Green group says no need for western US coal terminals

摘要

There is no need for two proposed coal export terminals in the US Pacific Northwest, an environmental research institute concluded in a paper released in November, although a key player pushing for approval of the terminals argued that global coal demand will be on the rise for decades. Tom Sanzillo, director of finance for the green energy-focused Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, told Washington state officials that proposed export terminals in Washington state and Oregon would not be good long-term for the Pacific Northwest. "In the context of the global market, we are currently oversupplied," Sanzillo said. "It's true here in the US and around the world. There is simply too much port capacity in the US and not enough demand for it around the world."