http://www.thestranger.com/suggests/15414618/coal-train-hearing Comments On: Coal Train Hearing by Cienna Madrid en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Unfortunately your gurgling diatribe smacks of big industrial waste for big profits and blatant corporate greed. Don't tell me, let me guess---you're also some kid easily led on by The Grinning Man in the Expensive Suit.
We're All Supposed to Die of Toxic Waste Now Because The Billionaire Said So.
Well, bullshit! How much are Gateway Pacific Terminal and Burlington Northern Santa Fe paying you to spread your raw sewage?
Additionally, you are woefully misinformed as well as paranoid. China doesn't "own" my ass! Not all of us have homes on mortgages, either. Before spewing any more non-sensical propagandic garbage, I suggest you stay clear of the FOX Network, and make sure you've really gotten the facts straight.
Posted by auntie grizelda]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 23:35:55 -0800 The Stranger
Coal is a step backward. China's people are unhealthy because of their dependency on a proven cancer-causing fossil fuel. By caving to Big Coal, we would be fucked over not once, but TWICE from MORE pollution returning to the West Coast from Southeast Asia. We are still getting radioactive debris on our shorelines from the nuclear meltdown in Japan from 03/04/11!!

Stop the coal trains and Tar Sands XL Pipeline!!!
Posted by auntie grizelda]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:46:52 -0800 The Stranger yours is the type of thoughtful, intelligent response one would hope to see in a debate on this topic.

Unfortunately, the rest just smack of the sort of knee-jerk NIMBY myopia that is so easily dismissed by government and industry.

Hypothetically let us say, for example, that the industry devised a way to transport coal via covered, dust-free rail cars; would there still be such opposition?

And the others better start giving a rat's ass about China soon, because pretty soon China will own your ass. Your mortgage is currently held by bankers who are betting the house in a Macau casino.

to inquisitive little @7 cressona
you seem to like to make habit of thinly-veiled accusations using same question against others...
haha why are you trying to spy on KGB?
We are the silent professionals.

P.S. NSA says your Facebook is Boring, needs more PRoN.
Posted by Czar PutinRasputin]]> Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:11:27 -0800 The Stranger https://www.facebook.com/events/54535326…
Hotel workers will thank you. Hotel owners will be mad.
Posted by sammydavisjrjr]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:47:53 -0800 The Stranger
If you actually consider how much 18 mile-long coal trains a day will devalue our city and our waterfront- not to mention all of the city property tax revenue we will lose when property costs plummet in our most expensive downtown areas- this project makes no economic sense. If the coal company had to fully compensate the citizens of Seattle as well as the citizens of every town along its path there is no way that the company would even consider this idea. The only reason they are even raising this idea is because they think we will just roll over and use our limited tax money to clean up their mess. If you do one thing this month please go to this meeting and stand up for our city. Thanks.
Posted by historyteacher]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:04:26 -0800 The Stranger
So I dont give a flying whoop about China. They should invest in wind and solar energy. Not our problem.

SO says this deer hunting, salmon fishing nature loving HUNTER. I dont want coal soot on my elk hides thank you very much.
Posted by HunterAgainstCoal]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:55:12 -0800 The Stranger
Quick question too. Why have you hidden your activity?
Posted by cressona]]> Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:27:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cheesehead NW]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:32:54 -0800 The Stranger
I don't give a rat's patoot about China or high- or low-sulpher coal or political/environmental ideology.

I want them stopped because of the adverse effect they are going to have on the small communities they will be going through. I want them stopped because the trains themselves will pose not only a nuisance, but a genuine danger in some areas right here in Washington State.

NO COAL TRAINS.
Posted by Purrl]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:18:28 -0800 The Stranger
1. China will keep on building coal plants, buying and burning more and more coal, whether Seattle likes it or not(unless you are willing to either go to war, or have them build a whole lot more Nuke plants).

2. The proposed trains in dispute are intended to transport coal sold to China, sales which would mean a large reduction in Your debt to China (that's right- that massive trade-deficit debt is backed by You, your kids, your house and backyard).

3. The coal to be sold to China is a lower-sulphur variety than what they are burning now(i.e., less nasty, less polluting, less global warming incurred).

SO, what's it gonna be, Seattle NIMBY COALition?:

1. WW3- Yay!
Uncle Sam wants You to ENLIST Now, so we can start building the 10-million strong military we will need to invade China, stop their dirty coal-burning ways, and renege on our national debt.

2. MO Nukes- maybe us Yanks can reduce our trade deficit by helping China build a bunch more nuke plants...who cares what all those Fukushima Japanese think?

3. Move to Cascadia! Yes that's right folks- avoid the rush and buy your mountain homestead Now, before it's too late and all that high-sulphur coal burning has melted all the glaciers, raised the sea levels, and caused the evacuation of Seattle...

Posted by Czar PutinRasputin]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:42:29 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Maureen]]> Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:01:52 -0800 The Stranger
More information here: http://www.wwfor.org/latest-news/coal-tr… (I don't know anything about wwfor.org, but I find this page filled with helpful details about the meeting and submitting feedback)
Posted by Bubbles99]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:32:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by loubron]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:10:23 -0800 The Stranger