FERC Powers
April 2005: CA Officials Sent Letter To House Dems, Not House GOP Leaders, Objecting To FERC Supremacy on LNG & Opposing Other Energy Bill Items Potentially Affecting Coast
April 2005: House Energy Committee Declines To Delete Parts of Fed'l Energy Bill Giving FERC Superiority Over State & Local Bodies re LNG Siting
April 2005: LB City Hall Mobilizes re House Energy Bill's LNG Provisions
April 2005: In Depth: House Energy Bill Unveiled, Would Effectively Block State & Other Regulatory Bodies From Deciding Where & When LNG Facilities Are Built...But Doesn't Include Eminent Domain
Feb. 2005: Special Coverage of Senate Energy Committee Hearing on "Future of Liquefied Natural Gas: Siting & Safety"
Feb. 2005: LB Anti-LNG Activists Hold Press Event @ Port of LB, One of Multiple Stops Along CA Coast
Feb. 2005: In Depth: Senator Dianne Feinstein Visits LB re Port Security:
Urges Greater Homeland Security Funding for PoLB/PoLA, Seeks Support For New Port Security Bills; Suggests Port/City/Others Help Shoulder Some Share Of Homeland Security Costs In Mutli-Tier Approach
Reiterates Her Post-9/11 Concerns About Proposed LNG Terminal in PoLB; Says Council, Under Mayor's Leadership, "Should Take A Position, One Way Or The Other, An Informed Position" On LNG Proposal; Will Introduce Bill To Prevent Eminent Domain & Exclusive Fed'l J'diction for FERC in LNG Siting
Feb. 2005: Council Wants Resolution To State & Fed'l Lawmakers Supporting LB "Home Rule" Re Siting LNG Facility In PoLB; Council May Hold Study Session On LNG Proposal Sooner Than April
Sound Energy Solution Rep. Says Firm Isn't Advocating Legislation Giving FERC Eminent Domain Power Re Proposed PoLB LNG Facility; Says Firm's Connecting Pipeline Application With FERC Doesn't Involve Eminent Domain
Feb. 2005: Sen. Feinstein Says Proposed LB LNG Facility Raises Post-9/11 Concerns
Feb. 2005: LB City Hall Deferring To FERC Over CA Public Information Policy re Proposed LB LNG Facility
Feb. 2005: Councilmembers Lowenthal & Colonna Want City Att'y & PoLB Report Re FERC Seeking Power To Site LNG Facilities; Councilmembers Also Want Resolution For Fed'l & State Lawmakers Re LB "Home Rule"
Feb. 2005: Fed'l Legislation Introduced To Give FERC Clear Authority Over LNG Facility Siting
Feb. 2005: Councilwoman Lowenthal Says She'll Seek Feb. 8 City Att'y & PoLB Report Re FERC Desire For Unambiguous Authority & Eminent Domain Power Over Siting LNG Facilities
Jan. 2005: FERC Signals It Wants Eminent Domain Power Over Locating Onshore LNG Plants; Port and City Hall Say...
