Tag: Liquefied Natural Gas
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Moves to Expedite Fracked Gas Exports Spark Public Outcry: 182,000+ Americans Urge Senate to Enact Ban
Some 182,000 petitions have been delivered to the U.S. Senate to urge it to reject plans to dramatically expedite exports…
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EPA Focuses on Fracking, Leaks and More to Further Obama’s Methane Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday released five technical papers as the first step to enacting President Barack Obama’s recent plan to reduce methane emissions. The five white papers address different emissions sources and mitigation techniques regarding methane and volatile organic compounds. The sources of focus are fracking, leaks, compressors, liquid removal and pneumatic devices. [caption…
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In Light of Washington LNG Explosion, Community Demands Answers to Cove Point Export Terminal Concerns
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility explosion that rocked a Plymouth, WA, community on Monday, March 31, has Lusby residents demanding answers about a proposed expansion that would enable the Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas terminal to become an LNG export facility. The incident should also reignite debate on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s…
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Large LNG Explosion Displaces Hundreds in Washington
Nearly 1,000 area residents and agricultural workers were displaced Monday following a liquefied natural gas (LNG) explosion at a plant near the Washington-Oregon border. According to the Tri-City Herald, hazardous materials experts believe the Monday morning explosion at Northwest Pipeline caused the slow leak of cold LNG from a 14.6-million-gallon storage tank that was struck by shrapnel.…
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Feds Greenlight LNG Exports From Controversial Jordan Cove Project in Oregon
Though the decision was anticipated and remains conditional, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) approval of the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Coos Bay, OR is already drawing the ire of environmental groups across the country. The Jordan Cove project includes building an export terminal that would be supplied by the proposed 235-mile-long Pacific Connector…