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Additional Slides. Likely Source of California’s LNG: Environmentally Sensitive Sakhalin Island. Western Pacific Gray Whale: less than 100 remaining. Impacts of offshore drilling: noise, drilling muds, danger of oil spills. Pipeline crossings endanger salmon survival.
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Likely Source of California’s LNG: Environmentally Sensitive Sakhalin Island • 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. • Russian Ministry of Natural Resources: Currently trying to shut project down. 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
Jordan Cove/Pacific Connector • Pipeline will connect Coos Bay LNG terminal to California Border. • Can move 1 Billion Cubic feet of gas per day, about 44 percent of PG&E’s current usage. • Will Serve PG&E Customers in Northern California. • No Current plans for LNG terminals in Northern California due to citizen opposition. Map: www.pacificconnectorgp.com www.pacificenvironment.org