State Senate candidate would seek to end LNG shipments through Boston Harbor

By adamg on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 3:21pm

Big Coast Guard escorting an LNG tanker last summer.

Dan Hill, who lives near Boston Harbor and is running for state senate in a district that includes Chelsea and Everett, says the state should do everything it can to try to keep LNG tankers out of Boston Harbor - especially Yemeni ones - and phase out the Distrigas natural-gas terminal in Everett in favor of a new facility in Naragansett Bay:

Hill noted that for new LNG ports the Coast Guard requires "security zones" restricting movement within 1,000 yards on either side of an LNG tanker, a standard that could not possibly be met in Boston Harbor. "I find it disturbing that safety requirements for new facilities apparently do not need to be met for existing facilities."

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I'm sure the people living

By NotWhitey on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 3:50pm.

I'm sure the people living around Narragansett Bay will be happy to hear about this.

There are less of them and

By ShadyMilkMan on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 4:28pm.

There are less of them and they are far away enough from the site to make it a logical choice. It is about time that other parts of the state took some of the burden from the low income core suburbs of Boston. That includes projects like this and the Wind Turbines on the Cape.

It is fairly impressive to

By faegirl on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 7:58pm.

It is fairly impressive to see these things pop out of nowhere...the only indicator we usually have that one is coming through the harbor is the lack of boat traffic and the helicopters.

incurring all cost would incentivize supplier to move the depot

By Anonymous on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 8:13pm.

The Boston Harbor LNG depot is the only depot in the US that is located in a major city.

I cannot think of a good reason, especially in the age of international terrorism, to deliver this amount of energy into the heart of a city when a less populated depot location could serve existing customers equally as well.

The cost of security to deliver LNG via the Boston Harbor to Everett is much higher than a more remote location. The former police Commissioner sought to declare the harbor a permanent target to obtain federal aid to cover the high cost of security including inspecting piers for underwater explosives.

If the for-profit business had to cover these costs, they would surely find a less expensive place to deliver the energy.

LNG

By plt3012 on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 4:31am.

I used to think that the opposition to this was overblown political hype. Not anymore. Granted, these ships have been coming here for years. But given the situation with terrorism, I think it prudent to find an alternative way of getting that stuff here.

He's got a point Jim

By anon² on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 9:16am.

n/t

Cool Photo

By Alex_Toth on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 2:34pm.

Do you have a link to a large sized photo?