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Governor Gregoire, since you are leading the national summit on renewable energy and energy security and since you just signed House Bill 2815, don't you think it's time you took a public stance on LNG facility siting in the lower Columbia River area? Cowlitz County residents are facing Eminent Domain due to the proposed high-pressure gas pipeline from Bradwood Landing. We need to know that our Governor is acting to protect her constituents. Will you join us in opposing this step backward to foreign fossil fuel dependency?

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Interesting to hear Joe Desmond say his company, NorthernStar, has committed to comply with all local regulations. I was just at the Cowlitz County Commissioners' meeting yesterday, where I was told they had received a letter from NorthernStar saying they would NOT be applying for permits necessary to construct a pipeline because FERC would just overrule the county.

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