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Although it is not a well known name in the energy industry, NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. aims to be recognizable by the time in 2010 when it opens its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on the Oregon side upriver about 40 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean-hugging town of Astoria, OR. The next step is a completed draft environmental impact report (EIR) or an announcement on a major source of LNG in the next two to three months, said Gary Coppedge the firm’s president, during an interview with NGI late Thursday.

Although it is not a well known name in the energy industry, NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. aims to be recognizable by the time in 2010 when it opens its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on the Oregon side upriver about 40 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean-hugging town of Astoria, OR. The next step is a completed draft environmental impact report (EIR) or an announcement on a major source of LNG in the next two to three months, said Gary Coppedge the firm’s president, during an interview with NGI late Thursday.

Although it is not a well known name in the energy industry, NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. aims to be recognizable by the time in 2010 when it opens its proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal on the Oregon side upriver about 40 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River at the Pacific Ocean-hugging town of Astoria, OR. The next step is a completed draft environmental impact report (EIR) or an announcement on a major source of LNG in the next two to three months, said Gary Coppedge, the firm’s president, during an interview with NGI late Thursday.

The House last week passed by a vote of 229-193 legislation overhauling the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which aims to make the process more efficient and also give back some of the private property rights that were lost in the original legislation.

The next Alberta oilsands mega-mine, the first to enter construction since energy prices have gone to a new plateau, aims to respond to the expensive new energy market realities by cutting about 40% off the industry average consumption of natural gas to produce synthetic crude oil.

The next Alberta oilsands mega-mine, the first to enter construction since energy prices have gone to a new plateau, aims to respond to the expensive new energy market realities by cutting about 40% off the industry average consumption of natural gas to produce synthetic crude oil.

Following news that biologists at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are recommending a “not warranted” for protection listing for the greater sage grouse, it appears that natural gas producers might be able to breathe a little easier about their activities in the West. An alliance group fighting to keep the bird off of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection list labeled the decision — if it becomes final — as “the biggest win the West has seen in decades.”

Following news that biologists at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service are recommending a “not warranted” for protection listing for the greater sage grouse, it appears that natural gas producers might be able to breathe a little easier about their activities in the West. An alliance group fighting to keep the bird off of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection list labeled the decision — if it becomes final — as “the biggest win the West has seen in decades.”

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) is undertaking an initiative to develop sample legislation that would encourage regional collaboration among state utility commissions on issues tied to the siting of transmission lines, Matthew Brown, energy program director at the NCSL, said.