Hi, Gail
Your article is informative, however, it does not inform the public of the procedural defects in the LNG siting process that have occurred to date. Instead, it throws gasoline on the “us vs. them” fires burning in our area. Specifically: “In his role as the state’s guardian of environmental and consumer interests, Kroger has been at odds with the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, which has welcomed the Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector projects as aids to the area’s economic development”.
The Jordan Cove project requires a pemit from FERC. Prior to issuing the permit, FERC, as a federal agency, is legally required to conform to the spirit and letter of NEPA. In this case, documentation of the process to date shows it to be a gross violation of NEPA. This reality forms the basis for the Attorney General’s motion. It is not a matter of Salem burearcrats being against the economic needs of Coos County. The surest and quickest way to bring the Jordan Cove project to fruition would be to fully comply with NEPA. Failure to do so condemns the project to failure on procedural grounds without even having to get into the substantive issues..
NEPA failure by FERC is attested to by the US Fish and Wildlife Service”s refusal to issue a required Biological Assessment because of a failure by Jordan Cove proponents to furnish required data and information and analytical procedures.
The BLM is without a viable land-use plan, largely because of NEPA failings of its own, and will not be able to address the impacts of the proposed pipeline crossing federal lands before June of 2013 at the earliest.
The public needs to be informed that gross procedural deficiencies and purposeful misrepresentations are what prompted the Attorney General’s action, not a desire to squelch economic opportunities in the Coos Bay area.
Ron Sadler
liberal ideals also lead to the end of one form of civilization…
with our current levvel of development, one must wonder how the end of civilization as we know it could be beneficial to anyone. Nuclear winter? Widespead illness? No thanks
A speaker at an Americans for Prosperity meeting tonight warned the crowd that a new czar will be running the county soon
I’ve had a full days work, good-night.
Whats better, court and public disgrace, or retirement. Make sure and tell the OAG that I said the Governor is in it up to his neck.
Yes there is plenty to show, please, please ask for it. Call the OAG tomorrow. We want an investigation, the proof is all documented, not the back room deals, but their results.There is more paper on these guys than they will want to see. If they can’t be convicted on circumstantial evidence, then they might have a very small chance of surviving. Or Kitzhaber can do the right thing, appoint new people, and just let the current folks go home to their families for some old fashioned soul healing.
And you have proof of this collusion? Shall I call Mr. Kroger?
The key to cleaning up the local mess lies in Kitzhabers hands, When the port falls, the rest will act like dominoes. 9 more years of turmoil at least or flood him now and get them out. The whole puzzle to our economic recovery hinges on new port members and staff. Nothing will get done around here until he acts.
A new CEO will just let the problems continue. Tell Kitzhaber to remember the kids, and stand up to special interests, and clean house, his party’s reputation is on the line. Citizens are seeing no difference between the partys.
Its like Al and Mark , two of a kind.
When he replaces the corrupt port members, the group called SCDC will tumble after.
The port members are in collusion with a group called SCDC, that group has intertwined itself into all veins of our government and is continuing to spread like a virus., they need to be vaccinated, and the doctor called kitzhaber is the only person legally able to remove the port members, and their staff, a clean house is the only thing that can restore honor to the office of governor of oregon.
Gene, the Port currently has a serious, substantial off-shore wind project in the offing right now.
http://www.triplepundit.com/2011/11/groups-fight-derail-pnw-coal-export-plans/
kitzhaber is really going to start feeling the heat, and the port and its collaborators are scared to death he might get a conscience. They have put all their eggs in these two baskets. They want people to believe that we will not be responsible for more deaths and sick children. we should let them get the money, and we will all get more poor in every way there is..
A real Doctor wouldn’t compromise his soul for corporate profits. Tell him to replace the port now.
When Kitzhaber replaces these folks that have been hamstringing the local economy, by dismissing wind power as not ready for prime time, as only one example, he will be vilified by theworld, and all the good-ol-boys currently in power,(SCDC) will dog pile him real good,That’s going to make it tough for him to do what he needs to do, but somehow I think having been a doctor at some time, and worrying about his place in Oregon history, might sway him to do the right thing for all Oregonians, not just a select few.
Gene, I know this is hard to understand, but this has nothing to do with whether or not the Powder Basin Coal is mined or not.
It will be mined regardless of whether or not it is shipped through Coos Bay.
This also has nothing to do with whether or not this coal will be burned.
It will be burned regardless of whether or not it is shipped through Coos Bay.
