About 40 angry union workers blasted El Paso Corp.’s safety and financial record last Wednesday morning in front of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where commissioners were holding their regular bi-weekly meeting. The AFL-CIO affiliated Pipeline Workers of America (PWOA) handed out flyers that said, “Say No to Blue Atlantic,” El Paso’s proposed 1,000-mile, 36-inch diameter Atlantic pipeline system that would bring gas to New York and New Jersey from offshore Nova Scotia.
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Union Workers Protest El Paso’s Safety Record at FERC
About 40 angry union workers blasted El Paso Corp.’s safety and financial record Wednesday morning in front of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where commissioners were holding their regular bi-weekly meeting. The AFL-CIO affiliated Pipeline Workers of America (PWOA) handed out flyers that said, “Say No to Blue Atlantic,” El Paso’s proposed 1,000-mile, 36-inch diameter Atlantic pipeline system that would bring gas to New York and New Jersey from offshore Nova Scotia.
CA Governor Re-Appoints Peevey, Names A New Regulator
California’s Gov. Gray Davis Tuesday prepared for the New Year by re-appointing Michael Peevey, 64, to the California Public Utilities Commission and appointing his current cabinet secretary, Susan Kennedy, 42, to another spot on the five-member CPUC. Both are appointed to six-year terms and their new positions are subject to state Senate confirmation.
Activists Arrested in Protest against Northwest Lateral in WA
Environmental protesters chained themselves to horizontal directional drilling machinery last Monday in opposition to Northwest Pipeline’s construction of the Grays Harbor Lateral in Washington state, law enforcement authorities and pipeline officials said.
Producers, Potato-Makers Protest Viking’s 50%-Plus Rate Hike
Canadian producers, distributor customers and Idaho potato processors are protesting a rate case filing by Viking Gas Transmission that the protesters claim would raise the pipeline’s rates by over 50% at the same time it proposes a number of changes in its rate and scheduling scheme, including term-differentiated rates.
CPUC Vows to Review Dynegy’s Costs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.
CPUC Vows to Review Dynegy’s CA Costs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.
CPUC Vows to Review Dynegy’s CA Costs
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) thinks DynegyPower Marketing Inc. doth protest too much.
Marketers Protest EIA Northeast Surveys
If the Energy Information Agency (EIA) was envisioning a smoothroad ahead when it filed for an emergency approval from the Officeof Management and Budget for a new energy survey in the Northeast,the agency is in for a rude awakening.
Marketers Protest EIA Northeast Surveys
If the Energy Information Agency (EIA) was envisioning a smoothroad ahead when it filed for an emergency approval from the Officeof Management and Budget for a new energy survey in the Northeast,the agency is in for a rude awakening.