Zack Colman
The Oregon Department of State Lands' denial Monday of Ambre Energy's proposal to build a dock to help transport up to 8.8 million tons of coal for export dealt a blow to the industry — there are two other proposed terminals in Washington, though many consider that state's evaultaion process more stringent. Oregon denied the Australian company's permit application for the project, known as Morrow Pacific, because it said creating the dock would harm fisheries vital for local tribes.
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Karen Harbert, president of the Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, said the similarities in the battles over coal exports and the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, for example, were clear.
"The parallels between opposition efforts to block coal exports and Keystone are undeniable. Unfortunately, America is becoming known as a place that is not open for business, in part due to extreme efforts to impose a 'BANANA' approach to energy-related economic opportunities — Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything," Harbert said in an email.
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