You and I agree that we’d rather not see either of these things happen (although I see some surprising environmental upsides in the proposition) but neither of these are a relevant reason to not have that coal shipped through Coos Bay.
The coal is coming out of the ground and going to China. That is a done deal. Neither you, nor I, nor God and Jesus can stop it.
The only thing we have a say in is the point of exit from the United States.
Why should it not be Coos Bay?
Further reason to remind the governor, that he was once a doctor. If more Asthma and cancer for kids isn’t reason enough, then maybe this will help
Coal mining already threatens the health and productivity of agricultural land in the West.
Increasing coal mining would compound these problems. Coal mining displaces farmers and ranchers who depend on the land to make a living by eliminating land used for crops or grazing. Coal seams also serve as an aquifer in most of the West and mining disrupts and degrades the water resources of the area, further damaging the long-term productivity of the land.
http://www.worc.org/userfiles/file/Coal/Exporting_Powder_River_Basin_Coal_Risks_and_Cost.pdf
This is what these people at the port want to bring to us, and make us partially responsible for (more risk of death for corporate profits). Same people, same sad ideas.
Kitzhaber can bring in new people, if we hold him responsible for the future health of our kids, he will buckle.
So Gene, you have no ideas.
TG, Doing no harm sounds all well and good. I don’t want to do harm either. How does that put people to work?
Do you think we should develop the port for international shipping?
Do No Harm.
I don’t want it, but i want good honest people there, and I bet magix knows some.
If the Gov appointed magix and Gene to the port commission, what would you do?
Nicely said, Gene, a big empty, ugly LNG terminal would do more harm to other businesses (not to mention the nasty associated pipeline) than any conceivable benefits, especially when you consider it is in an enterprise zone AND an urban renewal district and with no taxes to support local governments or schools
For nine years this community has lived under the threat of these Canadian Speculators and their US born collaboraters. They want us to accept the threat for ever. They don’t want to build it now, just keep this community off balance forever. They’ve had their shot, it snapped. Now we need to put them and their collaborators down the road. Do we want to be held hostage forever?
New port members are the only way. These have lost all credibility, and their collaborators should meld back into their families and heal thyself.
Redemption is still not impossible for you SCDC folk, but you will need to disperse and let loose your grip on OUR future. For the rest of us, Kitzhaber holds the keys. We all need to remind him that he is or was a doctor. Profits aren’t worth my neighbors health and welfare.
So your willing to jeopardize your reputation by punking fellow voters in an online forum, and by proxy smear the reputations of all the elected dems in this area. You sure they condone what your doing? i think your very close to pushing the local democratic party off a cliff. I don’t think you will stop destroying your own image, but I’m surprised that the Democratic party is not trying to distance itself from the behavior your presenting. Aren’t the local school teachers concerned that your also degrading their status in our community, with such representation.
Back on topic. The export permit has been granted for export to free trade nations.
“Jordan Cove Project Manager Bob Braddock said Wednesday the company still hasn’t lined up enough customers to make either an export or an import terminal worthwhile. He said that if customers don’t materialize soon, the company will finish getting permits for an import-only terminal, then put the project on the shelf, awaiting a more favorable market.”
Read more: http://theworldlink.com/news/local/article_e2b86f69-f43f-5380-81a3-51131e0dda44.html#ixzz1fzkCaaJl
Consider this: Had we build the terminal nine years ago, it could well be lying there dormant of LNG because of a weak market market; while meanwhile the Port of Coos Bay would be operating a fully functional terminal of its own to all Pacific Rim points, connected to the mainland US by rail. Even in a down economy that would be a revenue producer and job-creator.
PLUS, we would have a redundant energy supply (from the LNG terminal) which would help attract more manufacturing businesses. Love it or hate it, both prospects would mean a more robust Coos County economy which would mean more middle class jobs, increased tax revenues, lower poverty rates (and the attendant drug and abuse rates), increased student enrollment, and more money for public schools.
Beats a kick in the pants, which is what we seem to get economically every day around here.
The Cliff Notes version:
1) There are no boogey-men watching your every move from your closet.
2) There are no grand conspiracies afoot.
3) Facts trump innuendo, inductive leaps, and rhetorical devices.
i’m sorry mark, your humor has escaped me, why don’t you explain it to me. I guess I’m too old to put up with such nonsense.
Or Gene, you could bust out the Google and search for
modest + proposal + swift + babies
Gene, O Gene, O Gene.
