Trump Signs Executive Orders To Fast-Track Oil And Gas Pipelines

Word has it that the creators of Maine's expedited wind law will soon be telling us why expediting is now bad. This is a good start. Now let's get some new natural gas pipeline into Maine so we needn't buy LNG from the Russians as they've done in Boston.

- President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to speed up oil and gas pipeline projects.

- Trump seeks to curtail the ability of states, like New York and Washington, to kill vital energy projects.

- New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo blocked gas pipeline projects, triggering an energy crunch in the northeast.

President Donald Trump signed a pair of executive orders aimed at speeding up oil and gas pipeline permitting, including limiting the ability of activists and states to block key energy projects.

Trump signed the orders Wednesday at an International Union of Operating Engineers’ training center near Houston. Some labor unions have pushed back against Democrats’ anti-fossil fuel agenda, including the recently introduced Green New Deal.

Trump ordered federal agencies to speed up permitting for pipeline projects, including asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to curtail state authority to block projects under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

The administration is responding to criticisms that some states have weaponized CWA permitting to block energy projects.

For example, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has blocked a number of natural gas pipelines from running through his state, depriving the northeast of much needed energy supplies.

The supply crunch hit hard during winter when the region was forced to import gas from Russia. New York City locals fear a moratorium on new gas hook-ups will stall commercial developments.

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Comment by Willem Post on April 10, 2019 at 9:26pm

Here is and article of a 6-day wind/solar lull, in summer, in NE, with all fossil and nuclear plants closed down and with the 2017 wind/solar capacities built out TWENTY-TWO times, per the mantras of pro-RE idiots who likely have NEVER analyzed or designed any energy systems

A 500,000 MWh battery would be required to cover the electricity shortfall.

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/analysis-of-a-6-day-lul...

Comment by Willem Post on April 10, 2019 at 9:18pm

1) The NE Governors's statement on regional energy affordability was written by biased pro-RE entities that hijacked the meeting agenda according to their plan.

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/new-england-governors-s...

2) It would be beyond ridiculous to shut down NE fossil and nuclear plants that generated about 75% of all of NE electriccity. See URL.

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/analysis-of-a-6-day-lul...

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/ne-wind-and-solar-elect...

 

3) The famous wind/solar lull and energy crunch of the winter of 2017/2018

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/a-likely-scenario-durin...

ISO-NE Report: Cold Weather Operations December 24, 2017 – January 8, 2018

 

- Low Renewables Generation After 20 Years of Subsidies

 

Generation from all renewables (wind, refuse, wood, landfill gas, methane) was 9%, 7% and 6% of the total NE grid load on 24 Dec 2017, 1 Jan 2018, and 6 Jan 2018, respectively. See page 14.

 

- Unreliable Variable Solar Generation

 

Generation from about 2350 MW of PV solar at end 2017, on distribution grids, such as residential rooftop solar, varied from zero to 750 MW; was minimal during almost all hours of the period. Could not be relied on for electrical service at 99.97% reliability, 24/7/365. See page 48.

 

Generation from about 82 MW of PV solar at end 2017, on high voltage grids, such as large-scale, field-mounted solar, varied from zero to 26 MW, was minimal during almost all hours of the period. Could not be relied on for electrical service at 99.97% reliability, 24/7/365. See page 49.

 

- Unreliable Variable Wind Generation

 

Generation from about 1279 MW of wind turbines at end 2017 varied from a high of 1150 MW to lows of less than 100 MW on 5 days. Could notbe relied on for electrical service at 99.97% reliability, 24/7/365. See page 50.

 

NOTE: Wind, installed capacity was 1379 MW at end 2017, of which about 100 MW in Maine is connected to the Canadian grid, due to a lack of transmission to southern New England.

https://www.awea.org/wind-energy-facts-at-a-glance

https://www.iso-ne.com/static-assets/documents/2018/01/20180112_col...

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/low-cost-domestic-pipel...

http://www.windtaskforce.org/profiles/blogs/conservative-law-founda...

Comment by arthur qwenk on April 10, 2019 at 5:52pm

Get those dense fuels like natural gas flowing into New England where the GREEN SCAM is killing the state.

 

Maine as Third World Country:

CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

Click here to read how the Maine ratepayer has been sold down the river by the Angus King cabal.

Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

******** IF LINKS BELOW DON'T WORK, GOOGLE THEM*********

(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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