End the LNG threat that faces Oregon

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Oregonian

T he Oregonian's unfortunate support for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River aligns the editorial board with a small group of Texas energy speculators, Northwest Natural Gas Co. and other LNG boosters who would profit directly from the project ("The overheated LNG debate," July 15).

In contrast, a diverse cross section of interests opposing LNG on the Columbia ranges from the Democratic Party of Oregon to the Cowlitz County Republican Party, the Sierra Club to the Yamhill County Farm Bureau, Columbia Riverkeeper to the National Grange, and from the Northwest Property Rights Coalition to 1000 Friends of Oregon. These groups and many others agree with the Oregon Department of Energy's finding that there is no need for the proposed LNG projects in this state.