In The News Continued

IN THE NEWS...

A listing of news stories and reports on the proposed natural gas pipeline / power plant project or related subjects. Continued from the front page.

NOTE

We would prefer to link directly to each of these articles, but sometimes cannot because the links are changed as new articles replace the old. The best we can do in these cases is link to the website of the appropriate newspaper.

2001
March 18: Power plant project taps into town's brain trust - Albany Times Union
March 12: Plant developer issues plan for impact studies - Albany Times Union
January 17: Panel to hold hearings on Yankee Sale Rutland Herald
January 28: Price spikes make state's natural gas reliance a concern - Rutland Herald
January 14: Old contract has cushioned blow of rapidly rising electric rates - Rutland Herald

2000

December 24: Electric plant on schedule - Schenectacy Daily Gazette
December 14: Any change in electric service needs full, open review - Burlington Free Press
December 12: School board comes out against power plant - Albany Times Union
December 2: Now is the time to plan for electric-power needs - Burlington Free Press
November 29: School board opposes power plant - Albany Times Union
October 20: Power plant opponents meet to make their case - Albany Times Union
October 13: The house must try again on comprehensive oil and gas pipeline safety bill - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
September 29: Glenville Power Plant Application to be Delayed - Albany Times Union
September 14: Vermont fight may bolster plant foes - Albany Times-Union
August 24: Tempers rise at Glenville hearing - Albany Times-Union
August 21: Pipeline Blast Is Deadly Reminder of Risk - Los Angeles Times
August 20: Proposed plant picks city water - Albany Times-Union
August 19: Breaking point: Concerns about pipelines grow as major accidents increase, the system deteriorates and oversight fails - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
August 19: N.M. Pipe Explosion Kills 6 - New York Times
August 2: Residents decry plant siting -- Albany Times-Union
August 2: Gov. Dean fields questions, comments from CAT-TV viewers -- Bennington Banner
July 17: Lawmaker Urges Consumers Not to Pay Their Electric Bills -- Energy.com
July 17: Utilities Try New Ways to Vary Energy Pricing -- New York Times
July 17: Tight power supplies bring high prices and criticism -- Boston Globe
July 17: Energy brokers don't love New York -- Capital District Business Review (Albany)
July 15: Athens power plant moves forward -- Albany Times-Union
July 14: Pipeline approval generates criticism -- Toledo Blade
July 14: Natural Gas Pipeline Set for Ohio, Pennsylvania Gets Early Federal Approval -- Energy.com (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 12: FERC's Environmental Draft Says Guardian Pipeline OK -- EnergyOnline.com
July 11: Fuel Reserve Set in Attempt to Curb Heating Oil Prices -- New York Times
July 5: Steep Rise Is Forecast for Winter Heating Bills -- New York Times
July 3: Digital Economy's Demand for Steady Power Strains Utilities -- New York Times
June 28: Ever-Surging Demand for Electricity Is Posing Summer Challenge for Utilities -- New York Times
June 27: Natural Gas Prices Skyrocket -- Energy.com
June 16: Pipeline accidents increase, safety enforcement declines, study says -- CNN.com
June 16: Bennington deals pipeline a blow -- Rutland Herald
June 14: State OKs power plant -- Albany Times-Union
June 14: Cold Cash In Arctic Natural Gas? -- Washington Post
June 13: Jard zoning left alone -- Bennington Banner
June 12: Oil Industry Rebounds in Canada as It Becomes Top U.S. Supplier -- AP/New York Times
May 28: Pipeline would need more study to win backing -- AP/Boston Globe (from the Bennington Banner)
May 24: Select Board delays OK of Town Plan -- Bennington Banner
May 15: With 500,000 miles of fuel pipelines, safety is a national issue -- Rocky Mountain News
May 12: Senators say don't let states regulate -- Bellingham Herald
May 11: Citizens air their concerns; Glenville Energy pledges clean power, jobs at info session -- Schenectady County News
May 9: Heat Wave Sends New England Utilities' Electric Costs Skyward -- Energy.com (from Boston Globe)
May 6: First-Quarter Figures Show Drop in Natural Gas Production, Hike in Prices -- Energy.com (from Houston Chronicle)
May 2: Environmental Department Can Issue Permit to Greene County, N.Y., Power Plant -- Energy.com (from Albany Times-Union)
May 1: Big gas pipeline clears a hurdle -- New Jersey Online (from Star-Ledger News)
Apr 29: B.C. taking steps to stop Sumas plant -- Bellingham Herald
Apr 28: New Electric Plants Wield Power over Gas Pipeline Projects -- Energy.com
Apr 28: Federal Officials Tentatively Approve Two Gas Pipelines for Florida -- Energy.com
Apr 28: New Jersey Residents Support Battle against Proposed Pipeline -- Energy.com
Apr 27: Federal Panel Clears Plans for Gas Pipeline in New Jersey -- New York Times
Apr 26: Federal approval given to controversial pipeline -- Boston Globe
Apr 26: Dereg failure costs state two power plants -- Energy Online
Apr 23: Power ruling may dim competition -- Tampa Tribune
Apr 21: Environmental Group Names the Nation's Most Polluting Power Plants -- Energy.com
Apr 21: Merchant power plant decision in Florida -- Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 21: Gas plant evolution unnerves residents -- Bennington Banner
Apr 21: Plan to change Jard site zoning opposed -- Bennington Banner
Apr 20: It's not dead yet: Pipeline backers push toward goal -- Bennington Banner
Apr 19: New York mulling pipeline plan -- Rutland Herald
Apr 14: Residents blast proposed plant -- Albany Times Union
Apr 11: Studies back particulates' link to death -- USA Today Online
Apr 11: Vermont joins suit over air pollution -- Rutland Herald
Apr 7: Environmental group claims knowledge of new pipeline plan -- Rutland Herald
Apr 7: Senator ready to give up fight over utilities study -- St. Petersburg Times Online
Apr 6: Florida Senate panel delays vote on power-plant amendment -- Energy.com
Apr 5: Power-plant builder offers deal to neighbors of proposed Indiana project -- Energy.com
Apr 5: Board explains pipeline position -- Rutland Herald
Apr 3: For now, New England is swimming in gas -- McGraw-Hill Energy Online
Mar 30: Casa Grande, Ariz., power plant hits obstacle from private water company -- Energy.com
Mar 30: Request to waive emissions put on hold -- Boston Globe
Mar 27: Acid rain problem remains in region -- Rutland Herald
Mar 20: Arizona utility panel wavers on power plant approval -- Energy.com
Mar 19: Dean and Pollina pitch 'green' records -- Rutland Herald
Mar 19: Manchester officials reluctant to come out against pipeline -- Rutland Herald
Mar 17: VPIRG stands by study, opposes gas project -- Rutland Herald
Mar 17: Residents would get greater say on gas project -- Rutland Herald
Mar 14: When pipelines are time bombs 2 million miles of them deliver potential catastrophe every day -- USA TODAY
Mar 11: Gas pipeline supporters say Route 7 path still alive -- Rutland Herald
Mar. 9: Pipeline's demise -- Rutland Herald
Mar 7: Pipeline route is dead, Dean says -- Rutland Herald
Mar 5: Manchester voters approve new roundabout plan -- Rutland Herald
Mar 1: Proposed Power Plants Face Grass-Roots Opposition in Indiana -- Energy.com
Mar 1: Federal Government Admits Lack of Ability to Inspect Oil, Gas Pipelines -- Energy.com
Feb 24: Study says Midwest air quality worse than East Coast air -- Boston Globe
Feb 12: 'Dormant' gas project alive but again pushed back -- Rutland Herald
Jan 24: Sithe and Cabot LNG Enter Into Multibillion-dollar Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement -- (Company press release)
Jan 19: Natural gas prices highest since '86 [Year of soaring profits for gas-weighted firms] -- National Post(Canada)
Jan 16: Sunderland to vote on gas pipeline project -- Rutland Herald
Jan 11- Towns to have voice in Vermont Yankee sale -- Boston Globe
Jan 10: Electric plant proposed for site in Glenville -- Capital District Business Review (Albany)
Jan 7: Yarmouth residents press for emissions cuts at Wyman Station -- Boston Globe
Jan 7: State Supreme Court will not hear power plant case before May -- Boston Globe
Jan 6: Turning green with energy -- Philadelphia Inquirer
Jan 5: Sable gas flows into New England -- Boston Globe
Jan 2: Businesses to Turn to Small Generators, away from Utilities for Power -- Energy.com
Jan 1: Future's so bright: Vermonters' predictions upbeat -- Rutland Herald

