Daily Blog//December 17, 2009//
A new liquefied natural gas project has federal approval. This from Dennis Newman at :
This morning, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the Jordan Cove project, and the Pacific Connector Pipeline, on a 3-1 vote. The plant would be built on Coos Bay. The pipeline will transport the gas more than 230 miles to a connection with an interstate gas pipeline near Malin, Oregon.
Almost immediately, a coalition of environmental groups said they would appeal.
The project has potential to funnel good money into the state construction industry, but environmentalists are asking, “At what cost?”
UPDATE: Gov. Kulongoski has on the Jordan Cove LNG plant.