Wake up.
You’ve been punked. Actually, you did it to yourself — that was kinda the point.
Read it again. Slowly.
So you ran a check on my credit history, amusing, whats my credit score? I hate the idea of paying to get it.
You sure you got my SSN right?
Your great at character assassination, wonder when you will figure out who your doing damage to.
I’m surprised the Dem party hasn’t told you what a nasty boy your being on their behalf.
come on now,
History shows quite clearly that liberal ideas win out over time, every time. Equality and justice are two of them.
Oh yeah, I’ll keep going. It’s the only choice.
Amusing.
Oh, the irony. And I mean that literally — the irony.
In this single thread I have attacked no one. No one. Re-read it. Carefully. (Don’t forget about the irony.) I didn’t bring up voter registration; it was ascribed to me.
I’ve been attacked by three posters in this single thread, one quite personally; and yet I am the only one who is “moderated” (i.e., censored.)
OK. It’s your playground.
I’ve made two accusations: that of bias and conspiracy-chasing. I think the case has been made on both counts.
Oh, the irony. (Still got your dictionaries out?) The irony. Amusing Musings on the MGx.
Moving on.
keep going Mark
the liberal firestorm will never win. equality will always be trumped by justice.
viva la economy
I don’t believe there is anything positive to be gained from bringing in personal information designed to embarrass the people who comment here, consequently I felt it best to remove some comments as not being relevant to the post topic.
Gosh, amidst all the fun, we’ve completely missed that the Department of Energy approved the Jordan Cove export permit.
Honestly, I am surprised at both the decision and the speed.
I guess the battle moves forward unabated.
In case I’m not making myself perfectly clear, let me just say my next proposal, a modest one, will be for the residents of Coos County to begin SWIFTLY eating all baby Muslims.
It’s gone on long enough, don’t you think?
“Also that Gene, themguys etc. have yet to provide any form of intelligent thought beyond the ability to correlate letters and punctuation.”
Then why bother with us?
Got anything to add to the conversation Come?
Guess not, just another rightie “shootin” blanks.
MarkM
December 8, 2011 – 7:05 am
“Gene (Jennings),
I didn’t actually find your voting record to be alarming, but your financial history was quite a shock.
You are amusing.”
Wow, just wow. Mark? you just blew it. What a dick head you’ve turned out to be.
What an absolute dickhead. You come on a public forum and admit you’re as bad as Steve Prickering? You go through the voters registrations looking for dirt on your fellow citizens?
Gene? They’ve done the same thing to me, they also accuse me of not voting, but I did not realize they do it to find financial information on other voters.
I think Mark just opened up a big can of worms he won’t be able to put back in. You really thought about this Mark?
You know something Mark, I’ve actually enjoyed at times showing what a horses’ arse you are, but you are nothing more than what Steve Prickering is, in my opinion, wink wink, a Mental Midget flailing around trying to “be somebody”. Well you just showed the world WHY you are a nobody Mark.
You want to discuss YOUR finances Mark? In public?
Some of us are adults and stand on our own two feet, you don’t have a clue what an adult is. You’re a little kept man who has all the time in the world to further that attempt at “being somebody”.
Shameful, I don’t give a rats’ ass about Genes’ finances, why do you? I don’t even give a sheet about yours Mark, I would never scamper about in the dark trying to bust someone based on their financial situation you’ve gleaned from public records, and then attempt to be a “snitch” about it.
Well you are a snitch, and a wanker, and you’ve just lost all credibility you may have had.
You earned the title, wear it proudly.
Sniffing around other peoples’ privates, what a guy, your wife, who actually works, must be so proud of you. Does she follow your posts? Yet?
SHE is a professional in this county, and I bet she’s not going to be real happy about it when she sees your posts.
I’d also like to say that providing false narrative doesn’t prove any points. Also that Gene, themguys etc. have yet to provide any form of intelligent thought beyond the ability to correlate letters and punctuation.
Good on ya mates, I see why you stick to liberal agenda blogs. Don’t understand that? You would get obliterated in any other medium.
Good on ya mates
Mark/Ruserious, I’m not at all surprised, that you and your group would stoop so low as to try and ridicule and defame any private citizen that has the guts to stand-up and speak-out, on your groups corruption and attempt to steal land and resources that others have worked hard to provide and protect.
Protection from greedy speculators, won’t come from the government, it will have to be provided by the average citizen that has seen and had enough of the likes of you.