Jan. 2005: SF Chronicle Cites "Intense Debate" Over Coastal LNG Terminals, Quotes LB Activist Bry Myown, Critic of Proposed LNG Facility in PoLB
Jan. 2005: LB LNG Nat'l Fallout: Four CA Congressmembers + 14 Others File "Friend of the Court" Brief, Urging Fed'l Court To Allow State Regulatory Agencies Role in LNG Siting Issues
Jan. 2005: Councilwoman Gabelich Says Serious Concerns Raised About Safety & Benefit To Residents Of LNG Facility Proposed in PoLB, Seeks Study Session On Appropriateness Of Locating Facility In LB
Dec. 2004: In Depth: We Post Sandia Lab/U.S. DOE Report Guidance on Risk Analysis and Safety Implications of a Large Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Spill Over Water
Report's Methodology Includes Caveats
Dec. 2004: Gov. Schwarzenegger Mum As Fed'l Agency & House/Senate Committee Contend CA's Public Utilities Comm'n Powerless To Regulate Safety & Siting Of Proposed LB LNG Plant Or Any Proposed CA LNG Facility; Outcome Of CA vs. Fed'l Dispute Could Affect Rights Of States & Communities Nationwide
Nov. 2004: Sen. Boxer Exploring Options To Reverse House/Senate Committee Verbiage That Says CA's Public Utilities Comm'n Has No Role In Safety & Siting Approval Of Proposed LB LNG Facility; Update: Sen. Feinstein Adds Her Statement, We Post It
Nov. 2004: House/Senate Committee Says CA Public Utilities Comm'n Has No Role In Safety & Siting Approval Re LB LNG Facility
Sept. 2004: LB LNG Applicant Seeks Fed Authority To Build 2.3 Mile Natural Gas Pipeline From Port Site To Connection Point To So. Cal Gas Lines
Sept. 2004: Coalition of Enviro & Grassroots Energy Groups Blasts CPUC Action Hastening Import of LNG into CA
Sept. 2004: CA Public Utilities Comm'n Designates Port/WLB Site As One of Three CA Connection Points For New Natural Gas Supplies From LNG
Aug. 2004: WLB Interest & Beyond: Read What Happened When Gas Pipeline From Port in Belgium Exploded
Aug. 2004: CPUC Holds Prehearing Conference On LB LNG Proposal; SES Restates Its Jurisdictional Objections
Aug. 2004: City Att'y Informational Memo Explains Points In Process Where Council Can Act re Proposed LNG Facility
July 2004: In Depth/Exclusive: Harbor Comm'rs. Hankla & Cordero, Port Planning Dir. Knatz & Councilwoman Reyes Uranga Visit Boston LNG Facility & Meet w/ Boston area Coast Guard
Comm'r. Hankla Says He Thinks Terror Scenario Was Somewhat Debunked In Visit w/ Coast Guard; Councilwoman Reyes Uranga Says She Drew Somewhat Different Conclusion
LB Harbor Commrs. Give Preliminary OK To Contract w/ Hazard Assessment Firm For What Port Calls "Worst Case" Scenarios, Would Compare Proposed PoLB LNG Facility To Other Flammable Fuel Facilities Like Refineries, Tank Farms & Gas Storage
Comm'r. Hankla Wants Hazard Assessment Firm's Rep To Attend Coming Harbor Comm'n Meeting To Respond To Points Raised By LNG Project Opponents, Wants Harbor Comm'n To "Lay This Issue To Rest And...Meet It Head On"
July 2004: LB LNG Watch: LNG Terminal Near Boston Won't Take Deliveries During Dem Convention And Doesn't Bring Tankers Thru Harbor Over July 4
June 2004: FERC Staff To Visit Proposed LNG Site in PoLB In Public Event, But Imposes Gag Order On Next Day's Technical Meeting Citing Security Issues To Be Discussed
July 2004: LB LNG Watch: LNG Terminal Near Boston Won't Take Deliveries During Dem Convention And Doesn't Bring Tankers Thru Harbor Over July 4
July 2004: Mitsubishi Subsidiary SES Enters MOU With ConocoPhillips re PoLB LNG Facility
July 2004: FERC Gives Short Response To Letter From LB State Senator Betty Karnette
June 2004: FERC Staff To Visit Proposed LNG Site in PoLB In Public Event, But Imposes Gag Order On Next Day's Technical Meeting Citing Security Issues To Be Discussed
June 2004: LB LNG Development: FERC Posts Order Denying CPUC & LBCUR Requests For Rehearing, Reaffirms FERC's Self-Declared Exclusive J'diction, Acknowledges Other State & Local Agency Roles; Says LB Has J'diction Over Muni Util. Pipeline
June 2004: LB State Senator Karnette Backs CA Public Utilities Comm'n In Fight w/ FERC Over Who Should Decide LB LNG Facility
May 2004: NPR News Covers LB LNG Controversy
May 2004: FERC Chairman Writes Gov. Schwarzenegger: "Nation Must Balance Manageable Risks of LNG Imports w/ Potentially Severe Economic Effects of Natural Gas Price Volatility"; We Post His Letter
