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Portland General Electric has blocked energy company Kinder Morgan’s multimillion-dollar proposal to construct a coal export terminal in north Columbia County because of concerns over coal dust. PGE renewed a 99-year lease in 2008 on 852 acres of developable land at the Port of St. Helens-owned energy park near Clatskanie, Ore. In turn, it can sublease the Port Westward property …
It was only a matter of time before a local leader willing to look at the big picture on coal exports stood up and said, in so many words: Wait a minute, are we sure about this? Gov. John Kitzhaber did just that last week, when he asked federal agencies to conduct an integrated review of several proposals to turn …
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber wants an extensive federal government review of exporting coal to Asia through Northwest ports, saying coal export could clog barge and train routes, increase diesel and coal dust pollution and boost amounts of toxic mercury drifting back to Oregon when Asian countries burn coal. Read the whole Oregonian story here.
The Port of Vancouver has no coal-export plans on the table now or for the foreseeable future. But anyone who believes our community is unaffected by the simmering dispute between coal exporters and environmentalists would be greatly mistaken.Twenty or more daily coal trains could be added to local rail traffic if U.S. coal exports soar as many maritime shipping interests …
project’s Australian developer. Gov. John Kitzhaber and Sen. Ron Wyden both said during Eastern Oregon stops this month that the United States should think twice about what the governor called the “massive export of coal.” That includes a proposal to ship coal to the Port of Morrow near Boardman and then put it on barges to be sent down the …
Communities all along the northwest rail corridor have cried foul, expressing grave concerns over human-health impacts from wafting coal dust, diesel exhaust and sundry effects from railway congestion… Read the full story here.
About 80 people came from across Oregon, including communities in the Columbia River Gorge and Coos Bay. The Power Past Coal coalition, a collaboration of health, environmental and faith groups, organized the rally. Coal companies have proposed six sites in Oregon and Washington to build coal export terminals. If approved, Oregonians could see a massive increase in the number of …
Coal mined from one of the largest coal deposits in the world could more than triple the amount of train traffic that goes through Bozeman in the coming years. Communities in eastern Montana and Wyoming would benefit from a coming coal boom that some see shaping up. Cities on the West Coast and Asian nations would benefit from the bounty …
Hundreds Join Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to Rally Against Exporting Coal Through Pacific Northwest to Asia Voices rise up to reject dirty coal View photos from the rally May 7th, 2012, Portland, OR– Flanked by hundreds of activists in Oregon’s largest demonstration opposing exporting coal, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gave an impassioned call for a halt to the export of …
In January, Kinder Morgan—a giant energy conglomerate—announced plans to use an Oregon port on the Columbia River to export 30 million tons of coal annually to China and other Asian markets. Many in the Northwest worry about the health risks, pollution, and economic risks that are entailed by the plans. Already tribes and environmental organizations are raising serious concerns about handling …