All your dribble talk, won’t take away what you have done. I had another “Jennings” tell me that they were very offended that some idiot was going through voting records to locate some guy maned Gene. I apologized for having my opinion cause their surname to be researched by these clowns. They were as shocked by this tactic as I was at first, then we realized this madness has to stop, and my personal sacrifice was an acceptable price to pay for the truth. I’m a vet, and my youngest son was in Afganistan at that time last summer. I was reminded that we took an oath to defend this country against all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC. So here I am, doing my part, as he is doing his.
Thanks for the honest truth, TG. Yeah! F— voting! What’s the point? In fact, why wait? Let’s move to where there is no voting so we can start living it up. Here’s a list of the non-voting paradises:
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Jordan
Morocco
Bhutan
Brunei
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Oman
Qatar
Swaziland
Nepal
Malaysia
Or we could try a theocracy, where you vote but it REALLY doesn’t matter:
Iran
Or how about a dictatorship? Yeah, those are a blast!
Central African Republic
Congo (Kinshasa)
Congo (Brazzaville)
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Pakistan
Myanmar (aka Burma)
Kazakstan
Libya
Sudan
Turkmenistan
Or maybe a country with elections, but only one entree on the menu:
Cameroon
China
Cuba
North Korea
Laos
Vietnam
Syria
Yeah, F— voting. I want the right to complain later.
(Selfish, ignorant citizens just lap that kind of stuff right up.)
@Gene, you are so amusing.
I think you weren’t given my personal information, because the clerks office still has ethics. I’m thankful to them for trying to protect my and my family’s privacy.
Since I say I vote, and your immoral and maybe illegal investigation, reports that I don’t, wouldn’t you like to get me for voter fraud, that’s what your saying, isn’t it.
Hey Mark/Ruserious, how do we get an investigation started on the accusations I’ve made, can we call some witnesses from the clerks office, which might move into other areas of corruption and fraud in this county. I’m all for it so why don’t you contact the OAG and get the ball rolling. I’m thinking this would be a good way to start airing these problems the county is having. I’ve accused a lot of your friends of being corrupt, all the way to the governors office, they might like this to come out as well. I would consider it my patriotic duty to help to expose the fraud being perpetrated on this county. You guys can have a class action law-suit against me. Just an idea.
Your not very good at research are you?
Please continue, the readers need more evidence, Since I have accused you of having low-life morals.
Since we have dates, do you think the county clerk would remember who made such an inquiry, or is that a close friend as well.
This is for you Mark, the honest truth:
http://youtu.be/6dqsNrmXgP0
Some of us already knew this, but we’re not afraid of the truth.
Adult language – Geo Carlin on Voting.
Yes, of course, because how could there ever be more than one person who might disagree with you?
By the way, you don’t vote? That explains a lot.
I told you, I like to figure thinks out on my own. So I will just theorize, and let your words on this site be my advocate. The more you engage, the more we know, so please continue. It’s just that who ever would do what Ruserious did is, well, I’ll just let the readers decide for themselves what that persons character is all about.
Gene, Ask Mary. She has our registrations. I don’t think you’d want to do that though because you enjoy a good conspiracy theory much more than fact-based reality.
Read all about it. I’ve already educated you at least twice about this.
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2011/10/elliott_state_forest_new_plan.html
Hey TG, remember this.
RUSerious
June 25, 2011 – 10:09 am
Dear Mr. Jennings, I read your stuff – here and elsewhere – some several times. Re your posting of the 24th at 1716, where you assure all readers that you are in fact “Gene Jennings”. Your postings leave no dounbt that you claim to be a Coos County resident. Your postings leave no doubt that you would like to affect change within the county and elsewhere. Why woulfd the Coos County Clerks elections officer state that you are not a registered Coos County voter as “Gene”, “Eugene” or any any other Jenings using the middle name of “Gene”? Certaimly voting is a means to change.
and this.
RUSerious
June 23, 2011 – 7:18 am
Wow! Many things may be rampant in Coos County but fraud and corruption? I don’t think so. I have no friends in local elected or appointed positions; however, I question much of what you stated. Later today, time permitting, for my friends and I, some questions will be asked. I would sincerely appreciate concise fact based answers for all.
If there was any chance of believing what he says. I’d bet your running shoes against my work boots, that ol Mark was Ruserious, what do you think?
Do we know who his friends are yet?
I think we do.
Sorry posters, I will leave Mark to the rest of you. It’s pointless.