May 2004: Analysis/Perspective: Despite Disclaimers & Caveats, Sobering LNG Scenarios In Report To FERC
May 2004: News In Depth: Council Gets Status Report On LNG Proposal, Hears Public Criticism & Conducts Colloquy w/ City Att'y
May 2004: Read Malibu City Hall's Staff Report & Their City Council's Resolution Opposing Offshore LNG Facility
May 2004: Councilmembers Lowenthal & Baker Remove Their May 18 LNG Council Item; No Date Currently Set For Its Return; Baker's Office Cites Requests by Other Council Offices Based on Lengthy Agenda
May 2004: Caveats, Disclaimer & Dunno: Report To FERC re LNG Says Data Lacking In What Might Happen in Accident or Sabotage
May 2004: Councilmembers Lowenthal & Baker Agendize Item Expressing Opinion That Negotiations re LB LNG Project Should Be Terminated & Any Deal Pts. Vacated, Hope Council Will Support This Opinion & Direct City Mgr. Accordingly [note: item withdrawn May 17, see above]
May 2004: FERC Grants Rehearing Re Its March Order That Asserted Exclusive Fed'l J'diction Over LB LNG Proposal Siting & Safety Issues
May 2004: LB LNG Applicant Tells FERC: CA & Local Agencies "Established Role In Permitting & Review Process" Unaffected By FERC Exclusive J'diction On Siting & Operation
May 2004: On the Record On LNG:
Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal Supports CA Public Utilities Comm'n in Fight w/ FERC Over Who'll Decide LB LNG Proposal
State Senator Betty Karnette Says... [Re Sen. Karnette, see subsequent coverage above, June 2004]
April 2004: News in Depth/Perspective: 1979 GAO Congressional Testimony Advised Remote Sites For New LNG Facilities, Urged Prohibiting New Hazardous Commodity Storage Facilities Near Densely Populated Areas
April 2004: CA Public Utilities Comm'r Loretta Lynch Tells LBReport.com:
LB LNG Proposal Is A Test Case w/ Nat'l Impacts
Gov. Schwarzenegger Should Tell Pres. Bush That Fed'l Energy Regulatory Comm'n (FERC) Is Out Of Control & Should Be Reined In
State Lawmakers Should Be Up In Arms & In Court Backing CPUC And Fighting FERC
April 2004:
CA Public Utilities Comm'n Orders Regulatory Investigation re LB LNG Proposal; CPUC Gen'l Counsel Says FERC Assertion Of Exclusive Fed'l Jurisdiction Legally Incorrect And Inapplicable To CPUC's Action
LB Activist Bry Myown Travels to SF To Be Heard, Says LB Is Apparently Being Made "Test Case" For Rest of Nation On LNG Siting & Safety
April 2004: Summary Of Phone Survey Released By LB LNG Applicant Says LB Voters Support Siting LNG Facility in Port After Hearing Statements By Opponents & Proponents
April 2004: LB LNG Applicant Says It Will Work With And Obtain All Req'd State & Local Permits, Incl. AQMD, Coastal Comm'n, PoLB & Others
April 2004: South Coast Air Quality Mgt. District Seeks To Intervene In FERC LB LNG Proceeding
March 2004: PoLB Says It Retains Decisionmaking On LNG Proposal Despite FERC v. CPUC Fight; PoLB LNG EIR Will Likely Get Council Vote
March 2004: FERC Says CA Public Utilities Comm'n Has No Power To Regulate Siting & Construction of LNG Facilities
March, 2004: Despite Sen. Feinstein's Reply, Mayor O'Neill Says Her Office Rescinded Its June '03 Letter To Feinstein re Proposed LNG Terminal, Asked LB's DC Lobbyist To Notify Feinstein's Office, Concedes Her Letter "Was Not Appropriate In Discussing The Proposed LNG Plant"
March, 2004: We Post Reply From Sen. Feinstein To Mayor O'Neill's June '03 Letter re Proposed LNG Terminal In Port
March, 2004: Read Letter From Councilmembers Lowenthal & Reyes-Uranga To Mayor O'Neill re Proposed LNG Terminal In Port
March 2004: Port of LB Plans Independent Risk Analysis Of Proposed LNG Facility, Paralleling FERC-Port EIR Analysis But Independently Conducted; Port Will Also Seek Explicit Coastal Comm'n Approval
Port Could Receive b/w $3.5-$4.5 Million/Yr in Rent From Completed Project; City Could Receive Add'l Revenue From Pipe Connecting LB With So Cal Gas
March, 2004: Councilmembers Lowenthal & Reyes-Uranga Ask Mayor For Clarification Re Her June '03 Letter That Asked Senator Feinstein To Facilitate Federal Approval Process For LNG Facility Proposed in LB Port
March 2004: Mayor O'Neill Wrote Senator Feinstein in 2003, Asked To Facilitate Federal Approval Process For LNG Facility Proposed in LB Port
March 2004: News/Perspective: Tale of Three Cities: Plans For Onshore LNG Facilities Dropped in Two CA Cities, While in LB...
