Latest on Jordan Cove LNG project in Oregon

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This is a conversation with Deb Evans and Ron Schaaf about the Jordan Cove project. Deb and Ron are landowner plaintiffs in the Deborah Evans v. FERC lawsuit. We talk about what happened at the oral arguments in the DC Circuit court on October 28. Deb, Ron and other landowners threatened with eminent domain, were represented by the Niskanen Center. https://www.niskanencenter.org/

Also at the October 28 court hearing, environmental groups were represented by Sierra Club and Western Environmental Law Center. https://westernlaw.org/

Recording of the October 28 argument is here: https://www.cadc.uscourts.gov/recordings/recordings2021.nsf/E49C2CAEBC1395A28525877C0060D500/$file/20-1161.mp3

Deb and Ron talk about the history of Jordan Cove, the impacts of the required Oregon state permits, and what the future looks like for the proposed Canadian pipeline through southern Oregon.

For more information, see: Our Land - Our Lives Landowner website: https://www.ourland-ourlives.org/

Deb and Ron suggest we thank Senator Merkley and Senator Wyden for their bill, Landowner Fairness Act, which would help reduce burdens on landowners from oil and gas corporations.

Landowner Fairness Act - Full Bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/641/text

Our ending song is the Jordan Cove Rock, by Harry Stamper. I haven’t yet found a place online to purchase Harry’s music, but you can hear more of it here:

http://pnwfolklore.org/HarryStamper.html ... http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv24615