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To: Dennis Roth who wrote (183949)	5/15/2014 4:05:18 PM
From: Bearcatbob	1 Recommendation Recommended By isopatch Respond to of 206182

I sincerely hope that project is approved. 1. It would give use to a huge amount of invested capital. 2. It would provide a lot of high paying jobs for construction workers. 3. It would insure the long term employment and growth of the plant staff. OMG - why would this even be in question?

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (183949)	5/16/2014 11:17:14 AM
From: Dennis Roth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206182

Groups knock FERC review of Cove Point LNG export facility By Bob Downing Published: May 15, 2014 ohio.com ...“Today's Environmental Assessment by FERC has failed to address the significant impacts of this LNG export facility -- including the global warming pollution this project will cause, the potentially catastrophic threat to hundreds of nearby residents, the pollution of the Chesapeake Bay and risk to the critically endangered right whale, along with all the pollution associated with upstream fracking and fracked gas infrastructure. The agency needs to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement -- nothing less will suffice,” said Earthjustice Associate Attorney Jocelyn D’Ambrosio... === The right whale? Whales are seldom seen in Chesapeake Bay except at the very mouth of the bay. Most of the bay is too shallow for whales to safely navigate. To see a whale in the Patuxent river off Cove Point would indeed be a rare event. The 241-page report took two years to prepare and is supported by 21,000+ pages of evidence, but apparently is inadequate in addressing the impact on the whales of the Patuxent.

To: Dennis Roth who wrote (183949)	6/1/2014 11:31:52 AM
From: Dennis Roth	1 Recommendation Recommended By isopatch Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 206182

Cove Point natural gas export facility gets state OK Dominion ordered to pay $48 million toward clean energy, bill assistance May 30, 2014\|By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun articles.baltimoresun.com ...The Maryland Public Service Commission authorized Dominion, an energy company based in Richmond, Va., to build a 130-megawatt generating station at its existing Lusby import terminal. The plant would provide the power needed to compress natural gas into a superchilled liquid for loading onto tankers docked in the Chesapeake Bay. But the state regulatory body imposed 179 conditions on its approval, covering items that include air and water quality, traffic, noise and forest conservation at the site. The commission also declared that the export terminal would not provide net benefits to state residents, so it required Dominion to contribute to programs that would "advance and protect" the environmental and economic interests of Marylanders. It ordered the company to donate $40 million over five years to state efforts to develop renewable energy, reduce climate-altering pollution and promote energy efficiency. The company also is required to give $8 million over 20 years to a state fund that provides low-income energy assistance... ...Tidwell said opponents plan to urge Gov. Martin O'Malley to order a detailed risk assessment, as his Republican predecessor did for a smaller expansion of the terminal eight years ago... === A State ordered risk assessment would only be a delaying tactic, From the 2006 risk assessment pbadupws.nrc.gov ...In summary, the study concludes that the quantified risks to populations and facilities, including Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, fall within a range considered acceptable relative to available industry criteria, including the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulatory standards. The report further notes that although the incremental risks associated with the expanded facility relative to the existing licensed facility are minimal, all measures that might further reduce those risks to as low as reasonably achievable should be considered by the regulatory agency, and where appropriate incorporated into the license... A new assessment would come to a similar conclusion, IMO.