Thursday, December 08, 2005
Winter Heating Woes Alleviated?
This is a good thing ... mostly.
Technorati Tags: Gas | Winter
- The Coast Guard yesterday gave energy giant BP preliminary approval to bring liquefied natural gas tankers up the Delaware River to Gloucester County with two big ifs:
BP has to implement "necessary" security measures.
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Only four U.S. ports handle such shipments. In Boston, the Coast Guard and armed police marine units escort the tankers.
Scott said the Coast Guard's review committee presented him last week with a range of measures that would be needed to "responsibly manage" the risks posed by these vessels.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in the meantime, has agreed to hear arguments in a brewing border war between New Jersey and Delaware over the terminal. Delaware has acted to block the facility, saying its 1,900-foot pier would extend into its waters and violate the state's Coastal Zone Act.
Technorati Tags: Gas | Winter
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