Dateline, Malibu.

It’s “game on” in Malibu this morning as both the Malibu Times and the Surfside News go after LNG.

The Times has a good summary of the several offshore projects in various stages of environmental review, and it breaks the news that the EPA has responded to Waxman’s inquiry with a letter of its own—but nobody knows what it says because Waxman’s office hasn’t read it yet. (Which is good for the Times because it can get a two-day bounce out of the story! Stay tuned.)

The Surfside News takes up the issue of AQMD’s “hot gas” lawsuit . Reporter Hans Laetz also notes that Cabrillo Port officials have not officially informed the AQMD that the facility will steer clear of hot gas, but the agency did say that the company has said it could meet that standard if the PUC decides to implement it.

The article points out that, if Cabrillo Port did ever use hot gas, it would have to come up with some kind of a engineering/design fix to the catalytic scrubbers that are usually used at LNG terminals to control hot gas emissions. Apparently these scrubbers are ill-suited for use on a pitching, swaying ship.

Lots going on, lots to discuss!

EPA's response to Waxman's LNG request unknown [Malibu Times]

Cabrillo Port Hopes to Skirt Smog Rules Because It’s at Sea [Surfside News]