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Reed & Whitehouse Statement on Withdrawal of Controversial LNG Project
PROVIDENCE, RI -- U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today hailed Hess LNG/Weavers Cove Energy plans to withdraw a controversial proposal to locate a liquefied natural gas plant in Fall River as a significant victory to the safety and security of Rhode Islanders.
Posted on 6/13/2011 | -
Reed, Whitehouse, Kerry, and Brown Seek to Bar LNG Facility in Densely Populated Area
In an effort to protect communities in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Kerry (D-MA), and Scott Brown (R-MA) sent a bipartisan letter to the top members of the Appropriations Subcommi...
Posted on 11/4/2010 | -
Coast Guard Denies Weaver's Cove LNG Appeal
PROVIDENCE, RI - The U.S. Coast Guard today announced that it has denied Weaver's Cove Energy's appeal and affirmed that the waterway is navigationally unsuitable for LNG shipments into a land-based Fall River facility. This ruling upholds previous Coast Guard decisions handed down in 2007 and...
Posted on 9/3/2010 | -
Reed Applauds National Park Service for Finding LNG Proposal Inconsistent with Environmental Protection
The decade-long effort to protect the Taunton River as part of the national Wild and Scenic Rivers System is helping to protect Rhode Islanders from the dangers of building a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mount Hope Bay. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today...
Posted on 5/17/2010 | -
Floor Statement Urging Port Security Legislation
Mr. President, I rise to engage in a colloquy with my colleague from Rhode Island, Mr. Whitehouse, and my colleague from West Virginia, Mr. Rockefeller. Mr. President, I want to thank the chairman of the Commerce Committee for his leadership in advancing this bill. As he, Senator Whitehouse, and I have d...
Posted on 5/7/2010 | -
Reed and Whitehouse Statement Opposing Coast Guard's LNG Recommendation
- Today, after Captain Raymond J. Perry of the United States Coast Guard wrote a letter of recommendation, as it relates to navigation safety and maritime security that would impact the Weaver's Cove Energy, LLC proposal to import Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by tanker to a waterf...
Posted on 7/30/2009 | -
Reed, Whitehouse, and Kennedy Applaud Coast Guard's Final Determination that Weaver's Cove LNG Plan is Unsafe
PROVIDENCE, RI - The U.S. Coast Guard today announced that it has denied Weaver's Cove Energy's appeal and affirmed that the waterway is navigationally unsuitable for LNG shipments. This ruling upholds a Coast Guard decision handed down last fall, effectively blocking the proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) te...
Posted on 5/21/2008 |