1999

Dec 31: Generating site plan reduced in Glenville -- Albany Times-Union
Dec 18: EPA approves states' petitions to cut back on Midwest smog -- Boston Globe
Dec 17: Financing Completed on 416-MW Alberta Project -- McGraw-Hill - Electric Power Daily
Dec 17: [Maine] PUC endorses utility merger -- Boston Globe
Dec 16: Sempra denied permit for plant. Siting Council upholds New Milford denials -- Waterbury Republican-American
Dec 16: New Milford plant gets thumbs down -- Boston Globe
Dec 15: Chicago-NY Pipeline Denied -- New York Times
Dec 13: Owners of Wyman Station to pitch emissions trading as alternative to pollution cuts -- Boston Globe
Dec 8: Gas leak leaves 1,300 homes without heat -- Boston Globe
Dec 7: AES says delay in court decision will mean no power plant -- Boston Globe
Dec 6: Enormous natural gas source will soon be available to Rhode Islanders -- Boston Globe
Dec 6: Hydro-Quebec stands firm on Vermont contract -- Boston Globe
Dec 4: Nova Scotia to Mass. Pipeline starts up soon -- Rutland Herald
Dec 3: Town hires lawyer as oversight dispute continues -- Boston Globe
Dec 3: CMP expresses concern in welcoming PUC examiner's report on merger -- Boston Globe
Nov 17: For some, the pipeline job was more nightmare than dream -- News and Sentinel (Connecticut)
Nov 13: Clarendon board joins opposition to gas project -- Rutland Herald
Nov 10: Danby officially opposes pipeline -- Rutland Herald
Nov 02: Dean: Decent jobs require decent roads -- Rutland Herald
Oct 29: Macaulay says critics wrong about gas project -- Rutland Herald
Oct 29: Clarendon residents cool to gas proposal -- Rutland Herald