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Land Grab

By Chris Philips, Managing Editor

“For years I have expressed significant concerns about offshore drilling in the Arctic. The federal administration should not enable new oil and gas drilling in these untouched areas that host such a fragile environment.” Jay Inslee, Governor, Washington State, March 31, 2015

“No future extraction [on public lands]. I agree with that.”
Hillary Clinton, Democratic Nominee for President,
Feb. 4, 2016

Who owns the West? Increasingly, it’s the US Federal Government, with the help of compliant state executives, and if you don’t mind, they’d prefer you got off their lawn.

Federal lands account for 24 percent of the country’s resource production. According to the Chamber of Commerce paper, a ban on future energy production would result in the loss of more than $11.3 billion per year in royalties (California alone would lose $591 million), 380,000 direct and indirect jobs, and $70 billion per year of gross domestic product.

Combine the increasing amount of land under federal control and the ….MORE

Friday, October 21, 2016

 

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Story1SFFD Commissions New Fireboat

By Mark Edward Nero

A new $11.8 million fireboat designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle and built by Vigor Fab in Seattle was commissioned by the San Francisco Fire Dept. ..(Read full article)

Story2Seattle’s Terminal 5 Moves Closer to ‘Big Ship Readiness’

By Mark Edward Nero

The Port of Seattle has completed an environmental analysis of Terminal 5 and has released a Final Environmental Impact Statement on the project, which aims to modernize the cargo-handling facility …(Read full article)

Story3Port of Oakland Sets Revenue Record

By Mark Edward Nero

The Port of Oakland said Oct. 18 that its operating revenue for the fiscal year ending June 31 was $338 million, making it a record year for the port. The amount was up 0.4 percent from the previous record of $336.6 million, set in FY 2015… (Read full article)

Story4Seattle-Tacoma Cargo Volumes Flat

By Mark Edward Nero

Total container volumes at the Seattle-Tacoma port complex are essentially flat year-to-date through September, down less than one percent to 2,657,481 TEUs, according to data released Oct. 17… (Read full article)


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