There is a touching story about a dying astronaut who plans to spend his remaining time on earth fighting global warming for his only grandchild. Piers Sellers visited the International Space Station three times and took twice as many spacewalks. His extraterrestrial perspective coupled with his science background helped him recognize how “climate change is […]
Friday was a great day. Not only was my daughter accepted into the University of Oregon but FERC denied the certificate of public convenience and necessity to the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. Because I was standing in the middle of McArthur Court on the U of O campus surrounded by anxious parents and giggling young […]
During a recent discussion with a group opposing the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal someone raised the topic of offshore wind. The matter came up within the context of a section in The Coos County Sustainable Energy Future Ordinance that defines non sustainable energy systems. (d) “Non-sustainable energy systems” means those systems that are […]
As important as it is to put comments into the public record FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission), according to one source, has never denied a permit for oil and gas infrastructure unless the developer has first withdrawn the application. In recent weeks, FERC approved construction of a high-volume, high pressure natural gas pipeline that will […]
Companies that include Williams Partners backing the Constitution Pipeline connecting New York to New England used eminent domain to acquire access to properties against the owners’ wishes. U.S. District Judge Malachy Mannion ruled that the Constitution Pipeline has the necessary permits from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and that it serves the public interest by […]
Coos Commons Protection Council is hosting a discussion, “Not in Our Backyard”, at the Coos Bay Fire Hall this Thursday, the 29th beginning at 6PM. There are only 10 9 7 3 spaces left as of this morning. If you would like to attend, act now and RSVP to cooscommons@gmail.org. No Pipeline In Our […]
A little karma, maybe? Fred Messerle and friends will not escape the negative effects of the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, it appears. Pacific Connector determined that both the proposed route and the Modified Blue Ridge 2013 Alternative Route are constructible. The Modified Blue Ridge 2013 Alternative Route would shift portions of the pipeline from land […]
There were gasps from the chartreuse crowd when Gow said he had been offered only $14,000 by the pipeline company and afterwards many of them approached him to say they had no idea this project would impact people in this way