The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is holding a series of public hearings to listen to public comment on the proposed Coos Bay Liquefied Natural Gas export facility and the associated 230-mile pipeline. At issue are the environmental impacts of this project including climate effects, water pollution from fracking and damage to forest habitats as … Continue reading Speak Up to FERC about LNG and Pipeline Concerns in Oregon
A Trip to Washington DC
By Francis Eatherington During the week of June 16, representatives of Cascadia Wildlands, Oregon Wild, and KS Wild traveled to Washington DC to discuss two bills, one from Senator Wyden and one from Representative DeFazio. Both mandate an increase of logging on western Oregon BLM lands. We had over 21 meetings with agency staff, senators … Continue reading A Trip to Washington DC
Extractive Industries are Killing the Planet–Eugene Rally March 3rd
February 27, 2013 — March 3 at 1 p.m. A rally will be held in the University of Oregon EMU amphitheater proceeded by a march against the fossil fuel industry. The march is follow-up to the “End All Extraction” march on February 17, since the demands from the first march were not met.
Eugene Fossil Fuel and Climate Rally February 17th
Americans Rally Together to Fight Extractive Industry In solidarity with the national FORWARDONCLIMATE rally, hundreds will gather and march against governments, businesses that support fossil fuels and other extractive industries. Eugene, Ore.—Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. hundreds will rally at the University of Oregon EMU amphitheatre in a march against the fossil fuel industry. … Continue reading Eugene Fossil Fuel and Climate Rally February 17th
Alaska Climate Change
Climate change is a central thread running through all of our Alaska-based campaigns. As "ground zero" for climate change in America, Alaska is seeing the most extreme consequences first. From cedar decline in the Tongass, to melting icefields on the Lost Coast, to changing fisheries on the Chugach, things are happening fast. But because ecosystems … Continue reading Alaska Climate Change
Comments on Coyote Island Terminal Permit
Cascadia Wildlands submitted the following comments on the Coyote Island Terminal Permit Application (Port of Morrow): Click below to view the PDF file. CascWild – Comment on APP0049123 Coyote Island Terminal Permit Application
No Coos Bay Coal Terminal
Coos Bay Coal Port: Continued Coal Use Makes No Sense Coal is unquestionably one of the most expensive and dangerous fossil fuels on the earth when externalities such as health and environmental impacts are correctly figured into the equation. For that reason alone, plans to export Powder River Basin coal from Wyoming and Montana to … Continue reading No Coos Bay Coal Terminal
No Pacific Connector Pipeline or Jordan Cove LNG Terminal
The Jordan Cove Energy Project is a proposed pipeline and export terminal owned by Pembina, a Canadian energy company, to export fracked liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Canada and the Rockies to Asia using Oregon as a right-of-way. The Jordan Cove Energy Project would require a 229-mile pipeline from Malin, Oregon to Coos Bay, culminating … Continue reading No Pacific Connector Pipeline or Jordan Cove LNG Terminal