LNG Protesters at a rally outside Portland City Hall. Photo by Dennis Newman.
At the final round of FERC LNG Hearings in Oregon, we heard again from landowners frustrated with a system they see as secretive, intimidating, and stacked against them.
We also heard from officials with Oregon LNG and their contractors who were at times apologetic, but mostly defended how they’ve conducted themselves.
One thing’s for sure, if landowners along the route of the proposed Oregon LNG pipeline in were trying to get FERC’s attention, it worked.
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced it will schedule a series of town meetings in Northwest Oregon to hear from landowners who are unhappy with the behavior of Oregon LNG employees and contractors during a recent field trip.
With any project this big and this controversial, there are bound to be complaints. But FERC spokesman Sarah McKinley says it’s “pretty unusual” for the agency to take this kind of action.
