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

11/3/2012
1 watch companies here on Friday Harbor.
2 I moved here back in 2001 because I gained
3 an intense interest in the endangered Southern
4 Resident Killer Whales, as well as other animals that
5 make this area their home. And I wanted to do what I
6 could to help ensure their survival.
7 One of the best ways to do this presented
8 itself in the form of educating people while working
9 as a naturalist.
10 Thousands of tourists flock to the San Juan
11 Islands every year to see the orcas and to enjoy the
12 beautiful habitat.
13 When I heard about the proposed construction
14 of the largest coal port in North America, Cherry
15 Point, I became gravelly concerned.
16 I have some very serious questions regarding
17 the Gateway Pacific Terminal.
18 What are the risks regarding collisions
19 between GPT traffic and other cargo ships and tankers
20 that navigate these waters?
21 What would be the environmental effects of a
22 massive oil or coal spill due to collision or running
23 aground?
24 The huge cargo ships and tankers that cruise
25 through the area on a regular basis create a
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