Coal Trains Sound Alarm

Allison Roberts News

The proposed massive movement of coal by train from Wyoming through the Columbia Gorge to a half-dozen small Northwest ports for shipping — to feed power plants in China and India — could cause problems for people in Eugene and other cities that the rail lines run through. Read more.

Coal Export the Wrong Direction for Longview

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Statement from Brett Vandenheuvel, Columbia Riverkeeper and Power Past Coal  coalition in response to Millenium Bulk Terminals filing permit for 44 million ton coal export facility in Longview, WA “Millennium went into hiding after they were caught lying about the scale of their coal export terminal one year ago.  No one has forgotten the lies and the mistrust of the …

Oregon doesn’t need coal

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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

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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 …

The Dirty Dance: Export Plan Puts North Idaho in the Middle of a New Coal Rush

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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 …