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SpringFarm, you are right.  I called in to the show and didn't get on.  They were running out of time but the screener actually asked me if I was a member of an LNG group!!!

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I have been concerned about LNG coming to Oregon since I attended a lecture about it years ago.  The ships, terminals and pipelines that carry this highly explosive gas are large and expose everyone around them to danger.  At that time it was known how explosive debris and fuel traveled on land but not known how they travel on water and I think it covered at least a mile in diameter on land.

There was a recent (scrapped) attempt in the special session of the Oregon legislature  to allow LNG companies access to land without the permission or knowledge of landowners.  It had the feeling of corporate intrusion to me.

I understand that Oregon does not need LNG and it most likely will be piped to California or even overseas.   Some existing terminals on the West coast have only been used as temporary storage tanks.  The LNG went from ships to ternimals and back to ships bound for foreign ports without ever being moved into pipelines for domestic use.   

And for some reason pipelines must be built for terminals even if LNG companies have no intention of using them.

Farmers are already losing revenue since they have been waiting for years to get this resolved.

Permanent clear cuts will also affect the rights of Oregonians to enjoy our forests, rivers and streams.  Up to 300 bodies of water could be crossed by pipelines.

LNG is a bad idea for Oregonians.

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