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.
Ambre Energy’s plans for Northwest coal export terminals rest on shaky finances, environmental think tank charges
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 …
Railroad threatens a quiet Amish way of life
COLSTRIP, Mont. — David Borntreger and his family moved from Missouri to a remote corner of southeastern Montana in 1997 to escape the increasing pressures of the modern world. Borntreger, his brother Levi, and their families are members of a small Amish settlement about 120 miles east of Billings, Mont. Read the full story here.
Get the Coal Energy Facts: Help Us Stop Coal Exports
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.
A Battle over the Future of Coal
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.
Coal trains: Lawmakers want statewide study of impacts
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 …
Stop the Coal Trains
You might have heard the talk: Coal interests are pushing to make the Pacific Northwest a 24-hour conveyor belt linking coal mines in Montana and Wyoming with Asian markets clamoring for cheap, dirty power. The most urgent fight is currently taking place just north of Bellingham at Cherry Point, the site of a proposed coal-export terminal that would be the …
Study: Coal trains through Seattle would snarl traffic, delay emergency crews
Coal trains through Seattle will snarl traffic and could delay police and fire crews in emergencies, a study commissioned by the Seattle Department of Transportation concluded. The study showed traffic at railroad crossings could be delayed by several hours each day if a mile-and-a-half-long coal trains are allowed to travel through the city. A proposed coal export terminal at Cherry …
Seattle: More coal trains would increase delays
SEATTLE (AP) – A new city of Seattle report finds that an increase in coal trains through the city would increase delays at railroad crossings and affect emergency response times. A proposed port near Bellingham plans to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming for export to Asia. The project could lead to as many as nine round-trip trains a day …
Multnomah County, OR announces coal train study
Chair Jeff Cogen announces that he is directing the Multnomah County Health Department to conduct an immediate study on the health effects of coal on our communities and that he is directing the county’s Office of Emergency Management to study the impact of the additional trains in our neighborhoods on emergency response times. News that is relevant for all communities …
