Make yourself heard!
Posted November 1, 2012 at 10:41 pm by Ian Byington
1,800 citizens attended Bellingham’s hearing on Saturday. It’s San Juan Island’s turn this week! Photo by Paul K. Anderson
Gotta tell ya – I don’t think the coal export plan to Bellingham is a good idea, and I’m glad to see so many people coming together to address that. Here’s more from Katie Fleming:
This Saturday!
This Saturday, November 3rd, is San Juan County’s opportunity to submit verbal comments on the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT). It is the most critical moment we’ve faced so far in this entire effort to stop coal export in the Salish Sea, and all the related marine impacts associated with coal export. Attend the scoping hearing and comment on GPT on Saturday November 3rd, 12 pm – 3 p.m. at Friday Harbor High.
We expect a large turnout so come at 11 a.m. if you live on San Juan Island, or take the the inter-island ferry that arrives to Friday Harbor at 11:15. Friday Harbor High School is about .5 miles from the ferry terminal. There will be a shuttle available from the ferry to the high school. Contact Katie Fleming at katie (at) sanjuans.org or 378-2319 if you would like to ride on the shuttle.
This is not a political issue and the meeting is not political in nature. Anyone – non-profits, other organizations, private citizens and our local government agencies can raise legitimate questions and concerns about how the project may affect their work, their lives, the environment and the economy.
This hearing is our chance to ask that specific impacts be studied and included in the GPT Environmental Impact Statement. Click here to learn more about crafting an effective comment. To see the hearing format, click here.
Our goal is to have 250 attend on Saturday. Bring your family, your friends, your colleagues and be counted. This is a watershed moment. Wear red for solidarity. Let’s protect the Salish Sea from coal export!
Thank you for all your efforts,
Katie
P.S. If you can’t make it to the November 3rd hearing, you can submit written comments here.
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Thanks to all the Islanders who took the time on Saturday to come out to learn about & comment on the issues surrounding the Gateway Pacific Terminal project. A big pat on the back should go out to Friends of the San Juans and Katie Fleming for getting so many folks (over 400) out to the EIS Scoping meeting. The quality of the comments were excellent. If you didn’t make it but still want to comment, there are several more meetings on the mainland and you can submit written comments online or via mail until January 21, 2013. The most effective comments are those that follow the format linked in the original article and you can submit as many comments as you wish.
Todd Shuster
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