BizJournals is reporting:
Albany County has issued a moratorium prohibiting the expansion crude
oil processing at the Port of Albany pending a public health
investigation.
The order was issued following a directive from Albany County
Executive Daniel McCoy citing that heating and storage of crude oil at
the port could create a "condition detrimental to the public health and
safety of the residents of Albany County."
Global Partners, a company seeking to expand the processing of crude
oil at the port, has been ordered to refrain from expanding current
operations in Albany, NY until a public health investigation is
completed.
The moratorium follows an executive order issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo
in January, directing state agencies to conduct a comprehensive review
of safety procedures and emergency response relating to the shipment of
crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota.
This will help the employment AND energy problem in New England.
