Protests at LNG Conference in Portland

Oregon Public Broadcasting notes the opposition to the LNG conference.

• LNG Proponents Meet Amid Protest

...and in the article, quotes Brent Foster of Columbia Riverkeepers: "The LNG that comes to Oregon is bound for California, that's where there's a big demand. And they don't want LNG plants down in California because they're a big risk and they've chased every LNG out that's been planned. So they gonna come to what they think of as their ugly little cousin, Oregon, and think they can stick it here."

This was attended by participants from as far away as Oakland, CA as well as folks from the local areas including Astoria, Warrenton, Cathlamet, Puget Island, Skamokawa, and Portland, and represented a diverse range of people and professions objecting to LNG on the Columbia River.

...and some sobering thoughts about the security implications...

The protest created a highly visible indication of the growing resistance to efforts to put LNG facilities on the Columbia River, and got the interest of quite a number of people in downtown Portland who took flyers and leaflets (and were even reading them!).

....and the youngest protestor looking on, as if to say..."just what are you thinking of doing to my river!?"