10 Reasons You Should Oppose the Pipeline
"The target market is Northern California, which uses 1.8 billion cubic feet of natural gas each day."—The Register Guard 12/3/06
9. The Pipeline is Owned by Out-of-State and Foreign Interests
The California Pipeline is owned in part by Pacific Gas and Electric, California’s largest supplier of natural gas.—The Oregonian 7/9/06
8. Pipelines are Routinely Subject to Leaks and Accidents
In fact, the builder of the proposed California Pipeline had one of its pipelines fall into the Toutle River near Castle Rock in 2006. (Source: The Daily News 11/11/06)
7. This Pipeline Will Impact Our Waterways
The California pipeline would cross five major rivers—the Coos, Coquille, Rogue, South Umpqua and Klamath—as well as countless streams that are spawning grounds for salmon and steelhead. (Source: www.pacificconnectorgp.com)
6. North Bend, Coos Bay, Charleston, Barview and Glasgow Will All Sit in a Hazard Zone
The proposed liquefied natural gas terminal is located less than one mile from North Bend, well within the one to three mile conservative hazard zone for a liquefied natural gas spill on water. (Source: Sandia National Laboratories Report for the US Government—December 2004 / ABS Consulting-May 2004)
To accommodate almost 1,000 foot long liquefied natural gas cargo ships, the Port of Coos Bay must dredge a "wider shipping channel and an extensive" new turning basin and slip dock off the shipping channel. (Source: The World 10/19/06) This could endanger our Bay's fragile ecosystems, fisheries and marine wildlife.
4. Little Positive Job Growth
"There’s no guarantee (the jobs) would be local workers, said Steve D. Potts, project manager for Williams." —The Oregonian 7/9/06
3. Possible Interruption of Air Traffic in North Bend
Airplanes may not be able to take off or land and commercial shipping and fishing traffic will be halted while hazardous liquefied natural gas ships are in transit through our Bay. The Coast Guard already applies similar restrictions near LNG terminals in Boston, Mass. (Source: Coast Guard CFR 165.110/165.23/165.33)
2. Who Wants to be California’s Dumping Ground?
Why should we be California’s dumping ground? Citizens in three different California cities have already rejected building liquefied natural gas terminals in their communities.
1. The Pipeline Could be Built Across Your Property
"Williams (the company building the pipeline) will try to persuade the federal government to let the company use eminent domain."—The Register Guard 12/3/06