December 7, 2011 – 5:02 pm
“TG, that is not what happened with the Elliot. You are creating your own reality.”
Prove me wrong.
TG, that is not what happened with the Elliot. You are creating your own reality.
Thanks for reminding me about that, TG. I take back what I said about the governor getting a conscience. Erie, how quite the elected dems have become, and they send in a first class image builder to recruit new members. Somewhere in the governors past, someone must have tried to tell him about the health issues, regarding coal. Oh well that’s a sign of how the education system has evolved. Arnie must have been a first class teacher, just like Mark. The governor must have been just as sharp a student as they are teachers. Go dems, rah.
“This is not unlike the discussion about the Elliot Forest. ODF is obligated by law to produce revenue from the land to support the schools.”
But Oregon just decided to change the law, the law be damned, and doubled their cut.
And you, the progressive among us, agree with the timber beasts, once again your little progressive persona is gone.
Hey mark, did you miss me, I see you tried to use me as an excuse for your tactics.
Did you have fun Bullying today?
So the port thinks the governor is a hypocrite, is that because he appears to be getting a conscience back, just a little bit? Maybe changing his mind about their plans. Public opinion can do that.
You have never answered, Hows the converting going, did you teach anyone anything today. Maybe your were just image building for you and Arnie, and the rest of the dems. Keep up what your doing, it must be getting some fans.
I know I’m impressed.
If your message to the Port is that the Governor is a hypocrite, maybe you’re right — it may not be a ready audience for you after all.
I’m not sure how that message develops our port, though.
I think the governor took the “hypocrisy oath”. It does sound kind of like the phrase “Hypocritical oath” doesn’t it.
The port as a whole, is a dog on a leash. The Governor holds that leash. This man claims to be a doctor, who cares about the welfare of Oregonians, yet he continues to let his dog threaten our children’s future and health. What kind of doctor would stop executions of murderers of children, and allow the circumstances for future health issues, especially for children, not just here but everywhere on the planet? Why does he allow this to happen?
Lobbyist.
1. It is also looking at large wind and wave energy projects.
2. I think the wind projects are exciting but they are a long ways off.
3. The Port is all ears.
4.The Port of CB wants to develop our port resource the best way it can.
5. It is not considering only fossil fuel plans.
6. I think you have a ready audience at the port commission.
I won’t try and influence others opinion on your points. I think we have had all the facts presented and made our own judgments on those items, 7 or 8 years ago.
Hows the conversions going?
The Port of CB wants to develop our port resource the best way it can. It is not considering only fossil fuel plans. It is also looking at large wind and wave energy projects. If you have ideas that can develop a port facility outside of fossil fuel commerce, please share. The Port is all ears.
This is not unlike the discussion about the Elliot Forest. ODF is obligated by law to produce revenue from the land to support the schools. It doesn’t care if the money comes from timber sales or carbon credits. The way to save the forest is to find ways to make the forest earn a profit without cutting down trees.
Same thing with the Port. Find a clean, green way to make the port an economic driver and I think you have a ready audience at the port commission. How do we do it? I think the wind projects are exciting but they are a long ways off. What else can we do to build a viable shipping center for the 21st century?
New port commissioners without a fossil fuel mindset, and you will be surprised at what could happen, but as smart as you are, your either very dense, or unable to comprehend, that you deserve nothing to chop on, and if you had been paying attention, you would understand that nothing besides the oil/gas/and now coal interest are being seriously considered by the port. I was going to ask you to stop wasting your time and effort of baiting, but I have reconsidered, and now think you should continue as your doing. This is very informative to the public, to see what type of representation the democrats are providing. Show you really care for other people and the environment and ask the governor to appoint new commissioners that don’t represent the fossil fuel industry. Now you can go ahead and bring your image down even further and tell us that this is the only way to develop the port. I’m one of the people paying for this and I know your wrong, and so do the other people your trying to convince. Are their any democrats still buying this garbage your selling? This is what the Democratic party has become? Republicans that think a woman has the right to choose. Are you getting any converts to your party or your radio show, or your classroom?
Gene, Do you think we should develop the port for international shipping? I do.
It is a costly endeavor. We will need funding from public sources — federal, state, and local — as well as private. LNG and Mainstay are two partners who have stepped up with proposals. I think it worthwhile to consider their proposals to see if, as the AG says, they are “in the public’s interest.”
