Puget Sound Power’s Liquefied Pure Gasoline Facility

Washington Lawyer Normal Bob Ferguson just lately filed an amicus temporary, becoming a member of the Puyallup Tribe and Earthjustice in calling the evaluation of Puget Sound Power’s Liquefied Pure Gasoline facility unacceptable. The power, which is able to course of and retailer methane, can also be known as “Tacoma LNG.”

“The underside-line greenhouse fuel evaluation erroneously knowledgeable decision-makers that the Challenge would lead to slight enchancment in greenhouse fuel emissions, the place an correct evaluation would have discovered one thing totally different.”

Highlighting a significant level of competition—the Puget Sound Clear Air Company’s resolution to make use of outdated 2007 methane values as a substitute of extra present science—the temporary explains that the ultimate evaluation “doesn’t supply a protection of its determine primarily based in science or factual accuracy, as a result of there isn’t any protection.”

Your complete allow course of has been controversial and rife with points together with an absence of session with the Puyallup Tribe by each company concerned, breaches of process, intentional obstruction of public participation, and development starting two years earlier than essential permits have been in place.

Courtroom proceedings are at present set for this March and though this new authorized help is nice information, it doesn’t assure victory—that is nonetheless a important time to unfold consciousness and solidarity.

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Study extra about Puget Sound Power and their impacts on our group

Puget Sound Power (PSE), the state’s largest vitality utility, offers methane (“pure”) fuel and electrical vitality providers to virtually two million houses in Washington, spends extra on lobbying and marketing campaign contributions yearly than even Amazon, performs a big function in pro-methane fuel advert campaigns, and over the subsequent couple of years may undermine the state’s success in transitioning to scrub vitality. With PSE holding a lot affect and energy, we invite you to affix us for a Group Empowerment Collection that may assist present data and instruments to grasp their inexperienced washing, in addition to methods to take motion for a cleaner, more healthy, and extra inexpensive vitality future for Washington.

Taking our energy again: Puget Sound Power, fossil fuels, and making a clear and wholesome vitality future The entire occasions within the sequence can be on Thursday evenings at 6pm – Register right here for one or all of those digital occasions!

• Jan twenty eighth – How one can Spot and Reply to Deception, Manipulation, and Misinformation
• Feb 4th – Monetary Flaws
• Feb eleventh – Undermining WA Local weather Progress
• Feb 18th – Indigenous Sovereignty and Pipeline Politics
• Feb twenty fifth – Options for a Wholesome, Clear Future

Need to assist promote this occasion sequence? Here’s a Promotional Equipment to simply ship out electronic mail or social media notices to your community!

How will we cease fossil gasoline industries from increasing domestically?

Metropolis of Tacoma “Non-Interim Rules”

The Tacoma Planning Fee can be giving Metropolis Council a suggestion concerning the growth of current fossil gasoline operations down on the Tideflats in late Spring. Presently, whereas no new fossil gasoline firms can transfer in, a loophole permits present tenant companies to proceed to file for limitless growth. And a number of other have already filed. There can be written remark durations and public hearings developing in February and March so please look ahead to the possibility to take part or join our listing to obtain electronic mail updates.

We’re additionally planning a sequence of enjoyable actions to spotlight this challenge of increasing fossil fuels, electronic mail dan@350tacoma.org to become involved.

Washington State “New Guidelines for Fossil Fuels”

In response to the various flaws concerned in our present allow processes used to investigate the greenhouse fuel impacts of enormous amenities just like the Tacoma LNG and the Kalama Methanol Refinery, there can be a remark interval and public hearings to develop new protocols and guidelines for the allowing course of. As an space close to many fossil gasoline operations, and affected by the second worst air high quality in our state, the voices of individuals from Tacoma, individuals dwelling on the ancestral lands of the Puyallup Tribe, are extraordinarily essential to be current on this course of. This can be a discussion board the place we will work for environmental justice by demanding modifications–comparable to making a public well being impacts evaluation a part of all heavy business allowing. 

There can be on-line information classes and remark writing workshops in Feb and March, with the remark interval and hearings beginning in April. Please look ahead to alternatives to take part, occasions can be posted on our Fb web page. You may also join our listing to obtain electronic mail updates or write to us at hey@350tacoma.org.

Different Methods to Get Concerned

350 Tacoma is all the time on the lookout for extra volunteers to assist write electronic mail blasts, replace our Google calendar, write blogs, submit blogs, submit on Fb, submit on Instagram, fundraise, lead actions, assist preserve our area, signify us on coalition calls, help laws, write letters to the editor, write letters to authorities leaders in any respect ranges, make artwork, paint banners…and extra! We want to do our personal native actions this yr along with supporting WA Can’t Wait, Clear Automobiles Invoice, #BuildBackFossilFree, and the Change the Chamber campaigns. E mail hey@350tacoma.org in case you’re concerned with serving to advocate for a greater tomorrow.

Calendar of Upcoming Occasions!

Here’s a calendar of occasions for tactics to be taught extra and alternatives to take motion over the subsequent couple months to assist shield our shared residence from the threats of fossil fuels.