We can do better. Shipping dirty coal from Oregon ports to markets in Asia is not a good strategy for our economy or our environment. As business leader, I put a premium on value. In this case, we need to value how a high quality of life and our reputation as a clean economy leader helps us grow and attract …
Sierra Club Appeals For Coos Bay Coal Records
Anti-coal activists say the International Port of Coos Bay trying to hide information about proposed coal export projects by denying access to public records. On Wednesday, the Sierra Club appealed the Port’s decision to charge nearly $20,000 for access to 2,500 public records of coal export and storage proposals in and around Coos Bay. . . “They have not been …
King County’s concerns mirror potential San Juan County concerns
Dow Constantine’s letter describes a few of the possible impacts of the Gateway Pacific Terminal.
Coal Cargo Terminal at Cherry Point Raises Concerns
Phillip Holder’s article in the San Juan Journal highlights the potential impacts on the San Juans of the Gateway Pacific Terminal.
The Dirty Dance: Export Plan Puts North Idaho in the Middle of a New Coal Rush
While Highway 200 sees a steady stream of cars and trucks traveling to and from nearby Montana, it runs parallel with one of the Northwest’s busiest rail lines. And through a confluence of much larger global forces–including Warren Buffett, economic growth in Asia and coal mined in Montana and Wyoming–those vacation snapshots could come to include a whole lot more …
Port of St. Helens Approves Coal Export Agreements
Port of St. Helens commissioners have approved agreements with two companies that want to export coal, adding to the scramble to ship coal to Asia through Northwest ports. Read more.
What Coal Dust Looks Like in Alaska
Photos from Seward, Alaska’s coal export facility reveal the dirty truth about coal dust. See the photos.
Recent Coal Export Trends: Quarter 3 2011
A look at the US EIA’s latest quarterly report of coal exports in Western Custom Districts. It looks like 2011 might be a coal export boom for the West, but even recent increases are virtually nothing compared to the proposals at Cherry Point. Read more and see the charts.
Four Pictures of International Coal
Consumption trends in Asia, and particularly China, are in the driver’s seat of world coal trends. It’s not surprising that Chinese coal markets and Chinese energy policy are the subject of much attention by coal companies and public interest advocates alike. Read more.
Two coal companies want to export coal through the Port of St. Helens
Two big coal-industry players are proposing to export Montana and Wyoming coal through the Port of St. Helens, putting Oregon squarely in the mix as a shipping point to meet growing Asian demand. Read more.
