Editorial Argues Oregon LNG Regasification Controversies Demonstrate National Trend Towards Politicizing Local Issues
Posted on Jul 20, 2011 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial Argues Oregon LNG Regasification Controversies Demonstrate National Trend Towards Politicizing Local Issues
An editorial published in the Daily Astorian argues that the controversy surrounding LNG regasification projects proposed in Oregon, particularly the Bradwood Landing LNG import project, demonstrate the trend of politicizing state and local issues. The piece suggests that the polarizing politics common at the national level of government are seeping into state and local matters.