March, 2004: CA Dept. of Energy Web Site Posts CA Dept. Fish & Game Graphics Re LNG Legislative Briefing
March 2004: Sierra Club CA Opposes Any New Onshore And Offshore Coastal LNG Infrastructure in CA
March 2004: SES Urges FERC To Reject CA PUC Asserted Regulatory Authority Over Proposed LB LNG Facility
Feb. 2004: CA Public Utilities Comm'n Cites LB Neighborhoods, Schools, Public Facilities, Fwys, Recreation & Tourist Attractions And Approx. Distances From Proposed LNG Facility
Feb. 2004: U.S. Energy Sec'y Abraham To L.A. For Meeting On West Coast LNG Terminals With Energy Industry Leaders
Feb. 2004: Reuters Dispatch On U.S. Energy Sec'y Abraham's Trip To L.A. For Meeting Re West Coast LNG Terminals
Feb. 2004: Groups, Individuals & CA Public Utilities Comm'n Seek Intervenor Status in LB LNG Proceeding; CPUC Seeks Compliance With CA Law Applicable To Utilities on Safety & Other Matters
Feb. 2004: LB City Attorney Files Motion Seeking Intervenor Status In LB LNG FERC Proceeding
Feb. 2004: LB City Hall Mulls Seeking Intervenor Status In LB LNG FERC Proceeding After Activist Warns Deadline Is Approaching
Feb. 2004: CA Energy Comm'n Posts Staff-Prepared Fact Sheet On Algerian LNG Plant Explosion; LB Area Activists Respond
Feb. 2004: Candidate Schwarzenegger re LNG
Feb. 2004: Congresswoman Millender-McDonald re LB LNG Proposal
Feb. 2004: Port Exec. Dir. Steinke Says LNG Project Approval Process Only In "Very, Very Early" Stages; Councilmembers Lowenthal, Uranga Urge Port To Do Public Outreach
Feb. 2004: Councilwoman Lowenthal, Harbor Commissioner Cordero & LB Port Exec. Dir. Steinke Discuss LNG Proposal on City Hall TV Show
Feb. 2004: Councilwoman Lowenthal's TV Show Statement re Boston Area LNG Facility Compared To MA Congressman Web Site
Feb. 2004: FERC Solicits Fast Track Study Applicable Nationwide To Evaluate Flammable Vapor & Thermal Radiation Hazards Of Unconfined LNG Spills on Water From An LNG Cargo Release
Jan. 2004: Dem. Presidential Candidate Sen. Kerry Supports Improving LNG Transportation Systems, Incl. Development Of New Technologies Such as Offshore Regassification
Jan. 2004: Reuters: Explosion Rocks Algerian Port-Situated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex, Destroys Three LNG Plants
Jan. 2004: Exclusive: Will Assemblyman Lowenthal Urge Gov. Schwarzenegger To Ask FERC To Do Independent, Individualized Site-Specific Safety Study Re LNG Facility Proposed In Port of LB? We Post Assemblyman Lowenthal's Answer
Jan. 2004: Mitsubishi Subsidiary SES to File With Feds & Port To Build LB LNG Facility; Sierra Club Harbor Vision Task Force Schedules LB Public Meetings on Plan
May 2003: Further Info Re Proposed LNG Facility @ Port of LB
May 2003: News/Perspective: Sounds of Silence: Read Transcript of Council Action On Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal (MOU for discussions of future long-term gas contract and feasibility of gas pipelines to proposed LNG facility & to facilitate marketing potential of LNG facility @ LB)
May 2003: Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal Advances at Port...And City Mgt. Seeks First Council Vote
March 2003: LB Port Begins Talks To Develop Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal on Terminal Island
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