If you don’t want to develop the port, OK fine. What else do you have in mind to grow a sustainable economy here? If you want to develop the port, you’re going to need business partners (and their capital.) Whom do you recommend?
I never want to lose my faith in the public school system, but what we are seeing put forth as “leaders from the Education system” is very disappointing.
If you want some fresh ideas for the port, then you should be helping to remove the current board, contact the governor and ask him to appoint people not affiliated with the current mindset at the port. Then some fresh ideas might have a chance of seeing some daylight. Would you do that? no you wouldn’t, so quit pretending.
You and Arnie are doing your part to sell out the Oregon people. How many more democrats will you drive away before your party collapses?
Like I said, you offer nothing , but criticism for anything not on their agenda. Why don’t you fess up and quit lying to us. Look up the definition for shill in your dictionary, then look in a mirror, and see the truth. You come here and try to make people think your on their side, but we know better by your words. So quit trying to get people to give you ideas for slamming, so your’s will look like the only reasonable alternative. So you have no other ideas for us, except fossil fuel plans. Go away, that’s what your hoping to accomplish here, drive others away so there is no one left to complain about your buddies goals. How more transparent could you be? Are you getting any converts yet for your Conservative Democrat party? Your the perfect spokesman.
Sorry to disappoint you, Gene, but I’m not privy to any secret Port plans. I know you’re either disappointed or dubious, but that’s the truth. I’m just a concerned citizen like yourself, believe it or not.
Like you, I am very concerned about anthropogenic global warming. So let me ask you: if shipping coal to Asia increases the global price of coal thereby making it a less coveted fuel, doesn’t that help the planet? Furthermore, wouldn’t you rather industrializing countries burn natural gas instead of coal? And if Coos County could develop its international port under both of those prospects, wouldn’t that be a good thing for our community? Once the port infrastructure is built we can ship anything from tiddly winks to pixie sticks so long as union labor performs the heavy lifting.
I’m not a shill for anything other than Coos County, Gene. If I’m wrong, I’ll gladly go another way once I’m convinced it’s right. If you’ve got a better plan, I’m all ears. Just be prepared to defend it.
Mark, is there any plan for the port that doesn’t have the potential to worsen the problems of climate change? Being a democrat you must surely believe in climate change, and with your inside information from SCDC and the port, you would surely know of any other plans, besides coal and liquid gas products. Please share with us those plans. Maybe we could get behind your group on some other use for our pristine bay. Short of any other plans to divulge, as I suspect you are. I would recommend any one with any plan to hide it. Mark wields a sharp set of knives for anything not related to fossil fuel enterprises.
Then after he slices and dices, he will tell you that you have agreed.
Having a shill for the port post here shows desperation, otherwise they wouldn’t bother with us complainers.
Funny thing, i don’t think their image is getting any better with these tactics, at least not for the democrat side of their group.
If Jordan Cove wants to build me a terminal, I say, “Let’s talk.”
If you don’t want to ever develop the port, well we fundamentally disagree, and you’ll have to show me your plan to develop a sustainable economy in Coos County.
If you think developing the port is a good idea as Coos Bay is uniquely situated to service the growing international trade on the Pacific Rim, we agree. How do we get those facilities built?
“a good way to get it done on someone else’s dime.”
oink oink oink
piglets everywhere.
True, Gail does not mention the procedural problems with the USF&W and the BLM. That would make her report more complete.
However, I disagree that she casts AG Kroger as presenting an “us v. them” dichotomy. On the contrary, she points out in the second paragraph —
“In a motion filed Friday, the Oregon Department of Justice said the project is no longer in the public interest, because Jordan Cove Energy Project LP and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP now plan to use the terminal and pipeline for export as well as import.”
Read more: http://theworldlink.com/news/local/article_a728afe3-caa8-535e-b942-35e39e40b215.html?mode=story#ixzz1fhsf4ZSE
Yes, there are other problems such as low gas prices, energy requirements for an export terminal, and the Ruby pipeline, but the main problem is that the project has changed and therefore needs a new permit.
Gail got all of that right. Gail does not so much as imply that AG Kroger is against developing Coos Bay economically. Kroger’s office is simply saying that Jordan Cove is a new animal now and the old permit does not apply.
That is exactly right.
I think your other post about this being a death knell for LNG here is probably correct, Ron. It certainly moves a possible terminal further off into the future. Contrary to what others have insinuated, I am not a big LNG fan per se. I am a proponent of developing our port though, and this would have been a good way to get it done on someone else’s dime.