The Leader published my perspective on the proposed Kalama methanol refinery on Jan. 27.
On Jan. 19, the Washington State Department of Ecology rejected the site’s Shoreline Conditional Use …
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The Leader published my perspective on the proposed Kalama methanol refinery on Jan. 27.
On Jan. 19, the Washington State Department of Ecology rejected the site’s Shoreline Conditional Use Permit because of the refinery’s annual 1 million metric tons (MMT) manufacturing (20 percent of the state-mandated year 2050 5 MMT cap) and 4.8 MMT total (including pre- and post-manufacturing) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the impact those emissions will have on the shorelines of the Pacific Northwest (described as salmon migration and reproduction, coastal erosion, beach loss, landslides, flooding, and human and environmental health impacts).
Ecology rejected the argument by Chinese-government-backed Northwest Innovation Works (NWIW) that this plant will reliably emit less GHG emissions than alternatives, as well as NWIW’s plans to mitigate GHG emissions.
NWIW was given 21 days to respond. Learn more about the refinery in Kalama and the proposed NWIW methanol refinery on the Columbia River in Port Westward, Oregon, at websites such as columbiariverkeeper.org, wecprotects.org, and ecology.wa.gov.
Polly Lyle
PORT TOWNSEND
