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To: Snowshoe who wrote (9033)	4/9/2009 5:30:52 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 24213

The Drift River oil terminal was built before the era of modern environmental standards. Now it may have to be moved because the Mt. Redoubt volcano hazard... Drift River, Chevron shutdown could lose state millions By Todd Walker, CBS 11 News Updated: 04/08/2009 09:46:29 PM AKDT The Department of Environmental Conservation said Cook Inlet Pipeline Company, which owns the terminal, has engineers looking at possibly moving the facility to another location. "They understand the vulnerabilities," DEC Commissioner Larry Hartig said. "Even when you are 22 miles away from the volcano it's an extraordinary event to see those lahars coming down and the ash coming from that mountain. So I'm not surprised they are looking at alternatives." more: ktva.com