Community enhancement plan the downfall of Jordan Cove?
Wouldn’t it be ironic if the BS Oregon steering committee inadvertently forced FERC to vacate the permit?
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Decades of evading laws led to timber woes
All that is really needed is to remove political expediency from the process and require the BLM to finally, after three decades, complete an O&C management plan in full compliance with NEPA and the ESA.
Read MoreMilitary industrial complex role in American gun use
The recent shooting attack in the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut was an act of almost unimaginable horror. Because of its impact on the national psyche, it is almost certain that some attempt will be made to change or...
Read MoreOregonians are entitled to an EIS
By Ron Sadler Gee, what a surprise! The US Department of Energy just released the results of a study it had commissioned relating to the benefits of exporting LNG. Turns out exporting LNG is the best deal ever. In every...
Read MoreRon Sadler on Mark McKelvey show today
The most excellent Ron Sadler will be on the Mark McKelvey show today discussing the federal permit process, particularly with respect to the Jordan Cove LNG process.
Read MoreThe World fails to inform the public on important issues
Why focus on the administrative problems of ORCCA and neglect to provide the public with the background, information, and analyses so desperately needed if we are to move intelligently into the future?
Read MoreNotice of suit to protect marbled murrelet habitat and halt excessive clearcuts
The notice presents evidence that the state’s practices are harming, harassing and otherwise leading to the demise of the federally protected marbled murrelet, which comes inland to nest and breed in mature and old-growth forests. The Endangered Species Act prohibits actions that injure threatened species, including destruction of their habitat.
Read MoreWhy the Solyndra scandal matters to Coos County
I do suffer from a lack of faith in the ability of the Port executive management to implement a successful container dock or any other terminal and I am fearful that the CBWR lands may not remain as healthy under tribal management as they do under the BLM, however, outside of environmental issues, I am not opposed to these projects on their face if all the proper protections are in place and the proper due diligence is performed.
Read MoreTrying to make sense of the Coquille Tribe CBWR proposal
Co-authored with Ron Sadler A proposal put forth by the Coquille Indian Tribe and tentatively endorsed by the Coos County Commission to transfer management of the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands from the BLM over to the tribe is...
Read MoreCongress should remove supervision of land issues from short-term political appointees
The post-war years saw a great boom in housing starts, and timber prices rose accordingly. The golden era of O&C timber receipts flowing to the counties had begun in a volume that exceeded all prior expectations.
Read MoreJordan Cove LNG about face should require a new EIS
We will probably see a revised EIS for Jordan Cove, but, instead of being documentation of an objective analysis leading to a rational blend of social, economic, and environmental considerations, it will be a blatant attempt to justify, yet again, a pre-conceived decision. This would be a direct violation of NEPA which would lead to prolonged litigation.
Read MoreThe proper way to handle the Coos Bay Wagon Road lands
ather than spending time and effort pursuing what I believe to be a fruitless search for major legislative changes at the Federal level, Coos County should insist, demand, and facilitate the development by the BLM of a new management plan for the O&C/CBWR lands – one that fully complies with the letter and intent of NEPA and the ESA.
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