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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MS. HULL: And can I have 93, 94, and 95 make their
way to the front.
THE SPEAKER: My name is Dean Tuckerman. I live in
Bellingham. It's been very good. It's been very good in both
rooms. It's very good. And I think that the -- I'm not a
scientist. Even the people that were in favor of the terminal
reminded us of the need for jobs. But we don't want dirty
jobs. We want clean jobs. And there are -- the needs for jobs
is very important. But we need jobs that will help the earth,
not destroy the earth. And I think that you as a body need to
make sure that no project is going to -- that is probably the
most. I think that in reality the community has supported the
-- there is no mitigation for this world being destroyed.
There is no mitigation for our bay being destroyed. There is
no mitigation for a lot of this stuff. From the coal terminal,
from the coal mine, to the burning of it. To the -- there is
no mitigation and we must -- you must vote no terminal, no
terminal. You must. And then the people doing the EIS must
vote no terminal.
Thank you.
MS. HULL: Thank you for your time.
Can we have number 93, please.
THE SPEAKER: My name's John Tuxill. I live at 1604 -
20th Street here in Bellingham. I'm here as a scientist to
share our deep concern for Washington State. Shipping millions