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

11/3/2012
1 If there was a catastrophic accident involving one
2 of these king-size freighters, it would potentially just
3 destroy our economy, which is based a lot on tourism and
4 new people coming in as they retire.
5 In terms of the risk, I think the study should also
6 address risk outside of our area, immediate area,
7 including the risk to the people along the route of the
8 trains that are coming out of Wyoming and through the
9 Columbia Gorge and up through Seattle through Everett up
10 to Bellingham.
11 I think the people of Seattle in particular are at
12 greater risk of impact if these trains go through
13 Seattle, if there's any kind of accident, and also as a
14 result of the coal dust and fumes from the locomotive,
15 even if there is no accident.
16 I also think you have to look at this from a global
17 perspective and consider the impact on the world's
18 atmosphere because of the burning of coal in China.
19 When the ships are eventually unloaded in China,
20 there's going to be a huge impact on the atmosphere in
21 terms of global warming, carbon dioxide, and other
22 pollutants that travel west with the winds from China to
23 the West Coast to the United States. I think you have to
24 look at that as well. Thank you.
25 CATHERINE DERZAY: Thanks for the opportunity
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