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LNG: ‘FERC has approved
every single (LNG) project’
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the views of the local com-
munity,” the letter states.
“These particular questions
have raised serious and
legitimate concerns among our
constituents, who have rightly
demanded answers to in the af-
termath of this judgment.”
Because of the urgency of
the LNG issue, the lawmakers
said they would appreciate
a prompt response from the
commission.
“It’s important that the
senators (and Bonamici) are
raising serious questions to
FERC,” said Brett Vanden-
Heuvel, executive director of
Columbia Riverkeeper, the
Hood River-based environ-
mental group opposing the
LNG project. “It’s not clear
to anybody why FERC is
just spending huge amounts
of time and money review-
ing this project that (Oregon
LNG) can’t build. So we’re
hoping this will be a wake-
up call to FERC, that Oregon
leaders want some answers.”
Litigation
Jonathan Radmacher, the
attorney representing Ore-
gon LNG in the Army Corps
dispute, said in an email that
“Oregon LNG long ago fully
informed FERC regarding the
s tate’s property leased to Ore-
gon LNG, which is the prop-
erty at issue in the litigation”
over the Army Corps of Engi-
neer s dredge spoils easement.
He added that, because
the easement is the subject of
pending litigation, he would
not comment further at this
time.
In August, the U.S. District
Court in Portland ruled against
Oregon LNG in a dispute with
the Army Corps. Oregon LNG
had claimed that the Army
Corps, which has held an
easement to deposit dredging
spoils since 1957, has no right
to the land beneath the water
that would become the site of
the company’s lique¿ ed natu-
ral gas facility.
The court found, however,
that the 12-year statute of lim-
itations to bring such a claim
under federal law had expired
and ruled that Oregon LNG’s
lawsuit be dismissed.
The company now claims
that the Army Corps, which
hasn’t deposited dredge spoils
on the site since 1992, has es-
sentially abandoned the prop-
erty.
Mike Connors, a Portland
attorney representing Oregon
LNG, said during a public
hearing last month on the com-
pany’s land use permit appli-
cations in Warrenton that the
company believes the Army
Corps wants something in re-
turn for the easement and that,
ultimately, the dispute will be
resolved outside of litigation.
Michelle Helms, public af-
fairs specialist with the Army
Corps, could not, because of
the ongoing litigation, com-
ment on whether the Army
Corps intended to use the ease-
ment property in the future.
However, VandenHeuve l
said that “the Army Corps,
through both words and ac-
tions, is defending this ease-
ment.”
“I don’t expect the Corps to
back down, and Oregon LNG
can’t build the terminal when
the Corps has an easement,”
he said. “It’s been a long road
for Oregon LNG, and we think
that this is the end of the road.”
Environmental impact
Last month, the Federal
Energy Regulatory C ommis-
sion’s environmental staff
held two public comment
meetings at the Clatsop Coun-
ty Fair & Expo Center where
concerned citizens weighed in
on the agency’s draft environ-
mental impact statement for
the Oregon LNG project.
The nearly 1,000-page draft
statement, released in August,
concluded that the proposed
project will result in adverse
environmental impacts on wa-
ter quality and ¿ sh and wildlife
habitat, but that Oregon LNG
could reduce these impacts
to less-than-signi¿ cant levels
with mitigation measures pro-
Jordan Cove LNG
port, pipeline get
environmental OK
The $7 billion
project is led
by Calgary,
Alberta-based
Veresen Inc.
posed by the company.
The commission will con-
sider the ¿ nal environmental
impact statement, scheduled
for release in February, when
deciding whether to authorize
Oregon LNG to proceed with
development in Warrenton.
Asked if the commission
has read the lawmakers’ letter,
Mary O’Driscoll, the com-
mission’s director of media
relations , said the commis-
sion’s policy is not to respond
to letters — particularly let-
ters from members of Con-
gress — in the media. Once
the commissioners receive
such letters, they respond in
due course, she added.
