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Its getting late so unfortunately I won't read through the other comments, but I want to add my thoughts.

Clearly there is a demand for natural gas in the state of Oregon. We use it to heat our water and our house (sometimes). I don't know where this gas comes from, but I'm pretty sure its not from Oregon. According to some experts such as Julian Darley, author of High Noon for Natural Gas, production is either peaking now, or will be in the nearer term future, just as with crude oil. I don't think you need a degree in economics to see that the future holds increased volatility and insecurity for global trade in fossil fuels. Not to mention resource wars.

Importing gas from around the globe is the wrong decision for the long term. What few jobs that are created will disappear in a few decades.

I thought the idea was to become energy independent. Why aren't we talking about producing natural gas from the resources we have here and exporting it? That will create long term economic security and sustainability. There are companies like Coskata making fuel ethanol from agricultural and even municipal waste. I'm confident that its possible to do something similar to produce natural gas.

Just the other day I went out in the yard and tipped over a bucket full of water and old weeds that had apparently gone anoxic, and the smell was powerful indeed. The smell of methane gas.

I shouldn't have to mention the carbon benefits of using renewable resources as opposed to fossil ones, in terms of climate change.

We should be focused on becoming a net producer of gas, not an importer and certainly not a conduit for California.

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