Making Contact

Sacrifice Zones – Part 2

Since 2003 a rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets via Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. If these plans go through the Northwest would become home to the largest oil terminal in North America, the largest coal export facility in North America, and the largest methanol refinery in the world.

As the fossil fuel industry turns up its pressure to turn the Pacific Northwest into a fossil fuel export hub, a Thin Green Line stands in its way.

This week we present Part Two of Sacrifice Zones by Barbara Bernstein. It’s the last episode in a two-part series on the pressure to transform a region of iconic landscapes and environmental stewardship into a global center for shipping fossil fuels. Bernstein investigates how proposals for petrochemical development in the Pacific Northwest threatens the region’s core cultural, social, and environmental values.

Credits: 

Sacrifice Zones was written, narrated and produced by Barbara Bernstein.
Sacrifice Zones was funded by the Regional Arts and Culture Council and the Puffin Foundation.
Original music was composed and performed by Barbara Bernstein, Floating Glass Balls, and Anna Fritz. 

Special thanks to Dan Serres, Eric de Place, Carol Newman, Peter Seigel, Steve Early, KMUN Coast Community Radio, Melissa Marsland, Jerry Mayer, Jan Zuckerman and Bill Bigelow.

Making Contact Host: Monica Lopez
Staff Producers: Anita Johnson, Marie Choi, Monica Lopez, R.J. Lozada
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Audience Engagement Director: Sabine Blaizin
Development Associate: Vera Tykulsker

 

For More information:

Sightline Institute 

350.org Seattle 

350.org PDX 

Audubon Society of Portland

Audubon Washington

Climate Solutions 

Columbia Riverkeeper 

Earthjustice

Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the San Juans 

The Lands Council

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility 

Sierra Club Washington State Chapter 

Sierra Club Oregon Chapter 

Washington Conservation Voters

Washington Environmental Council 

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

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