Warrenton Blasts NorthernStar.

Is the steamroller (NorthernStar) running out of steam? Why is NorthernStar having so much trouble to develop a Emergency Response Plan (ERP) that is acceptable to all the communities along the transit route of the LNG carriers and the receiving terminal. Most likely because, they still want to do the whole thing on "The Cheap". After all this is business as usual!

Warrenton blasts LNG firm over safety issues
Commission approves written response to be sent to FERC

By SANDRA SWAIN
The Daily Astorian

Despite NorthernStar Natural Gas Co.'s claims to the contrary, the city of Warrenton is not satisfied that safety concerns have been adequately addressed for the liquefied natural gas facility the company proposes to build at Bradwood Landing, 20 miles east of Astoria.

At Tuesday's meeting, the Warrenton City Commission unanimously approved a written response to be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The vote was 3-0, with Mayor Gil Gramson and Commissioner Dick Hellberg absent. The response addresses a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and a proposed Emergency Response Plan (ERP) that NorthernStar has filed with FERC.

The letter, written for the city by attorney Diane Phillips, says Warrenton will not agree to the "take-it-or-leave it" approach put forward by NorthernStar.
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