A LNG opponent tours the site of the proposed Jordan Cove natural gas export terminal.
Amelia Templeton
Energy regulators are giving the public more time to comment on a proposed liquid natural gas pipeline and export terminal in Southern Oregon.
Citizens now have until October 29th to go online and tell the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission what issues to include in an environmental review.
FERC will also accept comments by letter, and in a series of public meetings. The first was held last night in Coos Bay, and FERC says it will schedule two additional meetings.
Jordan Cove LNG Scoping Meetings
- Roseburg 08/28 6:30pmUmpqua Community CollegeCampus Center Dining Room541-440-4600
- Klamath Falls, 08/29 6:30pmOregon Institute of TechnologyCollege Union Auditorium541-885-1030
- Medford 08/29 6:30pmMedford School DistrictEducation Center Auditorium541-842-3636
The proposed Jordan Cove terminal in Coos Bay would be able to export about a billion cubic feet of LNG a day to markets in Asia.
The project's new pipeline would connect Jordan Cove to a supply pipe in the Klamath Basin, crossing private property and federal forests.
Lesley Adams, with the group Rogue Riverkeeper, says the environmental impact of the terminal will reach beyond the Pacific Northwest.
“If there is an LNG export terminal built on the Oregon coastline, that is an incentive for companies to frack more gas in the Rockies. “
A spokesman for Jordan Cove says that if the U.S. doesn’t export natural gas to meet growing demands in Asia, Canada will.
The proposed route of the Pacific Connector Pipeline. Credit: pacificconnectorgp.com
