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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.
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Long Beach LNG Project: 3 Mile Radius 3 Miles 2000 Population = 85,886 plus25,000 POLA/POLB employees www.pacificenvironment.org
Likely Source of California’s LNG: Environmentally Unique Sakhalin • Western Pacific Gray Whale: less than 100 remaining. • Impacts of offshore drilling: Noise, Drilling Muds, Danger of Oil Spills • Pipeline Crossings Endanger Salmon Survival • Dumping of Wastes Endangers Rich Local Fisheries in Aniva Bay www.pacificenvironment.org
Indigenous peoples’ protest, northern Sakhalin, January 2005 Protest outside LNG plant construction site, February 2006 Social Unrest in Sakhalin From LNG Infrastructure Construction www.pacificenvironment.org
Senate Bill Will Put LNG on Trial • Senate Bill 426, “Informed Choices on LNG,” sponsored by Sen. Joe Simitian. • Mandates a Needs Assessment for LNG, then a Ranking of Each Project. • Necessary First Step www.pacificenvironment.org