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Month: May 2011

Protecting Oregon from a New Palomar Pipeline

Protecting Oregon from a New Palomar Pipeline

Yesterday morning a group of climate activists in Portland, Oregon gathered at the base of one of the city’s busiest bridges, to urge morning commuters to help put the final nail in the coffin of the Palomar natural gas pipeline. The pipeline’s main backer, NW Natural Gas, was holding its annual shareholder meeting this afternoon. This presented a great opportunity to call the company out on its support for a piece of fossil fuel infrastructure that would carve through stands of old…

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This Thursday, Make Sure the Palomar Pipeline Stays Defeated!

This Thursday, Make Sure the Palomar Pipeline Stays Defeated!

A couple of short months ago, climate activists in the Pacific Northwest scored a major victory: NW Natural Gas withdrew its application to build the 220-mile long Palomar Pipeline, a liquefied natural gas project that would cut through Oregon’s farmland and forests while making our region dependent on a high-carbon fossil fuel.  The defeat of Palomar was a monumental victory for our movement, and dozens of Cascade Climate Network activists helped make it happen.  Now your help is needed to make sure Palmor stays defeated: and this Thursday…

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