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

11/3/2012
1 Please address the harm these large ships with their
2 toxic cargo of coal and bunker fuel will have on our much
3 beloved orcas, salmon and near-shore ecology from
4 increased noise, potential sinking and related fuel
5 spills.
6 Also, please include in the EIS all costs to the
7 economy as related to those of us who are connected to
8 the scientific study, mapping and recording of the flora
9 and fauna of these marine waters, and the related past,
10 present and future research and restoration projects if a
11 sinking disaster should occur. Thank you for taking my
12 comment today.
13 SANDY WYLLIE-ECHEVERRIA: So unlike the court
14 reporter, I do not have a neutral stance on this
15 particular issue. My general concern is that the scope
16 and magnitude of the project is enormous, and that the
17 predicted impact from it is not well understood.
18 I'm concerned about my generation and the
19 generations to follow, that we could be making decisions
20 that will impact the lives of those people to come and
21 the species that rely on the marine and coastal and
22 near-shore environments for many years into the future.
23 So caution is my primary concern that we approach
24 this subject and scope and magnitude of the project with
25 a great deal of caution and wisdom, and hopefully we'll
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