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Siding more with the 2007 Farmers’ Almanac rather than forecasts released recently by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and EarthSat Energy Weather, AccuWeather.com Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said last week that he expects the 2006-2007 winter to be colder than normal along the high-energy-demand East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast.

Siding with the 2007 Farmers’ Almanac rather than forecasts released recently by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and EarthSat Energy Weather, AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi said Wednesday that he expects the 2006-2007 winter to be cooler than normal along the high-energy-demand East Coast and eastern Gulf Coast.

A coalition of 18 congressional members are siding with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in its challenge to FERC’s claim of “exclusive jurisdiction” over Sound Energy Solution’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for the Port of Long Beach, CA.

A coalition of 18 congressional members are siding with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in its challenge to FERC’s claim of “exclusive jurisdiction” over Sound Energy Solution’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for the Port of Long Beach, CA.

Given the choice of siding with a bullish hurricane forecast or a bearish technical outlook, the natural gas futures market chose the latter Tuesday as prices gapped lower at the opening bell and tumbled to new two-week lows.

Siding with the Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that the siting of Northwest Natural’s 62-mile South Mist Pipeline extension was done properly. The decision clears the way for major construction to begin on the $94 million project next spring with an in-service date of the heating season of fall 2004.

Siding with the Oregon’s Energy Facility Siting Council, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled late last week that the siting of Northwest Natural’s 62-mile South Mist Pipeline extension was done properly. The ruling clears the way for major construction to begin on the $94 million project this coming spring with an in-service date of the heating season of fall 2004.

In a decision siding with Sempra Energy, FERC Administrative LawJudge (ALJ) Herbert Grossman last week found that postage-stamprates on Kern River Gas Transmission are “unjust and unreasonable.”Instead, he ruled in favor of a distance-sensitive zonal ratedesign, which was proposed by Sempra.

In a decision siding with Sempra Energy, FERC Administrative LawJudge (ALJ) Herbert Grossman has found that postage-stamp rates onKern River Gas Transmission are “unjust and unreasonable.” Instead,he ruled in favor of a distance-sensitive zonal rate design, whichwas proposed by Sempra.