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Wed, Dec 12 2012 18:23:15

Coal train brings out protesters on both sides

Advocates for job creation squared off again Wednesday, Dec. 12 in Vancouver, Wash., with environmental activists over a proposal to build a new terminal in Bellingham that would become one of five such facilities to export coal from regional ports.

  1. thecolumbian
    The Columbian@thecolumbian
    Hearing brings coal spotlight to Vancouver bit.ly/Ud8Hla
    Tue, Dec 11 2012 00:14:14
  2. Before the public hearing, activists for the environment and for the export-related jobs planted signs along the roads leading to Clark College's Gaiser Hall today. On campus, the Alliance for NW Jobs had gathered outside, dressed in green shirts and preparing to speak.
  3. ShopFloorNAM
    Nat Assoc of Mfg@ShopFloorNAM
    @CreateNWJobs is in #Vancouver today in support of more JOBS in Washington. Join them: ow.ly/fYBuu #CreateNWJobs
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 10:36:13
  4. CreateNWJobs
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    Construction of the Gateway Pacific Terminal will provide nearly $100 million in tax revenue for state and local services. #CreateNWJobs
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:44:42
  5. Residents from Longview came out to join the pro-job majority and support the GPT terminals! #CreateNWJobs http://pic.twitter.com/ac38bu49
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:01:02
  6. These two support the Gateway Pacific Terminal. How about you? #CreateNWJobs http://pic.twitter.com/G1r3Z3ui
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:14:25
  7. Meanwhile, inside Gaiser Hall, opponents of the coal export terminals donned red shirts and rallied at a press conference with guest speakers such as Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt.
  8. GreenpeacePNW
    GreenpeacePNW@GreenpeacePNW
    Vancouver, WA mayor opens anti-coal export press conference citing public health, enviro, safety, & quality of life concerns #nocoalexports
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:22:09
  9. Vanc., Wa Mayor Leavitt rallies w community members w questions & concerns re coal exports yfrog.com/khjvdtkpj #nocoalex #orpol
    NWF Pacific Center@nwfpacific
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:21:27
  10. GreenpeacePNW
    GreenpeacePNW@GreenpeacePNW
    Vancouver's Mayor: coal export "is a contradiction in direction" 4 our region & planet & reminds us "we have a duty to future generations."
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:24:24
  11. GreenpeacePNW
    GreenpeacePNW@GreenpeacePNW
    Coal monster crashes press conference, audience says no to coal trains & barges. We want a cleaner, safer, healthier world #nocoalexports
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:33:52
  12. Rick Marshall, Camus, Wa developer is fighting coal for his kids. yfrog.com/ocgc8rmgj #nocoalex #orpol
    PowerPastCoal@PowerPastCoal
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:36:40
  13. NW Guides & Anglers Pres. Bob Rees tells @OPBnews why fisherman oppose coal exports yfrog.com/ntmsabwkj #nocoalex #orpol @NWF 
    NWF Pacific Center@nwfpacific
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:49:28
  14. RT @nwfpacific: Don McDermott, former railroad exec, warns the loss of wineyard and tourism jobs from coal yfrog.com/esrsexzj #nocoalex #orpol
    Climate Solutions@climatesolution
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:20:16
  15. And then the public hearing begins with a room in Gaiser Hall filling to capacity and spilling over to another room in Foster Auditorium for others to make comments.
  16. GreenpeacePNW
    GreenpeacePNW@GreenpeacePNW
    Dr. Harris: accidents happen, but coal train accidents are foreseeable, as are all the diseases caused by coal dust & diesel fumes #nocoalex
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 15:41:08
  17. col_enviro
    Eric Florip@col_enviro
    No applause/booing allowed. Wave hands if you like what you're hearing, thumbs down if you don't. #coal #coalwa
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:06:38
  18. Coal opponents have the supporters outnumbered here. #coal #coalwa http://pic.twitter.com/ZwltdPpb
    Eric Florip@col_enviro
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:22:52
  19. col_enviro
    Eric Florip@col_enviro
    We've got our first tears... Emotional anti-coal testimony, followed by enthusiastic hand- and sign-waving. #coal #coalwa
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:38:46
  20. col_enviro
    Eric Florip@col_enviro
    And we have our youngest speaker so far, 4 years old. He wants good food and a good life. #coal #coalwa
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:45:58
  21. col_enviro
    Eric Florip@col_enviro
    WA state building and trades rep: "Let's talk jobs. We need them." Approve this project on its own merits, he says. #coal #coalwa
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:02:27
  22. CreateNWJobs
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    “1 out of 4 people in WA have a job that relies on intl. trade, including families right here in Vancouver”-D. Brunell Pres of @awbolympia
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:30:27
  23. CreateNWJobs
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    “Trade has been a critical part of the Pacific Northwest economy for more than 200 years” -Bob Watters, Senior VP with SSA Marine
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 16:45:21
  24. RT @ColumbiaRKeeper: Washougal Mayor Guard speaks to at capacity hall in #vancouver. Coal trains will hurt Gorge economies! http://pic.twitter.com/z6DTfIB9
    GreenpeacePNW@GreenpeacePNW
    ·
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:00:55
  25. CreateNWJobs
    Alliance for NW Jobs@CreateNWJobs
    “This terminal will help us generate more jobs for skilled laborers and millions more in funding for state and local budgets” -Bob Watters
    Wed, Dec 12 2012 17:05:44

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