By far the largest methanol refinery in the world. About
as large as all 7 existing U.S. methanol refineries combined.
Increases WA state's total fracked gas use by 38%.
Uses more gas than all other industries in WA combined.
Increases WA state's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Would become WA's top climate polluter by 2025.
Emits more than 1 million tons of GHG from smokestack.
7M tons GHG when include “upstream” methane leakage.
Obligates us to decades of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Fracked gas pipelines leak methane! [Methane Maps]
Only 1 permanent job per acre most not hired from Cowlitz Co.
NWIW is LLC company controlled by the Chinese government.
NWIW has never built or operated a methanol refinery.
New process of producing methanol never tested on this scale.
Methanol to be sold on open market with NO quarantee where it will be used or for what purpose (e.g. burned as transpo fuel, used to make single-use plastics to further clog our oceans).
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