by Dylan Plummer, CW Grassroots OrganizerOriginally published in The Register-Guard, Feb. 27, 2021. NW Natural is gaslighting the city of Eugene and holding our climate goals hostage in the process. The fracked gas corporation is petulantly demanding that it — an industry fundamentally wedded to the continued use of fossil fuels — knows what’s best for … Continue reading Op-Ed: NW Natural is Gaslighting Oregonians
Federal Government Rejects Request to Overturn Oregon’s Denial of LNG Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 8, 2020 Contact:Allie Rosenbluth, allie@rogueclimate.org, 541-816-2240 Oregon Denial of Jordan Cove LNG Project Upheld by Federal Government Decision marks yet another blow against the proposed fracked gas project and LNG terminal in Southern Oregon [Washington, D.C.] — The proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline faced another massive blow … Continue reading Federal Government Rejects Request to Overturn Oregon’s Denial of LNG Project
Victory for Eugene Climate Goals!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 9, 2021 Contacts:Dylan Plummer, Grassroots Organizer, Cascadia Wildlands; 541.531.1858, emailAvery Temple, Climate Justice Fellow, Cascadia Wildlands; 941.932.7331, email City of Eugene Hits Brakes on NW Natural Contract Renewal, Citing Climate Goals 30+ Grassroots Climate Groups Claim Victory as City Council Stalls on Talks EUGENE, OR – After three months of public pressure and … Continue reading Victory for Eugene Climate Goals!
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upholds Oregon’s Denial of Key Jordan Cove LNG Permit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 19, 2021 Contact: Dylan Plummer, Cascadia Wildlands, (541) 531-1858, dylan@cascwild.org Potentially fatal blow for fracked gas export terminal and pipeline proposed in Oregon [WASHINGTON, D.C.] — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upheld the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s denial of a key permit for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG … Continue reading Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upholds Oregon’s Denial of Key Jordan Cove LNG Permit
Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Call for Eugene to Step Away from New Fracked Gas Infrastructure
For Immediate ReleaseNovember 18, 2020 Contacts:Dylan Plummer, Grassroots Organizer, Cascadia Wildlands 541.531.1858 dylan@cascwild.org Broad Coalition Calls for Transition Away from Fracked Gas and Halt to Construction of New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure in Eugene EUGENE, OR – Eugene residents and grassroots organizations including NAACP Eugene/Springfield, Beyond Toxics and Springfield Eugene Tenants Association sent a public letter to Eugene … Continue reading Cascadia Wildlands and Allies Call for Eugene to Step Away from New Fracked Gas Infrastructure
Press Release: Landowners and Organizations Challenge Federal Green Light for Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Contact Gabby Brown, Sierra Club, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org, 914-261-4626 Susan Jane Brown, Western Environmental Law Center, brown@westernlaw.org, 503-914-1323 Allie Rosenbluth, Rogue Climate, allie@rogueclimate.org, 541-816-2240 Dylan Plummer, Cascadia Wildlands, dylan@cascwild.org, 541-434-1463 Southern Oregon Advocates Challenge Federal Approval of Jordan Cove LNG [Washington, DC] — Today, southern Oregon organizations filed a lawsuit … Continue reading Press Release: Landowners and Organizations Challenge Federal Green Light for Pipeline
BLOG: Field Checking Old-Growth on the Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline Path
By Sam Krop, Cascadia Wildlands Grassroots Organizer In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spent the weekend field checking a threatened area of old growth forest along the proposed Jordan Cove pipeline route out in the Oregon coast range between the towns of Remote and Sitkum, by Coquille. As we drove along the coast … Continue reading BLOG: Field Checking Old-Growth on the Jordan Cove LNG Pipeline Path
Organizations opposing Jordan Cove LNG thank Oregon leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 OREGON – Despite the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis, on Thursday, March 19 a politically unbalanced Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the Jordan Cove Energy Project and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline over the objections of numerous state, federal, and local stakeholders and decision makers (details here.) Shortly … Continue reading Organizations opposing Jordan Cove LNG thank Oregon leaders
ALERT: Despite Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG
March 19, 2020 | Originally posted by Hannah Sohl, Rogue Climate | [WASHINGTON D.C.] In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline today. The approval is conditioned on Pembina, the Canadian … Continue reading ALERT: Despite Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG