CLICK HERE. / " title="A SEPARATE PROPOSAL FOR AN offshore berth in Mount Hope Bay is still under appeal.For a larger version of this image, CLICK HERE. /"/>FALL RIVER – The U.S. Coast Guard has dealt a blow to Weaver’s Cove Energy LLC by once again affirming that the proposed liquid natural gas shipping route through two Taunton River bridges to a land-based Fall River facility is unsuitable, the entity announced on Tuesday, according to The Herald News.
The proposal outlined LNG tankers passing through 11 Rhode Island and Massachusetts municipalities and more than 25 miles of densely populated coastline. The ruling on Tuesday came in line with previous decisions in 2007 and 2008 that effectively blocked the proposed terminal.
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Still under appeal is a separate proposal for an offshore station in Mount Hope Bay, allowing tankers to avoid traveling under the three bridges that connect Fall River and Somerset, said The Herald News.
In a report released June 25, the Coast Guard said that LNG shipping was suitable for local waterways in relation to commercial and recreational vessels.
“LNG tanker traffic would pose enormous risks to the vibrancy of Narragansett Bay and the safety of surrounding communities,” said U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, according to Trading Markets. “I’m committed to stopping this facility and glad that the Coast Guard reaffirmed that Weaver’s Cove is not the right place for an LNG terminal.”
The Jamestown LNG Threat Committee will host a “Congress of Councils” community summit on Sept. 8; the Congress describes itself as a nonpartisan advocacy consortium whose mission is “preserving the Mount Hope and Narragansett Bays.”
“To date, LNG poses a serious threat to the safety of bay-area residents, our environment as well as our vital tourism industry,” said Dick Lynn, coordinator of the Congress of Councils. “By organizing town and city councils directly impacted by the proposed Hess and Weaver’s Cove facility, we can form a united front against big corporations seeking to jeopardize the best interests of Rhode Islanders.”
Ahead of the Congress, Ted Gehrig, president and COO of Weaver’s Cove Energy, released a letter and video correcting “inaccuracies” in the viewpoints expressed by the Threat Committee about the project.
