Second Incident Involving LNG Tanker Off Massachusetts Coast Stirs Critics

December 29, 2008

James Vasniz - Boston Globe

Second incident involving an LNG tanker off coast stirs critics

The US Coast Guard aided a disabled tanker carrying liquefied natural gas early yesterday after it went adrift 16 miles northeast of Provincetown.

It was the second time this year an LNG tanker broke down near the state's coastline.... For Complete Article Click On Link Below

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/29/2d_incident_involving_an_lng_tanker_off_coast_stirs_critics/

Petition!!! - Support The Proposed "Oregon Informed Growth Act"!!!

Oregon Independent Businesses for Informed Growth

Sign up to support Oregon Informed Growth Act

Small business is the backbone of the Oregon economySmall businesses are the backbone of the Oregon economy. Oregon businesses are invested in Oregon and their communities. State policy should nurture the growth and continued diversification of this sector....Click On Link Below To Access Details and Petition And Decide For Yourself.

http://www.onwardoregon.org/site/apps/fc/form.asp?c=ffIOIRMEG&b=4859219#petition

A New Player For The Pro-LNG Element: Energy Action Northwest

ENERGY ACTION NORTHWEST
Previously
NORTHWEST BUSINESS AND LABOR COALITION FOR RELIABLE AFFORDABLE ENERGY
Previously
CITIZENS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

These people want you to join the fight against the Anti-LNG forces, CRK, CRBA, and the like and hope you are stupid enough to pay them at least $75.00 to do it.

For the full details and your prerogative to judge for yourself, click on the link below.

http://www.energyactionnw.org/page315.html

F.E.R.C. Upholds Bradwood Landing Decision

MEDIA ALERT
Oregon, Washington
FERC Upholds Bradwood Landing Decision
January 15, 2009

The Oregonian: "FERC's approval is the final administrative step before the state can launch a federal court challenge of the agency's regulatory process. Gov. Ted Kulongoski has threatened such a course of action if his complaints about the federal regulatory process weren't satisfied. He is now supported by a new attorney general, John Kroger, who has expressed opposition to the three LNG terminals proposed in the state."


CP06-356-002, CP06-366-002, CP06-376-002 and CP06-377-002

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today denied rehearing requests of its order authorizing the construction and operation of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal on the Columbia River in Clatsop County, Oregon, and for the construction and operation of the associated 36.3-mile long pipeline from the terminal to an interconnection with Northwest Pipeline Corporation’s interstate pipeline system north of Kelso in Cowlitz County, Washington.

Click on links below for complete release and other reports on this issue.

http://www.ferc.gov/news/media-alerts/2009/2009-1/01-15-09-C-2-mediaalert.pdf

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/feds_deny_appeals_of_lng_termi.html

Oregonian:New I-5 Bridge To Include Wind Generators

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Dillon Rivera - The Oregonian

(The Blue Verticals Are The Wind Generators)

Combine river, wind, eco-friendliness and smooth sailing across the Columbia River and what do you have? A new Interstate 5 bridge with wind turbines generating electricity.

You read that right: The latest bridge design features vertically spinning turbines that would generate an unknown amount of juice while proclaiming loudly that the Portland-Vancouver area is the sustainability center of the world......Click On Link Below For Full Story

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/i5_wind_turbines.html

Time:America's Untapped Energy Resource!!!!

January 1, 2009

Michael Grunwald - Time Magazine

Wasting Our Watts - "We don't need drilling or new power Plants. We need to get efficient."

This may sound too good to be true, but the U.S. has a renewable-energy resource that is perfectly clean, remarkably cheap, surprisingly abundant and immediately available. It has astounding potential to reduce the carbon emissions that threaten our planet, the dependence on foreign oil that threatens our security and the energy costs that threaten our wallets. Unlike coal and petroleum, it doesn't pollute; unlike solar and wind, it doesn't depend on the weather; unlike ethanol, it doesn't accelerate deforestation or inflate food prices; unlike nuclear plants, it doesn't raise uncomfortable questions about meltdowns or terrorist attacks or radioactive-waste storage, and it doesn't take a decade to build. It isn't what-if like hydrogen, clean coal and tidal power; it's already proven to be workable, scalable and cost-effective. And we don't need to import it.

What's it called?

"Energy Efficiency"

For complete article click on link below

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1869224,00.html

LNG: Is This What's In Store For Us Importing Natural Gas?

Ukraine, Russia cut off gas to Europe

Each side blames the other for natural gas shut-off affecting at least 10 countries; heads of gas giants to meet Thursday.

MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Ukraine and Russia said the supply of natural gas to Europe was completely shut off Wednesday, but each side blamed the other for the cut-off, which comes as Europe faces a wave of freezing temperatures.

A spokesman for the Ukrainian state-run gas company, Naftogaz Ukrainy, told CNN that Russian gas giant Gazprom had turned off all gas flowing into Ukraine for transit into Europe....For Complete Article Click On Link Below


http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/news/international/russia_ukraine/index.htm

Somalia's High Seas Pirates

Can you build protection against them into LNG Tankers and Mega-Freighters.?

Click on links below for video reports.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=aWeL3xjtcIY

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xM0jKpwRAXg&feature=PlayList&p=C869DE076DC301A5&playnext=1&index=11

Obama;Bush Thwarts Israeli Attack On Iran

Brian Knowlton - The New York Times

"Last year, President Bush deflected a secret request by Israel for specialized bombs it wanted for an attack on Iran’s main nuclear complex, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

Quoting senior American and foreign officials, the article said that the president told the Israelis that he had authorized new covert action intended to sabotage Iran’s suspected effort to develop nuclear weapons".......For Complete Article Click On Link Below


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/12/us/politics/12iran.html?_r=1&hp