FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 9, 2008
CONTACT: Ben Unger, 503-351-8833 Kroger Repeats Call to Stop LNG Proposals
Kroger applauds new report that documents high costs and environmental damage   In the wake of a state Department of Energy report showing that proposals for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals on the Oregon coast are more expensive and polluting than domestic alternatives, Attorney General candidate John Kroger renewed his opposition to build LNG plants on the Oregon coast.

In response to the report, Kroger released this statement:

Even worse, our reliance on foreign fuels has forced us to maintain dangerous alliances with unstable dictatorships and corrupt regimes around the globe.  It is critical that the United States end its addiction to foreign fossil fuels and pursue energy independence.

I am glad that the report from the Department of Energy concluded that domestic natural gas would be cheaper and better for our environment than shipping liquid gas across the ocean.  These findings, combined with my foreign policy concerns, clarify why we should all fight plans to build LNG terminals in Oregon.  Instead, we need to invest in domestic, renewable and safe sources of energy. I hope this report will help move us in that direction. I applaud all of the volunteers and activists who have spent their time and energy fighting LNG.

About John Kroger: Kroger has been endorsed by both the Sierra Club and Gov. John Kitzhaber, among others. As a federal prosecutor, Kroger won major cases against mafia killers, corrupt government officials and drug kingpins. From 2002 to 2003, he helped prosecute the Enron Corporation. In recognition of his work, Kroger won awards and commendations from U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the State Department.