(KALAMA, WA) -- A draft study of a proposed $2 billion
methanol refining project in Kalama says the plant would drive down global
greenhouse gas emissions by displacing coal-based methanol sources.
The Longview Daily News says the review released Tuesday by
the Port of Kalama and Cowlitz County concludes the plant, which would produce
methanol from natural gas, would displace dirtier coal-based methanol sources
in China and result in net reductions in carbon emissions. Environmentalists
called the report flawed. They say it underestimates methane associated with
the project from hydraulic fracturing and makes speculative assumptions about
global markets.
