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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the Strait of Juan de Fuca north through the most common
shipping that heads through the Aleutian Islands to Unimak
Pass, which is already a congested narrow bottleneck. It
happens to be the grounds of the healthiest food on the planet,
which is Bristol Bay wild Alaskan salmon.
You must study the effects of this burning coal, the
coal dust coming down as mercury entering our waterways.
I also would like you to look at the Cherry Point
aquatic reserve goals that talk about preserving, protecting,
enhancing, and restoring the unique environment of that area
and how this project is compatible with those goals and how
this project will reach the no net loss goal the DOE has as a
legal standard.
Please study the no-alternative -- no-action
alternative.
MS. HULL: Next speaker, please.
At this point, we're going to do a couple of
transitions.
THE SPEAKER: Hi. My name is Lauri Hennessey, and I'm
here representing the Alliance for Northwest Jobs. It's a
coalition of more than 40 organizations, growing every week
across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. And our
organizations stand for 220,000 employees, also growing every
week, and that's 39,000 businesses.
We include trade associations, unions, companies, and