On July 18th, 2013 Whatcom County Democrats also known as WhatcomWins passed a resolution through their membership (over 80% yes) to ban any further development on Cherry Point and work “to educate the surrounding community as to the importance of preserving and restoring the lands and waters on and adjacent to Cherry Point..
The Democratic Party, here in Whatcom County, has been a potent and powerful force in Whatcom County politics and policies for many years as past elections attest to. When they wish to “educate” the public it generally can be taken that this “education” may very well become future policy.
You will have to decide for yourself but many see this as not only a no nonsense threat to the family wage jobs that Cherry Point may provide in the future… but a very real threat to the jobs provided by those businesses currently at Cherry Point.
Even if, as the Democratic Party Chair said on KGMI PM Bellingham recently, this is an “extremist and inflammatory” resolution… threatening people’s economic futures and closing the door to new opportunities doesn’t strike me as good policy. Read the Democratic Party resolution here. Read the press release from the Republican Party here.
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State Legislative Contacts:
40th District
Senator Kevin Ranker Representative Jeff Morris Representative Kristie Lytton
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42nd District
Senator Doug Ericksen Representative Jason Overstreet Representative Vincent Buys
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Current Government Environmental dogma:
- The Earth is warming
- Increase in Carbon Dioxide is the only cause that matters.
- Carbon Dioxide increase is caused by human activity.
Conclusion of the dogma:
- Warming is happening, warming will continue to happen, warming will increase (INTO THE FUTURE) based on Human Behavior only.
- Human policy in Washington State will be dictated on this conclusion and we must comply with all policies to save the earth from Carbon and only Carbon “overheating” IN THE FUTURE.
- Washington State MUST lead in Carbon Only reduction by spending its tax dollars, potential jobs and give up its inexpensive power to get this done.
Professor Emeritus Don Easterbrook of WWU testified March 26th, 2013 in front of the Washington State Senate’s Energy Environment & Telecommunications Committee. The Link to the testimony is here.
Let your legislators know you want common sense legislation and common sense energy costs AND a real definition for “Green Energy”.
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