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Salem, Ore. – Over 450 Oregon residents and a diverse group of local leaders flooded the steps of Oregon’s Capitol this morning to call on Governor Kitzhaber to deny Ambre Energy a dredging permit at the Port of Morrow. Many community leaders and residents feel they can’t trust the Australian-based coal company which in 2011 lied to the community of …
A coal export terminal proposed for Oregon’s South Coast has hit a setback. Two of the project’s investors have dropped out, according to documents obtained Friday by EarthFix. Project Mainstay in Coos Bay is one of five proposed coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest. They’re intended to ship coal from mines in Montana and Wyoming to markets in Asia …
One year. One coal terminal. Zero progress. That’s the beef of Millennium Bulk Terminals’ officials, who say they are frustrated that it’s taking so long to start the environmental review of their proposal to build a $643 million coal dock just west of Longview. Read the full story here.
SEATTLE – There are now five places in the Pacific Northwest considering the installment of coal export terminals. The largest, Gateway Pacific Terminal, could be built near Bellingham, Washington. That has some Seattleites worried about potential impacts of the terminals, including increased traffic congestion and rail safety, and consequences to human and environmental health. Others see an opportunity for living-wage …
Newly released video from Greenpeace breaks down Peabody, Arch, and Ambre’s plans to export publicly-owned coal and fuel the climate crisis. The video stars Alia Shawkat – best know as Maeby from Arrested Development.
The Australia-based parent company proposing to build two coal terminals on the Lower Columbia River is swimming in debt that could put the project in peril, a Seattle-based conservation group said Wednesday. Read the full story here.
A Seattle environmental think tank that opposes coal exports to Asia through the Northwest blasted the finances of one of the key players today, Australia’s Ambre Energy. Ambre is seeking to build two coal export terminals on the Columbia River, one in Boardman and one in Longview, Wash., to ship Montana and Wyoming coal to Asia. Read the full story …
Newly released video from Greenpeace breaks down Peabody, Arch, and Ambre’s plans to export publicly-owned coal and fuel the climate crisis. The video stars Alia Shawkat – best know as Maeby from Arrested Development. See the full video here.
With a declining market for coal in the United States, the coal industry wants to export its product to China, where demand is bigger than ever. What would rail traffic and new port construction mean for the environment and the “clean economy” of the Pacific Northwest? What about global warming? Listen to the full story here.
As many as 18 coal trains a day, each a mile long and bound for an export terminal north of Bellingham, could threaten access to the busy Edmonds-Kingston ferry, block the Seattle waterfront for up to seven minutes at a time and delay other waterfront cargoes, a dozen Western Washington legislators warned in a letter released Tuesday. The lawmakers are …
