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As the region considers the viability and wisdom of building new coal export facilities, there have been quite a few claims—not all of them entirely accurate—about jobs. So in the hopes of setting the record straight, here’s what the facts are. Longview (Millenium Bulk Logistics, Ambre)—Estimates for the original version of the project were that operations would employ 70 people to move about 5 million tons of coal. The site...

Have you heard the one about the Australian company that wanted to ship coal from Wyoming to China through Washington? But this one is no joke:  Ambre Energy, an Australian coal and oil-shale venture, recently obtained approval from Cowlitz County officials to set up a coal export facility at the Longview, WA port on the Columbia River.  Under Ambre’s plan, trains would carry over five million tons of coal each year to Longview, load...