October 21, 2015
A sponsored post from Whatcom Republicans just jarred its way before me in my Facebook newsfeed. It was urging folks to “read this opinion piece by the Whatcom County small city Mayors.” Continue reading
Tag Archives: Coal
The Bellingham Herald omits important context from Charter Commissioner Dow’s email quote / Facebook post, Sj Robson
The quote from Commissioner Chet Dow’s April 18, 2015 email, cited by Ralph Schwartz in an October 14 Bellingham Herald article is missing what I believe to be the most critical part of the entire email. Continue reading
The coal tarnished underpinnings of Whatcom Charter Propositions 2 and 3 / Facebook post, Sj Robson
–The coal tarnished underpinnings of Charter Propositions 2 and 3, the mechanisms designed and approved by conservative Charter Commissioners to lock-in Proposition 1 district-only voting– Continue reading
Senator Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) tells us how he really feels about tribal treaty rights / Facebook post, Sj Robson
22 hrs October 5, 2015 Sandy Robson
Senator Doug Ericksen (R-Ferndale) tells us how he really feels about tribal treaty rights, and misinforms the public while opining: Continue reading
Business Climate / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
September 30, 2015 Tim Johnson
BUSINESS CLIMATE: Two major employers have announced layoffs, prompting discussion of the health of the local economy.[…] Continue reading
Gary Jensen’s support of Gateway Pacific coal terminal is a fact / Facebook post, Sj Robson
9 mins September 28, 2015 Sandy Robson
I am posting this to let people know that my comment (shown in screenshot photo) on an “Elect Gary Jensen” Facebook post (shown in screenshot) was deleted, and I was blocked from being able to comment on that FB page. Continue reading
Northern Cheyenne Tribe says NO to the proposed Tongue River Railroad / Facebook post, Sj Robson
3 mins September 21, 2015 Sandy Robson
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council today voted 9-0 to oppose the controversial Tongue River Railroad, which is critical to developing the proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeast Montana. Continue reading
Everything old is new again: Native American rights and the Gateway Pacific Terminal / Noisy Waters Northwest
September 16, 2015 Dena Jensen
In a January 2014 article printed in the monthly Whatcom Watch publication, author Sandra Robson suggested, “Let’s pretend we are big corporations like SSA/PIT and BNSF, who desperately want this coal terminal [Gateway Pacific Terminal or GPT] to be permitted and built,” and asked, “…what could our pretend corporations do about the roadblock that the Lummi Nation presents to the proposed GPT ?” Continue reading
Friends of the Gateway Pacific coal terminal fail in lawsuit aimed at fair representation for Whatcom County voters / Facebook post, Sj Robson
4 hrs September 12, 2015 Sandy Robson
On September 10, 2015 a hearing was held at Skagit County Superior Court in Mount Vernon, regarding a lawsuit filed by Common Threads Northwest (Plaintiff) against Whatcom County (Defendant). Continue reading
Tongue River Railroad Draft EIS comment deadline is September 24 / Noisy Waters Northwest
Excerpt from public testimony of Kenneth Medicine Bull at the Public Meeting for the Tongue River Railroad Draft EIS at Lame Deer, MT on July 11, 2015
September 9, 2015 Dena Jensen ACTION
Over the course of the last month or so I have been looking through the transcripts of public comments from the Public Meetings for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Tongue River Railroad that were held in early to mid July 2015. Continue reading
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