CORVALLIS - Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury will lead a public forum, "Liquefied Natural Gas: Oregon at a Crossroads," at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2945 N.W. Circle Blvd., Corvallis.

With Bradbury will be activists Rory Cox with Pacific Environment, Jody McCaffree with Citizens Against LNG and Dan Serres with Columbia Riverkeeper.

Oregon is faced with three proposals for terminals and pipelines to import LNG. Sponsors of the forum say the proposals have "created an uproar in Oregon among climate activists, farmers, property owners, fishermen, forest and river conservationists, and others. The projects have pitted the clean energy, global warming and land use policies of Oregon against those of the federal government, setting off a critical debate over states' rights."

The impact of LNG on Oregon's climate, environment, economy and quality of life, as well as how the state can develop clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be discussed.

The event is sponsored by the Environmental Action Council, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis; Sierra Club, Marys Peak Group; Pacific Environment; RACE Coalition; Columbia Riverkeeper; and Physicians for Social Responsibility.