Saturday, May 10, 2008
Grass Roots People Endorses Rohne - District 4 And Scheller - District 2
Define "Private Property Rights In Land"!
Friday, May 09, 2008
Oregon Department Of Energy:LNG Is Not Needed In Oregon!!!
Agency : Oregon doesn't need imported LNG
Posted by Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian May 09, 2008 14:11PM
In a potentially fatal blow to three proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals in Oregon, the state Department of Energy released a report Friday stating that imported LNG isn't needed, would be more expensive and polluting than domestic natural gas, and would come at a higher environmental cost than alternative proposals to ship more gas in from Wyoming.
Also Friday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski sent a letter to federal energy regulators asking them to go through an entirely new environmental analysis of the Bradwood Landing LNG project, as significant new information has become available, and the scope of the terminal project, located 30 miles upriver from Astoria, has changed substantially since the last review was undertaken.
Kulongoski's energy policy director, Mike Carrier, said the letter and report did not mean that the governor was adopting a hardened position against the terminals, but that he wanted to see the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission address the state's concerns before issuing its licensing decision.
The Department of Energy report "raises some really troubling issues about what the introduction around LNG would do" in terms of energy prices and environmental impacts, Carrier said. The governor believes this report is credible, it looks like they did a very professional and thorough job, and it immediately got his attention ... It certainly is going to be part of what forms his position on this."
-- Ted Sickinger: tedsickinger@news.oregonian.com
Posted by Ted Sickinger, The Oregonian May 09, 2008 14:11PM
In a potentially fatal blow to three proposals to build liquefied natural gas terminals in Oregon, the state Department of Energy released a report Friday stating that imported LNG isn't needed, would be more expensive and polluting than domestic natural gas, and would come at a higher environmental cost than alternative proposals to ship more gas in from Wyoming.
Also Friday, Gov. Ted Kulongoski sent a letter to federal energy regulators asking them to go through an entirely new environmental analysis of the Bradwood Landing LNG project, as significant new information has become available, and the scope of the terminal project, located 30 miles upriver from Astoria, has changed substantially since the last review was undertaken.
Kulongoski's energy policy director, Mike Carrier, said the letter and report did not mean that the governor was adopting a hardened position against the terminals, but that he wanted to see the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission address the state's concerns before issuing its licensing decision.
The Department of Energy report "raises some really troubling issues about what the introduction around LNG would do" in terms of energy prices and environmental impacts, Carrier said. The governor believes this report is credible, it looks like they did a very professional and thorough job, and it immediately got his attention ... It certainly is going to be part of what forms his position on this."
-- Ted Sickinger: tedsickinger@news.oregonian.com
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Northern Star Natural Gas To Argue Referendum Legal Challenges May 9, 2008 At 9:00 Am - Clatsop County Court House!!!
Hello anti-LNGers:NorthernStar has brought two legal challenges to our Clatsop County referendum and there is a hearing before a judge on the 9th in Astoria.
Columbia Riverkeeper Staff Attorney Brett Vandenheuvel will be there to argue our side and he has suggested that it would be beneficial to have a presence of concerned community members in the courtroom. There will be no opportunity for audience members to speak, but it would have some impression on the judge and would offer support to Brett. This is just one of many avenues for chopping off the head of the snake and we hope that the court will rule in our favor. If folks are available and want to come support our efforts to set up road blocks all along the way for these terrible companies then they should come to:
Clatsop County Courthouse
749 Commercial Street in Astoria
May 9th at 9AM
The hearing will likely last about an hour and is titled Nyberg v. Neal.Thanks for your time and energy everybody!-Olivia
Columbia Riverkeeper Staff Attorney Brett Vandenheuvel will be there to argue our side and he has suggested that it would be beneficial to have a presence of concerned community members in the courtroom. There will be no opportunity for audience members to speak, but it would have some impression on the judge and would offer support to Brett. This is just one of many avenues for chopping off the head of the snake and we hope that the court will rule in our favor. If folks are available and want to come support our efforts to set up road blocks all along the way for these terrible companies then they should come to:
Clatsop County Courthouse
749 Commercial Street in Astoria
May 9th at 9AM
The hearing will likely last about an hour and is titled Nyberg v. Neal.Thanks for your time and energy everybody!-Olivia
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