On Wednesday, the com-
mission granted the ¿ nal en-
vironmental approval for the
Jordan Cove LNG project in
Coos Bay . (See related story)
If built, the $7 billion port and
pipeline project it would be
the ¿ rst LNG port on the West
Coast.
“FERC has approved ev-
ery single (LNG) project.
They’ve never denied one,
so that doesn’t come as a sur-
prise,” VandenHeuve l said.
“This property dispute with
the Corps is the elephant in
the room on Oregon LNG. So
we’re disappointed that FERC
is moving forward with these
projects at all, but I don’t
think (the Jordan Cove) deci-
sion affects Oregon LNG.”
By JEFF BARNARD
Associated Press
GRANTS PASS — Fed-
eral regulators granted ¿ -
nal environmental approval
Wednesday for building a
pipeline and port facilities
for shipping Rocky Moun-
tain natural gas to Asia via
the Oregon coast.
The ¿ nal environmental
impact statement prepared
for the Federal Energy Reg-
ulatory Commission found
that building and operating
the gas terminal and pipeline
would cause some environ-
mental damage
However, it noted the
problems would be reduced
to less than signi¿ cant with
mitigation measures pro-
posed by project developers.
The Jordan Cove lique-
¿ ed natural gas terminal at
Coos Bay would be the ¿ rst
LNG port on the West Coast
and would be linked to ex-
isting pipelines by construc-
tion of the Paci¿ c Connector
Gas Pipeline across south-
western Oregon.
The $7 billion project
is led by Calgary, Alber-
ta-based Veresen Inc.
Final commission ap-
proval is expected by the
end of this year, with a no-
tice to proceed from the
commission by the middle
of next year. Developers
have said gas is not likely to
begin À owing until 2019.
The projects were initial-
ly envisioned for importing
natural gas into the U.S.,
but development of gas de-
posits in the Rockies creat-
ed an abundance of the fuel
that pushed the projects to
switch to exports.
Veresen President and
CEO Don Althoff said in
a statement that the ¿ nal
environmental report was
a signi¿ cant milestone and
represented three years of
work.
Sen. John Barrasso,
R-Wyoming, urged the U.S.
Department of Energy to
quickly approve the project.
“The administration has
given communities along
the Gulf Coast and East
Coast the opportunity to
access overseas markets,”
Barrasso said in a statement.
“It must not leave the West
behind.”
The 230-mile pipeline
route from the farming town
of Malin east of the Cas-
cades just north of the Cal-
ifornia border to Coos Bay
has been opposed by private
landowners and conserva-
tion groups. It crosses rivers,
mountain ranges and a mix
of private and public lands.
Lesley Adams, head
of the Rogue Riverkeeper
conservation group, said
the state of Oregon still has
to decide on a Clean Water
Act permit for the pipeline,
and if FERC approves the
projects, a coalition of land-
owners and conservationists
plan to take legal action to
reverse it.
“It’s clear to us there are
adverse impacts to forests,
streams and species,” she
said. “One of the big prob-
lems with the project is wa-
ter — raising temperatures
and sediment impacts on
¿ sh.”
The port facilities to be
built include a shipping
channel, berths for LNG
tankers and tugboats and re-
frigeration facilities to turn
the gas into a liquid.
Scientists say the site
could someday be subjected
to a magnitude-9.0 earth-
quake and a 50-foot tsunami
from the Cascade Subduc-
tion Zone.
Federal regulators said
the port facilities must be
built to withstand earth-
quakes and tsunamis, limit
ship traf¿ c, and provide mit-
igation for lost wetlands and
erosion along the pipeline
route.
The commission must
negotiate with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and
NOAA Fisheries Service
over how the projects might
harm protected species, such
as the northern spotted owl
and salmon.
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Elk walk through the park at Fort Stevens State Park Monday.
