BARK for Mt. Hood July '08: LNG Threat to Solo Old Growth

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Once again the Solo Timber Sale forests are threatened, this time by the Palomar Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline route.

Three hundred year-old giant Douglas firs, a rare remnant in the foothills of Mt. Hood, symbolize the Solo forests. After nearly a decade of fighting the Forest Service, these ancient trees were finally off the chopping block, until now.

BIG ENERGY backed LNG projects are aiming to make Oregon the west coast's import site for massive new supplies of Liquefied Natural Gas. http://www.oregonfirst.net http://www.columbiariverkeeper.org http://www.nolng.org

Among other substantial public good problems, the Bradwood LNG facility would require 40 miles of pipe to pass through the Mt. Hood National Forest on the way to the larger pipe line passing from Canada to Mexico.The Palomar Gas Transmission pipeline would basically be a 40 mile long clear cut, at least 120 feet in width, traversing a number of water sheds and a large number of creeks, streams and rivers along the way.

The Solo old growth three hundred year-old Douglas firs are once again in danger.


By Peter Zuckerman The Oregonian
Thursday,July 17, 2008
Edition: Sunrise, Section: Metro South

Proposed gas line through Solo old-growth stand spurs activists

Forest advocates gear up to fight the Palomar natural gas pipeline

"Six years after hundreds of activists sat in trees, sprayed pepper, threw bottles at police, got arrested, brought lawsuits and successfully stopped the Solo timber sale in the Mount Hood National Forest, they once again find themselves fighting to protect the forested area.

Maps of the proposed 211-mile Palomar natural gas line show a freeway-wide clear-cut that would bore through at least part of the Solo timber sale area, a region many activists consider symbolic of their victories against the U.S. Forest Service and the Bush administration to stop logging. The 160-acre sale area, which straddles Peavine Creek, contains large swaths of old-growth forest.

Activists said that if it became necessary, they anticipate waging similar battle to stop the clear-cutting they expect would happen to make way for the pipeline.

People who have walked what they believe to be the pipeline's route said the line would go through many regions of old-growth forest in the Solo timber sale area."

To view complete article, please see:
http://www.bark-out.org/content/article.php?section=news&id=502


Solo Timber Sale History:

Victory for Mt. Hood Old Growth!

After nearly 10 years of fighting the Solo and Borg Timber Sales the District Court rules in our favor!

Victory! After nearly a decade of fighting, these ancient trees are off the chopping block.

http://www.bark-out.org/content/article.php?section=news&id=319

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News & Politics

Tags:

• usfs
• blm
• logging
• ecology
• ecosystems
• watersheds
• forests
• old
• growth