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

11/3/2012
1 disease. It's the fourth leading cause of death in
2 the United States. And the trains and ships that
3 carry coal will contribute to air pollution which will
4 contribute to COPD.
5 I ask that the EIS address the level of
6 emissions of the various ships and other combustion
7 engines on land and sea, and their impact on humans
8 and other animals, as well as CO2 levels in the upper
9 atmosphere, and in addition to the dirty air the
10 Chinese people must have to breathe.
11 I also have one other thing to say. Why in
12 the hell are we sending all this coal to China when in
13 years in the future, future American generations will
14 probably have the opportunity for clean coal and
15 energy and resources for ourselves. Thank you.
16 o-O-o
17 GREG HERTEL: My name is Greg Hertel; I'm a
18 resident of San Juan Island. I've been here for a
19 long time.
20 I'm here to speak in favor of the coal port
21 and against increasing the scope of the EIS.
22 I'm in favor of the coal port because if we
23 oppose this and it finally is stopped completely, I'm
24 afraid that we would still see the coal shipped
25 through Canada. We would have no control over its
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