Hello PAOV,
This past August, a permit for a proposed coal terminal on the west coast of Oregon was refused. The Department of State Lands rejected Ambre Energy's proposal to export eight million tonnes of coal each year, stating that the project was not “in the best interests of the state's water resources.”
Three days later, the Fraser Surrey Docks coal terminal in Surrey, BC – designed to eventually ship the same amount of U.S. coal – got the go-ahead from Canadian regulators.
Stories like this are becoming familiar along North America’s west coast. In Washington and Oregon, four out of six newly proposed coal terminals have been dropped due to push-back from regular citizens like you. The people speaking up about these plans know our climate cannot handle the impact of all that new coal being burned. They know that our communities need to shift away from fossil fuels and build a cleaner, healthier economy.
Unfortunately, backward decision-making in Canada is undermining some of the great progress being made south of the border. That’s exactly why it is so critical for Americans, Canadians, First Nations and Tribes to come together to stop proposed fossil fuel exports from western shores – particularly through the waters collectively known as the Salish Sea.
From proposed coal terminals and tar sands pipelines to liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, the beautiful Salish Sea is poised to become a major export corridor for the dirtiest fuels on the planet. We can’t keep considering these projects in isolation from one another. It’s time to look at the big picture.
So we at the Wilderness Committee and Georgia Strait Alliance, in collaboration with U.S. partners, created the Pledge to Save the Salish Sea as a way to build solidarity between all the peoples living around this unique body of water. We are asking everyone who cares about this incredible place to join together to demand that new oil, coal and gas export facilities along the shores of the Salish Sea be rejected.
By taking the Pledge, you’ll become part of an ever-growing community of concerned citizens taking on the greatest challenge of our generation: stopping climate change. Please check out the new Salish Sea website at SalishSeaAction.org, and add your name to the growing list of people demanding climate action in this part of the world!
You can play an even greater role by circulating the Pledge amongst your friends and family, to help spread the word about this powerful new initiative.
There’s no time like the present – so please go ahead and take the Pledge to Save the Salish Sea!
Cheers,
Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner
Wilderness Committee
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