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Analyst: Chinese coal demand falling as Pacific Northwest considers export terminals

A coal train heads north along the waterfront through the old Georgia-Pacific site in Bellingham in March of 2011.

The push for mass coal exports from Washington state, already facing a huge environmental battle, also could get hit with slowing Chinese demand for coal shipments.

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GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL NEWS

Export coal deal stalls as companies renegotiate

A proposed deal on a Montana coal mine that supporters said would boost Asian exports of the fuel via the West Coast has stalled, as court documents show the companies involved are renegotiating terms of the sale.
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Energy company drops Columbia River coal terminal

An energy company has dropped plans for a coal export terminal downstream of Portland along the Columbia River and will look for another site in the Northwest, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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Seattle mayor, tribal leaders form coalition to oppose coal trains

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and other city and tribal leaders have formed a new coalition to oppose coal trains and coal exports in the region.
LEGISLATURE

Coal-export impact study loses steam in Legislature

A House Democratic budget proposal to spend $150,000 to study the larger economic impact of coal-export facilities on Washington state was dying just one day after majority Democrats introduced their proposed $34.5 billion operating budget plan on Wednesday.
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State and federal agencies want sweeping review of proposed Cherry Point coal port

State and federal agencies have joined project opponents in calling for a wide-ranging review of potential impacts from the Gateway Pacific Terminal project that SSA Marine hopes to build at Whatcom County's Cherry Point.
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NW governors ask White House to look at environmental impacts of coal exports

SEATTLE — The governors of Washington and Oregon are urging the White House to evaluate the effects of greenhouse gases that would be emitted elsewhere if the nation's coal is exported from proposed terminals in Whatcom County and elsewhere.
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Gov. Inslee calls for broad scrutiny of coal ports – but does not oppose them (Politics Blog)

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has joined Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber in calling for a broad environmental review of global impacts of coal export terminals proposed for Whatcom County and elsewhere, but he has stopped short of outright opposition to those terminals.
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Energy companies 'freaked out' by Obama comments on climate

President Barack Obama is preparing to tell all federal agencies for the first time that they should consider the impact on global warming before approving major projects, from pipelines to highways.
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Kentucky suffers as coal use rises everywhere but in U.S.

Eastern Kentucky coal country is filled with people competing for nonexistent jobs, tied to the area by family and unable to sell their homes even if they want to leave.
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Wyoming coal company strikes export deal to use Cherry Point terminal

A Wyoming mining company has signed an option agreement allowing it to ship up to 16 million tons of coal a year through Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point — if that project can get the regulatory approvals it needs.