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		<title>Breaking News: WA Gov Inslee Rejects Oil Terminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 01:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a huge victory for environmental organizations across the region, Washington Governor Inslee has officially shut down the proposed Tesoro Savage oil terminal. Press Release from Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC): Case Number: EF-131590 Inslee issues decision to reject permit for Vancouver Energy Distribution Terminal project Olympia, Wash. – Gov. Jay Inslee today notified state regulators that he agrees with their unanimous recommendation to reject Tesoro Savage&#8217;s application to build a new terminal at the Port of Vancouver. The decision follows a lengthy evaluation process by the state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, which voted last November to deny the permit and last month submitted its recommendation to the governor. In his letter to EFSE, Inslee said several issues compelled his decision including seismic risks, the inability to sufficiently mitigate oil spill risks, and the potential safety risks of a fire or explosion. &#8220;The Council has thoroughly examined these and other issues and determined that it is not possible to adequately mitigate the risks, or eliminate the adverse impacts of the facility, to an acceptable level,” Inslee wrote. “When weighing all of the factors considered against the need for and potential benefits of the facility at this location, I believe the record reflects substantial evidence that the project does not meet the broad public interest standard necessary for the Council to recommend site certification.&#8221; Inslee also noted that the application was &#8220;unprecedented both in its scale and the scope of issues it raised.&#8221; &#8220;While this process has demonstrated that this particular project is wrong for this particular proposed location, I am confident that our ports will continue to play an important role in regional trade, and providing opportunities for jobs in clean energy.&#8221; Tesoro Savage has 30 days to appeal the governor’s decision in Thurston County Superior Court.]]></description>
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		<title>Port of Vancouver Extends Oil Terminal Lease</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a 2-1 vote Tuesday, Port of Vancouver Commissioners extended Vancouver Energy&#8217;s proposed oil terminal lease, ahead of the potential cancellation deadline of March 31. Under the current lease Vancouver Energy is paying the port $100,000 a month pending a final decision by the state. The proposed $210 million Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy terminal would bring an estimated 360,000 barrels of crude oil to Vancouver per day and has been opposed by community and environmental groups, including Rosemere Neighborhood Association, since its initial proposal nearly 4 years ago. Eric LaBrant was the sole dissenting vote, cautioning his fellow commissioners, “Gentlemen, we’re being sold a bill of goods. We need to make a decision as a commission to move on, be done with this process, and to move on to the other things that are in store for us.” The oil terminal is currently being reviewed by Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) which is expected to give its recommendation to Washington Governor Inslee at any time. The final decision will be made by Governor Inslee. For more information read Columbian Newspaper article here. Contact Governor Inslee&#8217;s office to make your voice heard on the proposed Oil Terminal here. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Update: New Hurdles for Proposed Oil Terminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2016 00:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friends at Columbia Riverkeeper, Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NEDC), and Sierra Club learned this week that the Washington State Supreme Court will review the previous lower court rulings in their lawsuit  challenging the Port of Vancouver&#8217;s closed-door meetings in 2013 during the port’s initial consideration of the Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal lease. If they are successful, and win at the Supreme Court level, the potential result could be the court voiding the current lease agreement. From the Columbian: “If we were to prevail at the Supreme Court, we believe the remedy the court should give us is voiding the lease and asking the Port of Vancouver to make a new decision on the lease in light of the information in a final environmental impact statement,” said attorney Miles Johnson with Columbia Riverkeeper. That is not the only challenge facing the Port&#8217;s lease agreement. As the deadline looms for the Port to confirm the terminal lease this summer on August 1st, Port Commissioner Brian Wolfe is re-thinking his support for the project: Late Thursday, Commissioner Brian Wolfe told The Columbian that he hadn’t made up his mind about how he might cast another vote. “Am I prepared