Bellingham Comments from Digital Recorder - EISs for the Proposed ...

GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL EIS SCOPING HEARING VOL. I
COURT REPORTER: GWEN BRASS PROCEEDING DATE: October 27, 2012
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which is soundscape disturbance; in other words, this spiritual
disturbance such as bees, birds, and also human response to
increased noise pollution.
I would also like the EIS to scope the impact of the
actual terminal to the Lummi Nation peoples as it relates to
the cultural significance of the site, being sacred grounds to
them and their ancestors.
The EIS should also scope the impacts of shipping the
coal to China on the marine ecosystems and the impact of
burning the coal on our one global climate.
This alone is reason enough that the necessary studies
factor in the air as it relates to all the atmospheric
particulate emissions.
Finally, EIS should examine the impact of allowing
this terminal and the precedent that would set. How would it
affect the other proposed terminals? Will that make it more
likely than the combined effects of all Pacific Northwest
proposed terminals should be scoped and weighted together to
determine the lumped environmental impacts over time. They are
all related. It is the same behavior. As one. This is the
most important thing I believe.
Thank you.
MS. HULL: Thank you.
84, 85, and 86, please.
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