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December 30, 2009 In a letter sent yesterday by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to the National Marine Fisheries Service, the formal consultation between the two agencies on Bradwood Landing’s impacts to endangered species began effective December 8. Read More |  Download PDF
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December 4, 2009 For some time, many have suspected that Columbia Riverkeeper (CRK), a
vocal LNG opponent, has had a direct hand in several recall campaigns
against Clatsop County Commissioners who have voted on land-use issues
related to the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal and pipeline. This week
those suspicions were confirmed. Read More |
October 23, 2009 An urban legend, sometimes called a modern myth, is a story whose teller would have you believe is actually true, but is usually distorted, exaggerated or fabricated for sensational effect. Most people understand these stories for what they are: a myth meant to perpetuate a viewpoint, agenda or frighten the listener. Read More | Download PDF
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September 27, 2009 Wrongheaded recall elections looming in Clatsop County are a sure sign
the fight over liquefied natural gas development there has gotten out
of hand. Read More | Download PDF
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September 1, 2009 Ensures all State permits, environmental approvals and conditions
must be satisfied before ‘Notice to Proceed’ issued; Requests for
Rehearing and Stay denied. Read More | Download PDF
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August 28, 2009 Today we were surprised to see the local newspaper, The Daily Astorian, publish our rebuttal to their recent editorial suggesting Bradwood secretly planned to export LNG. The only state which produces LNG for export is Alaska because of its extensive natural gas reserves, and it has done so for nearly 40 years. In contrast, Oregon imports 100% of the gas it consumes. Read More | Download PDF
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July 17, 2009 At a meeting last night, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to direct staff to bring before it revised land use findings for the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas import terminal for adoption. The revised findings correct two definitional issues remanded to the County by the state Land Use Board of Appeals on January 27. Read More | Download PDF
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April 24, 2009 The U.S. Coast Guard today issued a Letter of Recommendation and Record of Decision for the Bradwood Landing LNG Terminal to the Federal Energy Regulatory commission (FERC). The documents convey the Coast Guard's determination on the suitability of the Columbia River for LNG marine traffic as it relates to safety and security. Read More | Download PDF
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April 10, 2009 The Oregon Court of Appeals re-affirmed its motion to dismiss an appeal brought by opponents of the Bradwood Landing project. Project opponents had asked for reconsideration
after the court had dismissed – on its own motion – an appeal by
opponents to a recent Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision. Read More | Download PDF
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March 5, 2009 The Oregon Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge by opponents of the Bradwood Landing project to a recent Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision. Bradwood Landing was satisfied with LUBA’s decision and did not appeal it. Read More | Download PDF
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March 2, 2009 The Longview Daily News editorialized in its Sunday edition that “Politicians should stop stalling LNG.” The Daily News editorial follows a similar editorial from the Feb. 11th Oregonian newspaper, which also called on policy makers not to interfere with the permitting of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas import terminal near Astoria, Oregon. Read More | Download PDF
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February 26, 2009 Contrary to the claims of project opponents, the State of Oregon has not suspended the permitting review of the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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February 11, 2009 The Oregonian, Oregon’s largest daily newspaper carried an editorial today supporting the construction of the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas receiving terminal near Astoria, Oregon. Bradwood Landing would use a former lumber mill site to expand the Northwest’s supply of clean-burning natural gas. Read More | Download PDF
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January 27, 2009 NorthernStar Natural Gas today expressed satisfaction with a ruling by the Oregon
Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) which upheld the County’s decision in
19 of 21 issues contained within the County’s official findings of
approval of the company’s proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural
gas import terminal near Astoria, Oregon. Read More | Download PDF
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January 15, 2009 At a meeting today in Washington, D.C., the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission upheld its September 18, 2008 approval of the proposed
Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria, Oregon.
As the only FERC-approved U.S. West Coast LNG terminal, Bradwood
Landing could begin construction in 2009 and be operational by 2012. Read More | Download PDF
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December 18, 2008 Although not reported widely in the media, last week’s Oregon Business
Plan summit recognized the role liquefied natural gas can play in
supporting the development of renewable energy and ensuring affordable,
reliable natural gas while creating needed jobs. Read More | Download PDF
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November 17, 2008 Bradwood Landing Senior Vice President for External Affairs Joe Desmond
had the following comment regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s decision today to grant a rehearing request “for the
limited purpose of further consideration:” Read More | Download PDF
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October 21, 2008 Bradwood Landing spokesman Joe Desmond, senior vice president for
external affairs, had the following comment regarding requests in
recent days by several parties to FERC for rehearing of the agency’s
September 18 approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal: Read More | Download PDF
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September 18, 2008 On a 4-1 vote, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today approved
a certificate order for the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas
receiving terminal which will be built at the former Bradwood mill
site, 20 miles east of Astoria, Oregon. Read More | Download PDF
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September 16, 2008 Today Joe Desmond, senior vice president for external affairs of
NorthernStar Natural Gas, issued the following comments on today’s vote
on Clatsop County Referendum 4-131 related to conditional use permits
for buried infrastructure on public and private lands zoned as open
space, parks and recreation: Read More | Download PDF
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September 12, 2008 Supporters of Bradwood Landing today delivered nearly 800 supporter
post cards to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, bringing the total to
1,460 collected in the past two months for the critical energy project. Read More | Download PDF
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September 10, 2008 In a filing made with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today,
Bradwood Landing reported that noise from dredging and pile driving
associated with construction of its liquefied natural gas import
terminal will be temporary and non-lethal, and is expected to have a
negligible impact on seals. Read More | Download PDF
