Public Hearing - EISs for the Proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal ...

11/3/2012
1 are wildlife reserves for seabird nesting populations.
2 All of these islands have sensitive intertidal zones.
3 They are the nursery for our entire marine ecological
4 system. And I request studies of the impact of the
5 coal port on these isolated bird reserves and our
6 intertidal zone.
7 In addition, I would like to follow up on
8 the past two comments. Right now in South Korea they
9 close elementary schools up to a dozen days per year
10 based on the adverse wind blowing from China. It's
11 visible. This yellow dust coming from China. They
12 are closing elementary schools to keep their children
13 safe from the air pollution coming from China.
14 We want to contribute to that? We're not
15 just contributing to China's air pollution, we're
16 contributing to Korea's, Japan's, and it does come
17 across the Pacific to us as well. I recommend no
18 action.
19 MATT MARINKOVICH: Hi there. My name is
20 Matt Marinkovich; I'm a San Juan Island resident for
21 ten years.
22 I'm a commercial fisherman. This is all I
23 do for my living. I sell 100 percent of my locally
24 caught fish direct to San Juan Island or regional
25 residents.
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