3 miles 2000 population = 85,886 plus 25,000 pola/polb employees
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Long Beach LNG Project: 3 Mile Radius. 3 Miles 2000 Population = 85,886 plus 25,000 POLA/POLB employees. www.pacificenvironment.org. Likely Source of California’s LNG: Environmentally Unique Sakhalin. Western Pacific Gray Whale: less than 100 remaining. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
3 Miles2000 Population
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85,886plus 25,000 POLA/POLB employees
Long Beach LNG Project: 3 Mile Radius
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Likely Source of Likely Source of California’s LNG: California’s LNG:
Environmentally Unique Environmentally Unique SakhalinSakhalin
•Western Pacific Gray Western Pacific Gray Whale: less than 100 Whale: less than 100 remaining.remaining.
•Impacts of offshore Impacts of offshore drilling: Noise, Drilling drilling: Noise, Drilling Muds, Danger of Oil Muds, Danger of Oil SpillsSpills
•Pipeline Crossings Pipeline Crossings Endanger Salmon Endanger Salmon SurvivalSurvival
•Dumping of Wastes Dumping of Wastes Endangers Rich Local Endangers Rich Local Fisheries in Aniva BayFisheries in Aniva Bay
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Social Unrest in Sakhalin Social Unrest in Sakhalin From LNG Infrastructure From LNG Infrastructure
ConstructionConstruction
Indigenous peoples’ Indigenous peoples’ protest, northern protest, northern Sakhalin, January 2005Sakhalin, January 2005
Protest outside LNG Protest outside LNG plant construction plant construction site, February 2006site, February 2006
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Senate Bill Will Put LNG Senate Bill Will Put LNG on Trialon Trial
Senate Bill 426, “Informed Choices on Senate Bill 426, “Informed Choices on LNG,” sponsored by Sen. Joe Simitian.LNG,” sponsored by Sen. Joe Simitian.
Mandates a Needs Assessment for Mandates a Needs Assessment for LNG, then a Ranking of Each Project.LNG, then a Ranking of Each Project.
Necessary First StepNecessary First Step
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