Greenpeace Mexico steps up against LNG

Greenpeace is ramping up itrs efforts to oppose two liquefied natural gas terminals in Mexico:

Greenpeace Mexico on Tuesday announced new efforts to block plans for a liquefied natural gas import terminal off of Mexico's Pacific coast near the U.S. border.

U.S. energy giant ChevronTexaco Corp. (CVX) already has the main federal approvals necessary for the proposed terminal off the coast of Tijuana near the Coronado Islands.

Greenpeace and the Mexican Environmental Law Center announced at a news conference on Tuesday that they are seeking to nullify the Environment Department's authorization.

The law center has helped five environmental and civic groups file legal complaints against the authorization, arguing that the Environment Department failed to gather sufficient scientific information about impacts on the Coronado Islands, an isolated bird nesting area uninhabited by humans.

If they were smart, Greenpeace would get the Sierra Club to back off of LNG terminals in California--where environmental regulations are more stringent--and join their efforts south-of-the-border.