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Collection: Northwest Coal & Oil Exports

Coal Bombshell in NYT

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The New York Times’ William Yardley has a must-read bombshell today. It shines a light on secret plans by a giant coal company to export huge volumes of coal to China through a small community in Washington: Court records show that leaders of the company planning to build the facility, now called Millennium Bulk Terminals, tried … Read more

The Ethics of Commerce

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Governor Gregoire on coal exports: “I don’t believe that we can say no to a commodity like coal any more than I would say no to a commodity like wheat,” But why not? We routinely make distinctions about the things we encourage as commerce. We say “no” to importing commodities like heroin and marijuana. We … Read more

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