Posted in Long Island government, energy, tagged Broadwater, LNG, Islander East on May 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
With Broadwater’s plan to build a liquefied natural gas facility in the Long Island Sound dead and gone, it could be time to resurrect another famous pipe dream.
According to David Reich-Hale’s story in Long Island Business News this week, that’s exactly what’s happening.
Politicians from both sides of the Sound told LIBN they’d be willing to [...]
Posted in energy, green, tagged Broadwater on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Two weeks after Gov. Paterson sunk Broadwater by rejecting the permits the group would need to build a liquefied natural gas terminal off the coast of Wading River, the consortium that wants to build the LNG said they’re planning to file a long-shot appeal.
From a Monday morning press release
Today, Broadwater Energy (Broadwater) initiated the first [...]
Posted in energy, tagged Broadwater, LNG on April 24, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When Gov. David Paterson sunk Broadwater’s liquefied natural gas terminal planned for the Long Island Sound, regional officials, including Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, argued that alternatives, such as placing an LNG in the Atlantic Ocean, would make more sense.
Long Islanders loved the idea - especially since it meant the LNG would be much closer [...]
Posted in energy, tagged Broadwater, LNG on April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
New York may have said ‘no’ to Broadwater, the proposed liquefied natural gas barge for the Long Island Sound, but other states are embracing their LNGs.
According to an Associated Press story, two new LNG facilities in the Gulf Coast are readying for deliveries of the super-cooled fuel.
Another LNG, run by Excelerate Energy LLC’s Northeast Gateway [...]
Posted in state government, tagged education, Broadwater, Hempstead, David Paterson on April 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Before Gov. David Paterson nixed the Broadwater, he gave a rather funny rundown about his long Long Island ties.
Here it is:
Posted in energy, state government, videos, tagged Broadwater, Long Island Sound, David Paterson on April 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Gov. David Paterson sure did pick a beautiful day,and a beautiful spot, to liquidate Broadwater Energy’s plan to build a natural gas barge in Long Island Sound.
LIBN Editor David Reich-Hale shot video of the governor’s speech, for those who may have missed it.
Posted in energy, tagged Broadwater, Long Island Sound, David Paterson, LNG, power, electricity on April 10, 2008 | 10 Comments »
Gov. David Paterson is expected this afternoon to sink Broadwater Energy’s plan to install a floating liquefied natural gas facility in the middle on the Long Island Sound.
Now what?
Looking at the comments LI Biz Blog often received on the Broadwater topic, some will surely be happy, though some may be disappointed with the decision.
Opponents saw [...]
Posted in energy, green, tagged surveys, Broadwater on April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Hold on one second.
Nearly every politician on Long Island opposes Broadwater. A recent Hofstra University poll shows more Islanders oppose the liquefied natural gas terminal off Wading River’s coast. And editorial writers - including this one - wonder if $300 in annual savings per household really is enough to make the LNG worthwhile.
Wouldn’t you know [...]
Posted in energy, politicians, tagged Broadwater, election, Hillary Rodham Clinton on April 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Sen. Hillary Clinton is using Long Island issues to rally supporters on the other side of the country.
According to an Associated Press story, the presidential hopeful promised residents of Oregon that she opposes the federal siting of floating natural gas facilities off that state’s coast. Clinton explained how she’s currently fighting the Broadwater plan to [...]
Posted in energy, tagged Broadwater, energy, National Grid on April 1, 2008 | No Comments »
National Grid just sold the Ravenswood power generation station in Queens for $2.8 billion, something it was told it must do when New York state’s Public Service Commission approved its takeover of KeySpan.
The buyer: TransCanada, one half of the team hoping to build Broadwater in the middle of the Long Island Sound.
The Canadian company, which [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, energy on March 31, 2008 | No Comments »
The New York Times came out against the proposed Broadwater liquefied natural gas barge in its editorial pages today, claiming the project takes a short-term approach in the face of long-term concerns such as “finally curbing the addiction to fossil fuels and preventing another industrial incursion into Long Island Sound.”
Long Island Business News also wrote [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater on March 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment, has posted a Youtube video asking residents to call new Gov. David Paterson to reject Broadwater Energy’s plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound.
Esposito has been one of the most vocal critics of Broadwater, which last week received federal approval. Paterson, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Shell Oil President John Hofmeister has announced his retirement, effective June 1.
Hofmeister was on Long Island two weeks ago, campaigning for Broadwater, the liquified natural gas terminal proposed off he coast of Wading River. Broadwater is a joint project of Shell and TransCanada.
