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Rush to wind is like haste for LNG (Editorial)

The Columbia River is an example of our ability to alter nature, for good and ill
Generations of children growing up in Eastern Oregon may never know it was an expansive and majestic landscape devoid of wind turbines. Already the foothills that display a beauty all their own are becoming something of an anomaly.

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When is LNG a small thing?

When high-priced lawyers want to disregard Oregon’s vaules
In all likelihood, it will become one of those legendary Clatsop County absurdities that historians chuckle about in years hence when county commissioners again determine that Bradwood Landing is a "small- to medium-scale" development.

Although they deserve a modicum of praise for at least holding another public hearing and accepting limited public comments, there can be little doubt that the Clatsop County Commission will find ways to ratify its prior approval of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Bradwood. The commission must revisit the issue because the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) in January questioned two important aspects of the county's land-use permit for the Bradwood facility proposed by NorthernStar LLC.

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Strange bedfellows on property rights

by James Huffman, Oregonian columnist Thursday June 25, 2009, 9:30 AM

James Huffman

Every now and then, even in Oregon, environmental activists and property rights advocates find themselves on the same side of the political fence. One of those politics-makes-strange-bedfellows issues has been brewing in the Oregon Legislature and may still find its way to the governor's desk if Senate strategists can get it to the floor for a vote.

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Exxon Mobil's Weapons of Gas Destruction

Exxon Mobil has a loaded gun pointed at the U.S. natural-gas market -- and it isn't the only one.

The ammunition is liquefied natural gas. Exxon is scheduled to start up another three LNG projects in Qatar this year. They will produce more than three billion cubic feet a day of natural gas and freeze it for transportation. Europe and Asia are potential markets. But the U.S. could be a magnet for LNG cargoes, despite not really needing it, a paradox that spells low prices.

LNG is joining up the world's hitherto largely regional natural-gas markets just as demand is ...

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Schedule set for county review on LNG

By JOE GAMM
The Daily Astorian

The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners only disagreed on one point as they laid out the ground rules for a hearing to resolve two issues on a proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at Bradwood Landing during Wednesday evening's regular meeting.

Commissioner Dirk Rohne disagreed with the other four commissioners on how long to accept written public testimony for the hearing. He wanted to accept written public testimony through the close of the July 8 public hearing on the issues - a recommendation of staff.
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Washington State, film screening of "Crossroads on the Columbia".

You are invited to a film screening and talk in July on

Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the Northwest: 

climate change, energy and the movement against new fossil fuel imports

Join Dan Serres, Conservation Director of the Columbia Riverkeeper to screen the film, Crossroads on the Columbia, and discuss the details of proposed LNG terminals in the Pacific Northwest.

LNG terminals would import millions of tons of new fossil fuels to our region, and come with hundreds of miles of new pipelines. These projects threaten to drastically increase our regional greenhouse gas emissions, clearcut our forests, and threaten endangered species. For the past few years a movement has been growing in California and Oregon to halt the proliferation of these huge new LNG terminals in favor of a more sustainable energy strategy. This movement is now coming to Washington. You can take action and work to keep these new foreign fossil fuels out of the Pacific Northwest while moving towards a homegrown, green energy future.

• LNG projects would drastically increase Washington’s greenhouse gas emissions
  
• LNG completes with a clean, renewable energy future
  
• Cowlitz Co. WA is threatened with pipeline development that could use eminent domain
  
• The NO LNG movement is a broad, diverse coalition that has successfully pushed community rights and the climate and energy agenda in the northwest for years

Bellingham
Tues. July 7th, 7-9 pm
The Sustainable Living Center
2309 Meridian St.
(above The RE Store)

Spokane
Wed. July 8th, 7-9 pm
REI 2nd Floor
2421 Mission St.

Seattle
Thurs. July 9th, 7-9 pm
The Mountaineers
7700 Sand Point Way NE

About the film: Crossroads on the Columbia chronicles a community’s response to private energy investment companies’ proposals to build controversial Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) receiving terminals on the lower Columbia River near the historic town of Astoria, Oregon. The passion and power of grass roots activism set against the backdrop of the beauty, heritage and history of the Columbia Pacific Region make this a compelling story of America at the crossroads of fossil fuel dependence, renewable energy and decisions over who controls our air, water and economy.

For more information, please contact MonicaLVaughan@gmail.com or (541) 521-1832

Sponsored by  Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, 1Sky, Focus the Nation, North Sound Baykeeper and Pipeline Safety Trust.

County ready to tackle Bradwood land-use issues.

The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners has finally scheduled a meeting to address unresolved land-use issues associated with the Bradwood Landing Property liquefied natural gas project LNG opponents have been waiting months for the county to act on the Land Use Board of Appeals remand.

But the county had to wait until NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., the company proposing the natural gas terminal, asked the county to address the issues.

According to Wednesday evening's agenda, the Commission is scheduled to decide on the hearing process to consider modifications to its original land-use findings on the proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal at its regular meeting.
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Witt earned his primary challenger

By pitching for LNG interests, our state representative ignored strong sentiment
Brad Witt, deserves a challenger. Our state representative has mortgaged himself so completely to the Texas developers of a prospective liquefied natural gas facility that he should be representing a Houston district, not Clatsop County.

Now Witt has an official adversary in the Democratic party primary election. Columbia River activist Peter Huhtala announced last week that he will make the race.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 1:20 AM PDT

By Tony Lystra

NorthernStar Natural Gas, the developer of a proposed Columbia River liquefied natural gas terminal, said last week it recently raised “tens of millions” of dollars and that it has enough money to finish the arduous regulatory process for the project.

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Eventually, the consumers will have to pay for this "White elephant" including interest.

Living up to the definition of "Carpetbaggers".(blogger)

Clatsop planners support controversial zone change on LNG pipeline route

Decision now goes to Board of Commissioners

By CASSANDRA PROFITA
The Daily Astorian

Despite protests from liquefied natural gas opponents and neighboring landowners, the Clatsop County Planning Commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to recommend approval of a controversial zone change along the Bradwood Landing LNG pipeline route.

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Is the Clatsop County government really representing there constituents, they seem to be more representative to big business and speculators.(blogger)