I had planned to write something else for my blog post today, but decided after participating in today’s Climate March that I needed to write about this instead.
Tag Archives: Gateway Pacific Terminal
SSA Marine/PIT/GPT’s latest “News Release” warrants a “Cautionary Note” / Facebook post, Sj Robson
When reading a propaganda piece such as the November 17, 2015 “News Alert” shown in the photo from SSA Marine/Pacific International Terminals/Gateway Pacific Terminal, it’s important to remember that the Lummi Nation is continuing to proceed through the proper channels to address their Nation’s treaty rights; government to government with the U.S. federal government, in this case being the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Continue reading
Melting Point / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Tim Johnson
MELTING POINT: Think of it as a mathematical formula that describes a physical reality: A metal melts at a precise temperature. It takes an equally exact amount of energy—expressed in thermal units—to produce that temperature. […]
Clear Ballot Choices, “Repeal Ordinance to Amend County Charter.” / Facebook post, Sj Robson
“Clear Ballot Choices” is behind a 2016 referendum petition which was filed with the Whatcom County Auditor on August 6, 2015. Continue reading
PDC Complaint Filed against Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals LLC) / Noisy Waters Northwest
As if you didn’t know it in your heart of hearts! Here’s an inside look by way of this Public Disclosure Commission complaint at how things went down when and where we, the public, couldn’t see it, with the last minute emergence of the Clear Ballot Choices political action committee formed by Gateway Pacific coal terminal project co-owner (with Cloud Peak Energy) and SSA Marine subsidiary, Pacific International Terminals. Continue reading
Trick or Treaty / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Tim Johnson
TRICK OR TREATY: The coal industry zombies and their hobgoblins were haunting Cherry Point again last week—Montana delegates and corporate shills arriving in hungry packs to scan our coast with red-rimmed eyes, drooling it might someday be theirs.[…] Continue reading
What Do Coal Port Interests’ Clear Choices Mean? / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson

10/23/2015 Facebook comment by Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals LLC) Campaign Manager and Committee Chair Ron Reimer after the date the PAC registered with the PDC.
October 26, 2015 Sandy Robson
News broke this past weekend in Whatcom County about a last minute coal terminal-funded PAC, formed by Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) applicant Pacific International Terminals LLC, to support Charter Review Commission-generated Props 1, 2, and 3, and to oppose citizen-proposed Prop 9, placed on the November election ballot, via ordinance, by the Whatcom County Council. The PAC is named Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals, LLC). Continue reading
The coal wizard behind the curtain has been revealed! / Facebook post, Coal Stop
October 25, 2015 Dena Jensen
There is a newly discovered, fully blackened Political Action Committee: Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals LLC). Continue reading
Things might have gotten a little too hot for the Whatcom Tea Party / Facebook post, Sj Robson
15 hrs October 24, 2015 Sandy Robson
Tonight DOVE Whatcom PAC Facebook deleted a comment I made and blocked my ability to comment, and deleted everyone’s comments on that thread. I had replied to a comment (shown in the screenshot photo) by Sandra Belzer Brendale from Yakima, on an Oct. 21 Facebook post on DOVE. Continue reading
Here’s Mayor Korthuis spreading propaganda again / Noisy Waters Northwest
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

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