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June 13, 2008 An internal May 30 memo from Oregon Public Utility Commission Chairman Lee Beyer to Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski expressed concern about the future price of natural gas due to a combination of increased demand, lack of supply, increased production costs for Canadian and domestic resources, and a move away from coal-fired generation. Read More | Download PDF
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June 6, 2008 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today issued a positive final Environmental Impact Statement (fEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria and its associated pipeline. Read More | Download PDF
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June 4, 2008 Bradwood Landing LLC today submitted its Biological Assessment for its
proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal near Astoria to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Read More | Download PDF
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May 28, 2008 In a letter filed late yesterday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Bradwood Landing, LLC affirmed the accuracy of its application filing and called on the agency to reject Oregon's request for a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (dEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas import terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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April 16, 2008 Bradwood Landing yesterday sought an injunction in Clatsop County Circuit Court to stop a referendum being pursued by LNG opponents. The referendum seeks to refer portions of the findings approved by the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners on March 20 which approved the Land Use Compatibility Statement for NorthernStar's proposed Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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April 15, 2008 In a meeting last night, the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners approved NorthernStar Natural Gas’ proposed upgrades to Clifton Road, the access road to the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal site from U.S. Highway 30. Read More | Download PDF
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April 7, 2008 Bradwood Landing has been working with the State of Oregon on the siting of its proposed LNG terminal for several years. Read More |
March 20, 2008 By a 4-1 vote today, the Clatsop County Commission re-affirmed its approval of the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria. Read More | Download PDF
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February 13, 2008 In a letter submitted yesterday to Governor Kulongoski, Bradwood Landing provided responses to comments submitted by the state regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s draft Environmental Impact Report (dEIS) on its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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December 13, 2007 By a vote of 4-1, the Clatsop County Commission today tentatively approved the consolidated zoning application that will allow the construction of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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August 30, 2007 The Clatsop County Planning Commission yesterday voted to recommend the Board of Commissioners issue land use approvals authorizing Bradwood Landing’s construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal at a former mill site. Read More | Download PDF
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August 17, 2007 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today issued its draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS) for the proposed Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas terminal near Astoria and its associated pipeline stating that with appropriate mitigation measures as recommended, the project would have “limited adverse environmental impact.” Read More | Download PDF
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June 20, 2007 In an independent report released today, University of Oregon professor and economist Dr. Phil Romero, said a liquefied natural gas terminal such as the proposed Bradwood Landing facility would be a huge economic boon for the Pacific Northwest. Read More |
June 20, 2007 What are the economic benefits to the Pacific Northwest of an LNG receiving terminal? Read More |
March 21, 2007 The Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council today unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal. Read More |
March 13, 2007 Clicking through pictures on his computer screen, Columbia River Bar Pilot Capt. Robert Johnson detailed his ride on a liquefied natural gas tanker as it entered Boston Harbor, where the Distrigas LNG terminal has been operating since 1971. Read More |
March 1, 2007 NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. CEO William "Si" Garrett today made the following statement regarding the U.S. Coast Guard's Waterway Suitability Report for the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Read More | Download PDF
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November 28, 2006 NorthernStar Natural Gas today unveiled a unique Salmon Enhancement Initiative through its Bradwood Landing Project to provide up to $59 million to improve the health of the Columbia River in cooperation with watershed recovery boards in both Oregon and Washington. Read More | Download PDF
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November 21, 2006 NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC, announced today that Joe Desmond, former chairman of the California Energy Commission, has joined the company as senior vice president for external affairs. Read More | Download PDF
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November 21, 2006 Bradwood Landing LLC announced that it is contributing $100,000 to the Wahkiakum Community Foundation. Read More |
June 15, 2006 Clearing another major milestone with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), executives at NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. today announced that the Bradwood Landing LLC application to construct and operate a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal at Bradwood Landing on the Columbia River in Oregon has been formally noticed by the FERC. Read More |
May 22, 2006 NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc., a U.S.-owned and managed company focused on the development of domestic LNG terminal projects on the West Coast of the United States, today announced it has successfully completed a $100 million private offering of convertible notes to qualified institutional buyers. Read More | Download PDF
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November 29, 2005 NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC formally submitted a Notice of Intent today with federal and state authorities that it plans to modify its proposed LNG receiving and regasifaction terminal at Bradwood Landing to include a small electricity cogeneration facility. Read More | Download PDF
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September 13, 2005 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard (Coast Guard) are in the process of evaluating the Bradwood Landing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project planned by NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC (NorthernStar). Read More |
September 9, 2005 NorthernStar Natural Gas will hold another public information meeting Thursday, September 29 regarding its proposed Bradwood Landing natural gas receiving, storage and send-out facility in Clatsop County, Oregon.
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April 19, 2005 The Oregon Department of Energy will be holding a public information meeting May 19th regarding the proposed NorthernStar Natural Gas receiving, storage and send-out facility in Clatsop County, Oregon.
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April 15, 2005 NorthernStar Natural Gas LLC formally submitted a Notice of Intent today with the Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council (EFSC) to kick-off the siting process for a natural gas receiving, storage and send-out facility in Clatsop County, Oregon. Read More | Download PDF
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