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The Week In LNG: ‘Sweetheart’ Deals and a Pipeline On Hold

July 9, 2010
By Dennis Newman
The proposed site of the Oregon LNG terminal. Photo from Oregon Sierra Club.

Two news items worth passing along regarding LNG in Oregon this week. One got a fair amount of attention – and the other? This may be the only place you’ll read about it. But it has the potential to undo one of the two remaining LNG projects in the state.
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FERC Report: Oregon LNG Did Nothing Wrong

June 4, 2010
By Dennis Newman
FERC Report: Oregon LNG Did Nothing Wrong

If LNG opponents were hoping for a new angle in their fight against Oregon LNG, this isn’t it. A report by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) clears the company of any serious wrongdoing in how it dealt with landowners along the route of its proposed pipeline in Northwest Oregon.
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Video: Highlights From Thursday’s LNG Protest In Portland

May 27, 2010
By Dennis Newman

Oregonians opposed to LNG and the Palomar Pipeline turned out in big numbers for Thursday’s protest outside the annual meeting of Northwest Natural Gas.
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Going To The Anti-LNG Rally? Here’s Some New Information.

May 27, 2010
By Dennis Newman
Going To The Anti-LNG Rally? Here’s Some New Information.

Since my first post on this rally a week ago, organizers have sent me some new information about what will take place today.
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In One Week, NW Natural’s Big Day

May 20, 2010
By Dennis Newman
In One Week, NW Natural’s Big Day

If there was a social calendar for Oregon environmentalists, this might the biggest event of them all. The annual meeting of shareholders for NW Natural takes place a week from today. It’s become an annual draw not just for investors, but also for Oregon’s anti-LNG movement. Last year’s rally was fairly serene. But two...
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Bradwood Landing’s Unpaid Bills

May 11, 2010
By Dennis Newman

A lot of small businesses in Clatsop County are taking a hit because of Bradwood Landing LNG’s decision to file for bankruptcy. We’ve known for some time that Bradwood’s parent company, NorthernStar Natural Gas, owes more than $17 million to the Palomar Pipeline company. Now the Daily Astorian has digged a further into the...
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One Down, Two To Go. Anti-LNG Groups Are Ready For the Next Battle.

May 5, 2010
By Dennis Newman
One Down, Two To Go. Anti-LNG Groups Are Ready For the Next Battle.

The day after the “big news”, Oregon’s anti-LNG coalition was confident and looking ahead to the next fight against LNG in Oregon. “A great day for salmon”. “A huge victory for Oregon families”. This is how they described the news that work on the Bradwood Landing LNG project was being suspended, and that the...
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Bradwood LNG Developer Files For Bankruptcy

May 5, 2010
By Dennis Newman

NorthernStar Natural Gas, the developer of the Bradwood Landing LNG project, has filed for bankruptcy. In papers filed yesterday in Houston, the company says it’s unable to pay its debts and will liquidate under Chapter 7. Company spokesman Charles Deister wouldn’t comment when asked about the filing. He referred me to yesterday’s announcement that...
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Environmentalists Savor ‘Tremendous Victory’ Over LNG

May 4, 2010
By Dennis Newman

Oregon environmentalists are – in their words – celebrating Tuesday’s big victory over the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal. Northern Star Natural Gas won’t say the project is dead, it prefers to use the word “suspended”. But it seems clear that unless some LNG angel shows up with buckets of cash, Bradwood is a goner....
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BREAKING: Bradwood Landing LNG “Suspended”

May 4, 2010
By Dennis Newman

This is huge news folks. Two and a half years after winning federal approval, the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal is now on life support. The developer of Bradwood, Northern Star Natural Gas, says it’s suspending work on the project.
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