The LNG still needs the approval of Gov. David Paterson. Even Paterson’s approval [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Connecticut, David Paterson on March 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As soon-to-be New York Gov. David Paterson said today that he expects to need more time to decide on Broadwater, Shell Oil and TransCanada’s liquified natural gas terminal in the Long Island Sound between Wading River and Connecticut, the Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell condemned the project. She said she would now start lobbying Paterson [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
When Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigns, and he’s expected to do so some time this morning, he will leave a hearty pile of pressing tasks on the new governor’s desk, including several reform initiatives and the state budget.
But while the budget will decide how much Long Island schools will either give up or gain, there’s another [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Cablevision, podcast on March 7, 2008 | No Comments »
The latest episode of our weekly podcast is live.
In this edition of LI Bizcast, host David Reich-Hale reports on Cablevision, which is fending off a major attack from rival Verizon. The Bethpage company is actually adding customers.
Then, a local historian is doing all he can to restore the former Dix Hills home of jazz great [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, energy, podcast on March 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Why do we need Broadwater? Here’s one side of the argument.
In this edition of our executive-chat podcast, At C Level, host David Reich-Hale sits down with John D. Hofmeister, president of Shell Oil Co., to discuss one of the hottest topics on Long Island.
Hofmeister, whose employer will jointly operate Broadwater with TransCanada, explains why Long [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Connecticut, energy, Steve Levy on February 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Long Island and Connecticut, from opposite sides of the Long Island Sound, often oppose each other when it comes to Sound issues. For example, the Nutmeg state has fought hard to stop the Islander East pipeline, which would deliver natural gas to Long Island via a pipe running along the bottom of the Sound.
Connecticut is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater on January 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Committee made its final environmental impact statement on the proposed Broadwater Energy barge available today. Last week, the group released details from the report, essentially claiming the floating liquid-natural-gas facility is not as big a threat to the environment as opponents say.
LI Biz Blog gave opponents a chance to fire back, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, energy on January 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today gave its final environmental impact report on the Broadwater liquefied natural gas facility proposed for the middle of the Long Island Sound, well off of the coast of Wading River.
In the organization’s view, the project won’t cause nearly the environmental problems opponents claim, not to mention, it will provide [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Connecticut, Long Island Sound on December 23, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Could Connecticut’s attorney general play a part in whether a liquefied natural gas terminal planned about nine miles off the coast of Wading River ever gets built?
Richard Blumenthal told the Connecticut Post he’s still hoping New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer comes out against the plan. But if Spitzer gives approval, the Nutmeg State’s chief attorney [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Long Island Association, pets, Quality King on April 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Can you believe it?
The Long Island Association, one of the region’s largest business interest groups, announced its support of Broadwater, a liquid natural gas barge planned for the middle of the Long Island Sound.
The project already earned support from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but it is still awaiting a thumbs up from the New [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, terrorism on March 14, 2007 | No Comments »
A congressional study released today says a terrorist attack on a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas could cause an explosion that would burn anyone within a one-mile radius.
The study was not conducted to determine whether the Broadwater LNG facility proposed for the Long Island Sound would be safe, but its results indeed ignite the longstanding [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, James Baker, podcast on March 2, 2007 | No Comments »
The newest episode of LI Bizcast is ready for you to sink your claws into (read on and you’ll get the pun).
This week we talk lobsters. If Broadwater is built, local lobstermen will surely boil over. Ross Daly reports.
Also, David Reich-Hale reports on James Baker and John Kominicki tells us how the inaugural Long Island [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Kenneth P. Lavalle on January 24, 2007 | No Comments »
State Sen. Kenneth P. LaValle is no fan of the proposed Broadwater liquefied natural gas terminal. The politician spoke out against the project at a public meeting held by the Federal Environmental Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Shoreham on Jan. 11.
Here’s the video of his speech, courtesy of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Broadwater, Dick Amper, Steve Levy on January 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
You can always count on Long Island Pine Barrens Chief Dick Amper to stir up dirt. And that he did with an essay in LIBN’s Jan. 5 issue. The piece, part of a collection of opinions from various Long Island leaders, charged that Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy was more interested in reaping campaign [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Blumenthal, Broadwater on January 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Either Christopher Hoffman doesn’t talk to his boss, or, well, Connecticut Attorney General Dick Blumenthal isn’t telling the whole truth.
In Liese Klein’s Business New Haven story about our “hatchet job” on Blumenthal and his opposition to various energy and environmental issues affecting Long Island and Connecticut, the AG claims he was never contacted by this [...]
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