Governor Backs LNG to support Energy Needs

Governor Schwarzenegger, while urging local control over siting liquefird natural gas facilities in California endorsed the development of LNG as an energy resource for the State:

In his letter, Schwarzenegger also reiterated his opposition to giving federal regulators, rather than states, the final say over the location of LNG terminals. Three such terminals are now proposed in California, one in Long Beach and two a few miles off the coast of Oxnard.

The governor wrote that he sees imported natural gas as important to the state's future energy needs. But, as he has indicated before, Schwarzenegger said he believes the safety and environmental concerns about the terminals, where the highly flammable gas would be unloaded, warrant state review of their location as well as state permits for how they operate, whether on shore or in state waters.

If you read blogs, then you know not to believe everything you read in the LA Times--LNG is not flammable.