Elk: ‘They expect feed from people’
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Do not feed elk
After word of the incidents
spread around the community,
Workman said, he started re-
ceiving numerous complaints
from people saying their
neighbors have been feeding
the elk.
Warrenton does not have
an ordinance against feeding
elk, but Workman said his
department strongly recom-
mends against it.
People feeding the local
herd is a main reason for the
recent aggression, according
to Warwick.
“I’m comfortable in saying
a big contributor is the fact
that the herd in Warrenton —
people regularly feed them,”
he said.
Although it may be tempt-
ing to feed an elk and treat
the animal like a pet, of¿ cials
agree that feeding them is un-
safe for both the elk and hu-
mans.
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distance and treat them like
the wild animals they are, of-
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life biologist for the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wild-
life’s North Coast District,
said large mammals such as
elk and bears can get tamed
by being fed.
“They expect feed from
people. If they don’t get it,
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A. Total Number of copies
(net press run) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113
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A driver pulls over to take a photo of a bull elk near Sixth Street in Hammond Tuesday.
then they start looking at other
people for food,” Biederbeck
said. “It creates a whole host
of problems and unintended
aggression.”
Close proximity
Another factor possibly
leading to elk aggression is
the close proximity to resi-
dents of the North Coast.
“The aggression is not
common, but the potential for
it to occur is higher in north-
west Clatsop County with the
proximity of elk and people,”
Biederbeck said.
The Clatsop Plains — w est
of U.S. Highway 101 from
Seaside to Astoria — has
more than 300 elk in about
four or ¿ ve herds, according
to Biederbeck.
The elk find refuge in
land around Camp Rilea
Armed Forces Training Cen-
ter and Fort Stevens State
Park. Other areas have been
developed and are forcing
the elk to encounter more
people.
The Gearhart elk herd
has become famous for how
comfortable the animals are
around the neighborhoods.
The state Fish and Wild-
life Department is torn be-
tween being encouraged by
the healthy number of elk,
and having to respond to the
property damage caused by
the elk.
“Within the Clatsop Plains
area, there are people that
very much enjoy the elk and
then there are also people who
really dislike the elk,” Bieder-
beck said. “They are the ones
that will suffer the economic
impacts of the elk. We have
this divided public opinion,
whether people want them or
not.”
As of now, the only tool to
manage the elk population is
hunting that occurs on some
private farm land in the coun-
ty.
Overall, Biederbeck said
living among the elk herds
will remain a reality for Clat-
sop County residents. It is up
to the residents to keep a safe
distance, especially in rut sea-
son.
“It’s a situation that is not
going to get a lot better any
time soon,” he said. “There is
a steady increase in develop-
ment in this area. That sets the
stage for more elk conÀ icts
with humans.”
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Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid
distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’ s
proof copies, and exchange copies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
2. Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated
on PS Form 3541 (include paid distribution
above nominal rate, advertiser’ s proof copies
and exchange copies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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Copies Included on PS Form 3541 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
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E. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d (1), (2),(3) and (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
F. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,735 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,681
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H. Total (Sum of 15f and g) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,110 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,113
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d.
Paid Electronic Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Total Paid Print Copies (Line 15c) + Paid Electronic Copies (Line 16a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,838 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,816
Total Print Distribution (Line 15f ) + Paid Electronic Copies (Line 16a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,942 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,921
Percent Paid (Both Print & Electronic Copies) (16b divided by 16c x 100) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.25% . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.48%
X I certify that 50% of all my distributed copies (electronic and print) are paid above a nominal pric e.
17. Publication of Statement of Ownership
X If the publication is a general publication, publication of this statement is required.
Will be printed in the October 1, 2015 issue of this publication.
Publication not required.
18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher. Business Manager, or Owner
Stephen A. Forrester
Date: September 22, 2015
I certify that all Information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on
this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanc tions (including fines and imprisonment)
andfor civil sanctions (including civil penalties).
PS Form 3526 , July 2014
Publication Date: October 1, 2015