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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 …
Like many residents of the San Juan Islands, Johannes Krieger’s livelihood is inextricably tied to the sea. He runs kayak and whale-watching tours here in the northwest corner of Washington State. “Any oil spill would be pretty devastating. An Exxon Valdez type of spill would blanket the entire San Juan Island area,” says Krieger of Friday Harbor. “Even a 160-foot …
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 …
A new link in the world’s future energy supply could soon be built here on the Columbia River, and it would have nothing to do with the vast acres of wind turbines or the mammoth hydroelectric dams that give this region’s power sources one of the cleanest carbon footprints in the nation. Read full story here.
Those worried about potential leaps in the number of coal trains rolling through Missoula have a small window of opportunity to get changes made, according to a former coal mine manager. Read the full story here.
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.
Six different coal terminals are being proposed in the Pacific Northwest, from north of Bellingham to Grays Harbor to Coos Bay. The companies proposing the terminals hope to capitalize on the ever-increasing energy demands of China and India. Establishing terminals on the West Coast would potentially help expedite the process of getting coal that’s mined in Montana and Wyoming into …
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 …
