Here we Go - Senate Gives Feds Authority to Override States on LNG sites

[cyberpj]

Senate Backs Regulators on Energy Plan By H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer
15 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Senate agreed Wednesday to give federal regulators clear authority to override state objections to the siting of liquefied natural gas import facilities, rejecting a proposal that would have allowed governors to block a project because of public health or environmental concerns.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050622/ap_on_go_co/senate_energy


For more on the dangers of LNG, check this out:

http://timrileylaw.com/LNG.htm

[Just Me]

1. I can't imagine that this will go unchallenged.

Surely, there will be a number of state AGs that will file a constitutional challenge. Surely.

[kwolf68]

2. What happened to States Rights?

Oh, I forget about the (S)election of 2000, they shitcanned states rights then too for power and greed.

[seabeyond]

3. the republicans?

the democrats were throwing all kinds of admendments out right

i listened for a while. was interesting

[cyberpj]

4. Here's how the vote went:

As posted to the Delaware Forum on this same topic:
Cats Against Frist (1000+ posts)
Wed Jun-22-05 01:10 PM

Of course they did

The Republicans controll the Senate, and Republicans love bloated, top-down bureaucracy, authoritarianism and big government, when it suits corporate interest.

Of course, if seven spineless Democrats wouldn't have voted for it, of course it would have been a tie. Notice the states from which these GOP-operatives-in-donkey-clothing hail:

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---52
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Santorum (R-PA)
Shelby (R-AL)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)

NAYs ---45
Akaka (D-HI)
Allen (R-VA)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Chafee (R-RI)
Clinton (D-NY)
Collins (R-ME)
Corzine (D-NJ)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Jeffords (I-VT)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Martinez (R-FL)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Sununu (R-NH)
Vitter (R-LA)
Wyden (D-OR)

[MaineDem]

5. Notice how many of the Yea voters are from states with no coastline

They don't have to worry about an LNG tanker sailing up next to their cities.

Bastards!

[cyberpj]

6. That's exactly what caught my eye. Did you catch this part?

There are four LNG import facilities currently operating in Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana. More than 40 additional facilities have been proposed, including some in heavily populated areas where the projects have generated strong local and state objections.

We have 4 - they want 40.

[cyberpj]

7. -

[MaineDem]

9. Our two Senators voted against this

But again, their votes didn't count. I'm waiting for them to actually cast a vote against the rest of the Republicans and have it mean something.

[cyberpj]

8. We have 4, they want 40 - Here's where:

By searching I was able to locate a detailed listing of operating, planned, and proposed terminals is available as part of NGI's North American Natural Gas Infrastructure Map.

http://intelligencepress.com/features/lng /

http://intelligencepress.com/ancp.html

So if I can find this info showing maps of US NG storage and pipelines how secure are the sites from terror attacks? That's what's on my mind since the one proposed for my area of Delaware/New Jersy is mere miles from a troublesome nuclear plant.