Letter to the editor: Just say no to coal
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Washington
Vancouver Business Journal
March 25, 2011
The coal saved by the transformation of our energy supply should stay in the ground, not go to fuel the Asian industrial machine.
Warren Shoemaker, Clean Energy Project Developer, Camas, WA
Last week, a unit of Australia-based Ambre Energy Ltd withdrew its permit application for a proposed export terminal to ship coal mined in Montana and Wyoming to Asia via the Columbia River Port of Longview. Millennium Bulk Terminals LLC's withdrawal followed several weeks of reports about the company's deception regarding the true size of the project, which was rumored to be up to 12 times larger than what the company told Cowlitz County officials.
