The decade-long twists and turns of the battle over a proposed Oakland coal terminal are not over yet.
In March, 86 organizations and nearly 1,000 individuals sent an “open letter” to Los Angeles hedge fund owner Jon Brooks, urging him to make an “irrevocable commitment” not to build an Oakland coal terminal. Four years ago, Brooks’ hedge fund loaned $7.1 million to a coal company executive working with local developer Phil Tagami. That executive has since died, the company went bankrupt, and Brooks took possession of both the company and its contested right to ship coal through Oakland.
San Francisco Baykeeper is one of the anti-coal coalition partners. Staff attorney Ben Eichenberg said allowing coal to be shipped through Oakland would be destructive to the Bay, as coal residue is dumped into waters surrounding port terminals.
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