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Council passes resolution supporting Bradwood
Published on Thu, Mar 29, 2007Read More News
The Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Bradwood Landing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.
In their resolution, the council cited the tremendous positive economic impact of Bradwood Landing, the importance of available energy to support our growing economy and Bradwood Landing’s commitment to partner with labor to create and support living wage jobs.
“We support the Bradwood project because without it Oregon and Washington will face a shortage of natural gas that will hurt many industries in the region,” said Columbia Pacific Building Trades Executive Secretary and Treasurer John Mohlis. “Pulp and paper, food processing and wood product manufacturers all rely on a stable and affordable supply of energy to run their plants and to keep people on the job.”
In addition, the Columbia Pacific Building Trades Council cited the following reasons why it supports Bradwood Landing:
• A large portion of the Northwest’s current electricity is supplied by coal-fired power plants outside of the Pacific Northwest. The Council supports natural gas as a cleaner alternative to help protect our environment from the harmful effects of pollutants that damage our communities, streams and rivers;
• Bradwood Landing has committed to invest in the future of the Lower Columbia area by working directly with Clatsop community college to train and employ operations staff from the local community.
• Bradwood Landing has committed to ask for no tax breaks, ensuring they will pay their fair share to support vital public services such as schools and social and emergency services.
“We are very pleased to have the support and partnership of the building trades,“ said NorthernStar Natural Gas, Inc. CEO William ‘Si’ Garrett. “We will be calling on their skill and expertise to build Bradwood Landing.”
Mr. Garrett added, “construction of Bradwood Landing would create hundreds of unionized construction jobs and more than $300 million in payroll, full-time staff jobs, maintenance crews, dock workers, and additional union jobs in the marine trades, all receiving living wages and honest benefits.”
Bradwood Landing has announced it will have a company representative in its Cathlamet office in the Scarborough Building, Broadway Street entrance, on Thursdays.
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