Sentences with phrase «pacific coal terminal»

Residents of the Pacific Northwest have long been a bulwark against coal and oil corporations, defeating destructive mega-projects like the Gateway Pacific coal terminal in Whatcom County, Washington and the Waterside Energy oil refinery in Longview, Washington.

Friends of the Earth played a vital role in stopping the proposed Gateway Pacific coal terminal, dealing a severe blow to the fossil fuel industry.

Not exact matches

Just as Nebraska doesn't want the Keystone XL pipeline running through its backyard, coastal states such as Washington and Oregon don't want to see an endless string of coal trains hauling millions of tons of coal to export terminals on the Pacific.

Protesters from 12 South Pacific nations plan to block ships entering and leaving Australia's Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal export terminal

Located above Canada Place, and rising above the Alaska cruise ship terminal and the landmark Vancouver Convention Centre, the first - class Pan Pacific Hotel offers sweeping views of the Coastal Mountains, Coal Harbour and the city skyline.

If built, the new terminal would pile coal eight stories high along the Columbia River banks and send 16 trains through Pacific Northwest communities each day.

One of the attendees — who wasn't a Cloud Peak employee — suggested that mental health advocates travel to the Pacific Northwest, to advocate for controversial coal export terminals by telling locals about the urgency of Gillette's situation..

Platts editors provide an update on four remaining proposed coal export terminals planned for the Pacific Northwest following the announcement that a second project had been abandoned.

The second passed which called for a programmatic environmental impact statement to be conducted to study the potential impacts of building coal - exporting terminals throughout the Pacific Northwest, rather than one project - specific study looking at the Gateway Pacific Terminal project.

We have successfully blocked every proposal to build coal export infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest, save for one: a proposed terminal in Longview, Washington, that is on its last legs after it was denied certification by the state's Department of Ecology.

The group said they were protesting the proposed coal export terminals in the state, including Millennium Bulk Logistics Longview Terminal in Longview and Gateway Pacific Terminal near Ferndale, Washington.

As I've argued several times, the battle over coal - export terminals in the Pacific Northwest is the key U.S. climate fight of the next few years.

On March 1, 2011, Seattle - based SSA Marine announced it had entered into an agreement with St. Louis - based Peabody Energy to export up to 24 million metric tons of coal per year through the Gateway Pacific Terminal.

According to Gateway Pacific Terminal's website the company plans on providing a «highly efficient portal for American producers to export dry bulk commodities such as grain, potash and coal to Asian markets.»

Lots of Washington voters, primed by years of activist campaigns against oil trains and coal terminals in the Pacific Northwest, were ready for climate action.

Millions of tons of coal dust spewed from the Bellingham terminal would be the «nail in the coffin» for the Cherry Point Pacific herring, according to Fred, and would endanger animals higher up on the food chain such as Chinook salmon, migratory seabirds and orcas.

The proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal would sit on Lummi sacred land, and hundreds of the largest vessels on the planet would thread through prime fishing areas on their way to load up on coal.

A Lummi fisherman stares across the water at the Westshore coal terminal in British Columbia, similar to the proposed Gateway Pacific Tterminal in British Columbia, similar to the proposed Gateway Pacific TerminalTerminal.

For example, companies have been seeking permission to build coal export terminals on the Pacific coast for several years.

By denying permits for the largest proposed coal export terminal in North America, the Army Corps is honoring the Lummi Nation's treaty rights and protecting the Salish Sea for all people who call the Pacific Northwest home,» said Crina Hoyer, executive director of Bellingham's Re Sources for Sustainable Communities.

Since 2010, coal companies have pushed for a total of six coal export terminals for the Pacific Northwest.

Ambre Energy, an Australian company that is pushing the Morrow Pacific and Millenium Bulk coal export terminal proposals in the Pacific Northwest, touts on its website that its Decker mine, which is publicly owned coal, is, «Geographically well - positioned for Asian market via export through the Pacific Northwest.»

Analyzes the impacts to cultural and archaeological resources in tribal communities that are located in the path of the coal trains, barges and ships that will supply the Gateway Pacific Terminal.

And residents throughout the Pacific Northwest have been successfully campaigning against proposals to build hulking new coal terminals along their waterfronts.

The coal industry's efforts to export huge amounts of taxpayer - owned coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia has generated unprecedented opposition in the Pacific Northwest - tens of thousands of people have rallied, attended public hearings, and called on their elected officials to oppose coal export terminals that would disrupt and pollute communities and pose one of the biggest threats to the climate of any fossil fuel project in the world.

Denis Horgan, Vice President of Westshore Terminal at Roberts Bank in Delta — the largest coal export facility on the Pacific coast — said the $ 230 million project is more about «staying efficient,» and carefully used the words «stockpile expansion.»

Westshore coal export terminal at Roberts Bank, in Delta, is the largest export facility on the Pacific coast and there are plans to make it larger.

But you'd never believe the «subdued» part from the way the town has become the epicenter of anti-coal efforts in the Pacific Northwest, as activists have battled plans for a coal export terminal.

As everyone went around the table describing why they wanted to become a Climate Reality Leader, Jill — then in Bellingham — said she wanted to help stop the construction of the Gateway Pacific Terminal, which would be North America's largest coal export tTerminal, which would be North America's largest coal export terminalterminal.