to make a decision on it? No,” Wolfe said. “I honestly don’t know; there are so many variables to consider.” Wolfe’s uncertainty turns what was a 3-0 decision nearly three years ago into a big maybe. “It was and will remain a really hard decision between economic development and the environment, in my mind,” Wolfe said. The other two Port Commissioners are divided; Jerry Oliver is expected to re-affirm his support for the terminal, and Eric Labrant,  the newest commissioner, is a longtime opponent to the project, so Wolfe&#8217;s vote could sway the lease vote this summer. And just this past week, local<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2016/03/05/update-new-hurdles-for-proposed-oil-terminal/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EFSEC Receives Record Number of Comments on Oil Terminal Proposal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2016 21:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following record breaking attendance at open hearings in Vancouver and Spokane, EFSEC, Washington State&#8217;s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, is now tasked with sifting through the volume of public input regarding the proposed Tesoro Savage Oil Terminal at the Port of Vancouver.  A record number of public comments &#8211; more than 250,000 &#8211; were submitted to EFSEC during the DEIS public comment period that ended January 22. Opposition to the terminal has been unprecedented, from such diverse organizations as Vancouver City Council, City of Portland, Multnomah County Commissioners, Vancouver Firefighters Union IAFF Local 452, ILWU Local 4, Columbia Waterfront LLC, Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission, the sport fishing community, and the environmental community. Vancouver City Council voted to extend its moratorium on crude oil-handling facilities for another six months, their third extension in two years. Vancouver&#8217;s Comments on Draft EIS called the DEIS &#8220;wholly indadequate&#8221; and it&#8217;s &#8220;risk analysis is fatally flawed.&#8221; Even the Washington Attorney General called out EFSEC&#8217;s DEIS &#8220;&#8230;two significant deficiencies in the DEIS: (1) a flawed statistical analysis of train-derailment risk, and (2) insufficient analysis of the effort and investment required to bring first responders along the crude-oil-train route contemplated by the Tesoro-Savage project to a proper state of preparedness.&#8221; Rosemere Neighborhood Association has been vocal in its opposition to the terminal. The environmental risks posed by the terminal as outlined in the DEIS are too great and create excessive and unnecessary dangers to our communities and our precious water resources. RNA public commentary urges EFSEC members do everything in their power to deny the project and recommend Governor Inslee reject the Tesoro-Savage oil terminal. Read the full text of Rosemere Neighborhood Association Oil Terminal DEIS comments here. EFSEC has announced there will be a series of &#8220;adjudication hearings&#8221; this June, where the various stakeholders in the<a class="more-link" href="http://www.rosemerena.org/home/2016/02/17/efsec-receives-record-number-of-comments-on-oil-terminal-proposal/">[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>EFSEC Scoping Hearing for Tesoro Savage Crude Oil Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As has been reported this week, the Port of Vancouver held a second vote and again unanimously approved the proposed Tesoro/Savage Crude Oil Terminal, the largest such facility in the Pacific Northwest. The Tesoro/Savage project now faces a yearlong examination by the Washington State Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (or EFSEC). EFSEC will make a recommendation to Washington Governor Inslee on the project and, then, the Governor will make the final decision to deny or approve the terminal. There are 2 important EFSEC meetings regarding the proposed Crude Oil Terminal coming up this week. It is important for everyone to attend these meetings and voice their opposition to the Tesoro Savage Terminal. Tuesday, October 29 EFSEC Scoping Hearing for Tesoro Savage Project The purpose of this hearing is for the public to ask EFSEC to review and to take into account the total pollution load to the environment from start to finish. When: Tuesday, October 29 &#8211; 6:00 – 9:00 PM Where: Clark College, Gaiser Student Center (1933 Fort Vancouver Way) There will also be a rally outside before the meeting at 5:00 PM ALSO: The night before – Monday, October 28 &#8211; EFSEC Public Information Hearing at 6:00 PM. What: EFSEC Public Information Hearing When: Monday, October 28 &#8211; 6:00PM Where: Clark College, Gaiser Student Center (1933 Fort Vancouver Way) Columbia Riverkeeper has a petition on their website for those who wish to sign and send a message to Governor Inslee and EFSEC to “Deny the Proposed Tesoro Savage Pipeline-on-Wheels Project”. You can find the petition here: Deny the Proposed Tesoro Savage Pipeline-on-Wheels Project]]></description>
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