Astoria Weighs Natural Gas Facility; Critics Worry Terminal Would Create Risk of Explosion, Pollution

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ASTORIA, Ore. A proposed liquefied natural gas import terminal heralds both jobs and the jitters in this Columbia River town, pitting a fear of catastrophe against the draws of an industry with a superb safety record.

The LNG ships, some the length of three football fields, pack a potential explosive force of nuclear size. As they leave the Pacific Ocean they would have to cross the Columbia River Bar, one of the world's more dangerous crossings, as they steam to Warrenton, across Young's Bay from Astoria, about twice a week.

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Astoria Weighs Natural Gas Facility; Critics Worry Terminal Would Create Risk of Explosion, Pollution

Under heavy security they would discharge their super-chilled cargos into tanks at Warrenton. Plans call for it to be piped across the river and inland to the ...

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