In a speech to the League of Conservation Voters declaring opposition to
a proposed coal export terminal, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber stated:
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.
Last week's denial of Ambre Energy's permit for
its proposed coal export terminal on the Columbia River demostrates the real power of local communities to stop coal exports in their tracks.
Cowlitz County and the Washington State Department of Ecology have finally released the draft of their long - awaited Environmental Impact Statement regarding
a proposed coal export terminal in Longview, Washington.
This round of public comment on the Shoreline Substantial Development and Conditional Use Permit for Millennium's
proposed coal export terminal in Longview is our final chance to tell decision - makers that religious communities want sustainable and healthy growth for our state — not polluting and dangerous fossil fuel projects.
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 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.
Next week — Sept. 17, to be exact — starts off a series of public hearings about
proposed coal export terminals in Washington State:
Not exact matches
On February 28, 2011, Seattle - based SSA Marine announced it had entered into an agreement with Peabody Energy to
export up to 24 million metric tons of
coal per year through the
proposed terminal.
Millennium Bulk
Terminals (MBT), a subsidiary of Australia - based Ambre Energy, has
proposed to modify the
terminal to include a new
coal export facility and equipment for cement products imports and distribution.
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.
According to internal Millennium Bulk
Terminals e-mails disclosed on Feb. 24, 2011, the company hopes to
export 80 million tons of
coal through its
proposed west of Longview
terminal, nearly 15 times more than the company originally stated in its application for county permit.
The Washington Shorelines Hearings Board today upheld the denial of shoreline development permits for Millennium Bulk
Terminals, an enormous
coal export terminal proposed in Longview, Washington.
A
coal -
export terminal proposed in Washington state would increase cancer risks for some residents, make rail accidents more likely and add millions of metric tons of climate - changing greenhouse gas globally every year, according...
Located just two hours north of Portland, Oregon, along the Columbia River, the
proposed terminal would ship a maximum of 44 million metric tons of
coal from the Western United States each year to markets overseas, making it, if built, the largest
coal export terminal in the country.
In conjunction with
Coal Action Network Aotearoa, CoalSwarm tracks operating and proposed coal mines, coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
Coal Action Network Aotearoa, CoalSwarm tracks operating and
proposed coal mines, coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal mines,
coal export terminals, coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal export terminals,
coal seam gas projects, and other coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal seam gas projects, and other
coal - related projects in New Zeal
coal - related projects in New Zealand.
State agencies in Washington and Montana should similarly reject permits for massive
proposed rail and
coal export terminal projects — the market continues to speak on that front.
The
proposed coal export and oil transport
terminals pose a host of dangers to Northwest communities, our economy, our health and our climate.