Lead Orgs, Citizen Groups, State Agencies
Columbia Riverkeeper is the lead organization assisting the community fight this refinery assisted by orgs (sidebar). The NoMethanol360 team works closely with our local citizen partners Lower Columbia Stewardship Community (LCSC) .
Washington Department of Ecology published their draft second supplemental environmental impact statement (DSSEIS) on 9/2. Comment period is now closed. We expect Ecology to publish the final SSEIS and make a decision on key shorelines permits by the end of the year. Ecology's permitting process for NWIW's KMR includes documents, FAQs, timeline, and copies/transcripts of public comments.
Top Websites for Anti-Methanol Information Columbia Riverkeeper's "Methanol Resources" page includes printable fact sheets, info on hearings and comment periods, updates on legal challenges, and links to news articles.
Power Past Fracked Gas is a coalition of PNW groups that oppose fracked fossil-gas and support clean energy. Site updated regularly with new videos, docs, events.
Sightline Institute's methanol research/articles are well documented with useful data, charts, and infographics.
Featured Information Sheets & Op-Eds
by Local Citizen Activists and Researchers
OP-ED: Twisted Logic: Why Washington State Should Reject a Dangerous New Climate Theory (12/2020) by Sally Keely, Kalama, and Lauren Goldberg
OP-ED: Candidates' Silence on Methanol Plant is Deafening (10/2020) by Diane Dick, Longview
NWIW GHGs Electric Power (5/2020) by Diane Dick, Longview
(related: M. Uhart's Notes on D. Dick's source )
Scope of SSEIS Review (5/2020) by Mark Uhart, Kalama
Dock Use Agreement Amendment (5/2020) by Sally Keely, Kalama
Jobs for Cowlitz County? NO! H1B Visas to Chinese Workers (9/2019) by Mark Uhart, Kalama
(related: CRK's Reality Check (2016) and American Factory documentary)
NWIW vs. Reality (9/2018) by Diane Dick, Longview
What KMR will cost Taxpayers (8/2018) by Linda Horst, Kelso, based on CRK's Project Financial Summary
Rad Reads (below), Great Graphics (sidebar)
The windfall of benefits to taxpayers is all a big ruse. See Taxpayers on the Hook for the Entire $2 Billion , Pacific Standard 11/2018, and Subsidies would Violate Federal ‘Double Dipping’ Rules , DeSmogBlog 10/2019.
Excellent series by Sightline Institute "Fracked Fuel & Petrochemical Projects in the Pacific Northwest" with extensive details about methanol and hydraulic fracturing including "Three Reasons Why Kalama Methanol Project Would Be a Climate Disaster" (4/2018)
Two new Sightline analyses followed release of Ecology's draft SSEIS: "New Analysis Proves Kalama Methanol Project is a Climate Disaster" (9/3/2020) and "Kalama Methanol 'Benefits' Assume Catastrophic Climate Failure" (9/23/2020) . IMPORTANT READS!
Earth Justice's "What You Need to Know about the World's Largest Fracked Gas-to-Methanol Refinery" (5/2018)
Awesome Audios, Vital Videos
VIDEO
"Save Kalama ... from a Calamity"
Music and lyrics by: Kate Murphy
Video produced by: Columbia Riverkeeper
VIDEO
Youth Leaders Oppose Methanol Refinery, Climate Strike, Portland, 2019-09-20
Producers: Columbia Riverkeeper and Balance Media
Videographer: Trip Jennings , Editor: Sara Quinn
WATCH short individual videos of three amazing local youth climate activists:
Dylan Haviv, age 10, Kalama WA ,
Carolyn Ceravolo, age 15, Vancouver WA , and
one of our team leads, Cambria Keely, age 17, Kalama WA .
VIDEO
No Methanol on Land & Water Rally, Camp Kalama
Event hosted by: Power Past Fracked Gas coalition (2019-05-18)
VIDEO
Clips of speeches at 12/13 DSEIS hearing, Cowlitz County, WA
Produced by: Dan Villa and Barbara Bernstein. (2018-12-26)
VIDEO
Brief statement from the citizen activists in Kalama, Washington.
Speaker: Diane Dick. Videographer: Sally Keely. (2018-08-19)
VIDEO
Video from Columbia Riverkeeper "Act Now: Protect the Columbia
from the World's Largest Methanol Refinery" . (2016-11-22)