Yesterday, Acting FERC Chairman Willie Phillips chaired his first meeting as head of the commission since former Chairman Richard “Dick” Glick stepped down from the top job. The meeting was interrupted several times by wacko leftists protesters (leftists always behave badly, ever notice that?). Phillips struck a conciliatory tone in his remarks, saying his strength is in consensus-building. He’s about to put that strength to the test. Phillips pledged to move forward with a new policy for pipeline approvals–touching what was the third rail for Glick, the issue that electrocuted Glick’s career at FERC. Phillips says he will work on a new pipeline policy that has stakeholder buy-in, that is sustainable, and that will allow for the approval of projects needed for the reliability of the natural gas delivery system. So far, so good.
