SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER

Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox.

* indicates required
5
#000000
#FFFFFF
The Progressive

NewsWire

A project of Common Dreams

For Immediate Release
Contact:

Contact: Lindsay Meiman, (347) 460-9082

350.org Reacts to Blocked Oregon LNG Export Terminal as Senate Considers Energy Bill

In response to Oregon LNG withdrawing their proposal for the proposed Warrenton LNG export terminal, and the Senate moving forward an energy bill that would expedite LNG exports, 350.org's U.S. Policy Director Jason Kowalski issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON

In response to Oregon LNG withdrawing their proposal for the proposed Warrenton LNG export terminal, and the Senate moving forward an energy bill that would expedite LNG exports, 350.org's U.S. Policy Director Jason Kowalski issued the following statement:

"The fierce organizing of Oregonians and indigenous communities has now stopped both the Jordan Cove and the Warrenton LNG export terminals. Just last year, insiders expected these projects to cruise through the approval process. Now, it's clear there will never be an LNG export terminal on the West Coast. The industry knows that without LNG exports, fracked gas is going to stay in the ground. And that's exactly what our climate and our communities need."

"And yet, even as local communities shut down fossil fuel infrastructure, some Senators are pushing an energy bill that would expedite LNG exports, fast tracking our collision course with climate catastrophe. LNG is worse than coal from start to finish - and after disasters like Porter Ranch, it's absurd to propose building more massive, leaky gas infrastructure. Climate leaders need to keep gas in the ground and listen to communities who reject LNG exports."

350 is building a future that's just, prosperous, equitable and safe from the effects of the climate crisis. We're an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.