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Breaking news: Oregon LNG opponents launch referendum, appeal to state

Friday, April 11, 2008 4:42 PM PDT

By The Daily News

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Three groups opposed to NorthernStar’s liquified natural gas project on the Columbia River are taking their fight to a state land-use agency and to the voters of Clatsop County.

Conservation, business and property-rights groups on Friday submitted legal papers with the county requesting a ballot measure referendum to overturn the county’s LNG land-use approval for the Bradwood Landing terminal site 20 miles east of Astoria.

The groups said they also filed a legal challenge based on county and state zoning law with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.

The county recently decided to open all land zoned for parks, recreation and open space to major gas pipeline construction. The proposed referendum would ask voters if they support that decision or if they support retaining existing county law that prohibits pipelines through park lands, thus overturning the county’s decision.

The terminal would include a pipeline that could cross under the Columbia River and much of Cowlitz County.

The groups involved are The Columbia River Business Alliance, Columbia Riverkeeper and Northwest Property Rights Coalition.

For more on this story, see Saturday’s edition of The Daily News.

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gimpy wrote on Apr 11, 2008 3:13 PM:

" You go, guys! When NorthernStar came in here, thinking (and I quote)"We can bulldoze our way into this community because they are uneducated, unsophisticated and vote with their pocket-book", they didn't know how that statement would galvanize the grass-roots groups into resistance. Keep up the pressure!! "

grams wrote on Apr 11, 2008 3:24 PM:

" Someone posted on this subject (Bradwood LNG) some time ago and stated that if we only had the small groups, the yard signs, and the "bellyaching" to fight this LNG with we should just give up. I replied that we would be really stupid to expose our agenda but that we had one. Well, in fact we had and have more than one.. You who read this paper and watch the news have seen the results of some of those agendas already. You see we are a nation wide coalition of people who don't like to be told they must give up their lands, their safety and their environment to big government and deep pockets. AND WE AINT DONE YET! "

I Vote No LNG's wrote on Apr 11, 2008 3:42 PM:

" Now is the time to join in.... speak up.... support these groups who have worked so hard and who continue to work so hard to represent the citizens who disagree with the placement of LNG's on the Columbia River. Whatever your reason... for not wanting a LNG plant in your community. Now is the time to contact one of these groups and offer your support. Even if all you can do is get the right address from them for who to contact. If we all reallly pull together now... WE CAN STOP THIS TAKEOVER. "

gimpy wrote on Apr 11, 2008 4:47 PM:

" Thanks, "I Vote No LNG" for the boost for local support. Everyone can find all the info they need on the website: safecommunity.us
Also try nolng.net It is a clearing-house for all the websites. "

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