Opposition in Eureka to LNG Terminal

The majority of the 1500 citizens who attended the Eureka City Council meeting expressed their opposition to Calpine Corporation's proposed liquefied natural gas terminal at the edge of Humboldt bay. Calpine wants to place this facility on the Samoa peninsula less than one mile from downtown Eureka.

The spokesman for Calpine claimed the terminal would bring jobs and tax revenue to the region, but the people who spoke were concerned with safety and the enviromental impact.The first speaker pointed out the danger of such a facility so near a city. He cited such accidents as Bophal and Port Chicago to illustrate his point.

The audience was highly supportive of opposition speakers and critical of any in favor of the plan. The mayor constantly admonished the crowd to be quiet; to no avail. An elderly woman stated that the the council "should postpone a vote on the issue until hell freezes over." One speaker became so emotional the police escorted him off the floor. Over two hundred people signed up to speak at the council meeting. Most of those who chose to speak were dead set against this plan.

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