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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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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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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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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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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As far as these kinds of things go, this was one happy news conference. LNG opponents were celebrating their newest legal victory – a ruling by Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals to reject plans for the Bradwood Landing LNG project in Clatsop County. The ruling probably isn’t a fatal blow. But it’s given...
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For the second time, Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals has rejected Clatsop County’s approval of the Bradwood Landing LNG terminal.
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Although this is listed on my events story of the day, it’s worth a new mention. Oregon DEQ is holding a public meeting tonight in Astoria about the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Also, I’ve learned a little bit more about the Wyden-Merkley LNG bill.
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It’s no surprise that Brett VandenHeuvel of Columbia Riverkeeper is pleased with the new Wyden-Merkley bill that would return decision making over LNG projects back to the states. Columbia Riverkeeper is one of the main groups opposing two proposed LNG projects near Astoria – Bradwood Landing and Oregon LNG. It’s also involved in efforts...
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Oregon’s two Senators are joining forces on a bill that could bring LNG projects in our state to a grinding halt. Wyden and Merkley want to take away control over LNG projects from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). They’ve introduced a bill that would return that power to the states. Whether or not...
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