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LNG Foes To Take Message To Oregon Capitol

NWNews | By Chris Lehman,
Chris Lehman
Published May 22, 2015 at 3:17 PM MDT
File photo of an LNG terminal in Nynashamn, Sweden.
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File photo of an LNG terminal in Nynashamn, Sweden.

Opponents of two liquefied natural gas export terminals proposed for Oregon will take their message to the state capitol Tuesday.

Organizers say they're expecting hundreds of people from across Oregon at the rally, which is aimed at Governor Kate Brown.

Terminals on the Oregon coast would help facilitate the shipment of natural gas to foreign markets. Oregon is considered an attractive location for these export terminals due to it being due west of where a lot of this LNG is extracted from the ground, and having the necessary coastal access points to build these export terminals.

Opponents of the terminals want Governor Brown to wield her influence to halt state approval of the projects. Federal approval would also be necessary before the export terminals could be built.

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Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.
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Chris Lehman
Chris Lehman graduated from Temple University with a journalism degree in 1997. He landed his first job less than a month later, producing arts stories for Red River Public Radio in Shreveport, Louisiana. Three years later he headed north to DeKalb, Illinois, where he worked as a reporter and announcer for NPR–affiliate WNIJ–FM. In 2006 he headed west to become the Salem Correspondent for the Northwest News Network.

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