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Carbon Tax coming?; Voter Disconnect; Hirst a failure? Bellingham Mayor Candidates

Carbon Tax Anyway? Carbon Tax Initiative 1631 turned down in 36 of 39 Washington Counties; and garnering only 44% of the vote is back in the spotlight and a version may be passed by the State Legislature... over the people's obvious objections to a carbon tax... after the Democrats took over the State Legislature last November. Sen Steven Hobbs Democrat 44th District Sen Hobbs (Democrat) Lk Stevens has proposed a .15 cent ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2019-02-25T19:36:35-08:00February 25, 2019|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Green Manifesto in WA.; Congrats to Schools; Local Farmers to Gather; Higher Prop Taxes

Remember to Vote in Conservation election March 26th Washington State Legislature moving legislation that implements many of the National "Green Manifesto" goals. Here are the top 5 Goals of the National Green Manifesto Resolution Even The Washington Post opinion page says the Green Manifesto is "make believe" The following are just three reasons why.. Here is the full Washington Post Commentary article. No current Technology. The trouble is that the technology doesn’t seem to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2019-02-22T14:48:54-08:00February 22, 2019|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

URGENT ALERT: City Council to hold hearing to endorse the Carbon Tax Initiative. A “No Energy Tax” Rally Planned

Please make certain you turn in your voted ballot ASAP. The Bellingham City Council is holding a hearing Monday night at 7:00PM on supporting the "new tax" on Carbon to be voted on in the current election. Mike Peetoom At-Large County Council Candidate: Suggests that people show up on Monday October 22nd at 5:30 in front of City Hall to rally before they testify to the Council on "how harmful this new ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-10-21T16:23:25-07:00October 21, 2018|Elections, Government & Politics, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

No decision on Conservation election and 100% Renewable energy in Bellingham will be expensive

State Conservation District Board Decides not to Certify Whatcom County Conservation District Election All but 2 of the 45 Conservation Districts in the State of Washington had their elections certified by the Washington State Conservation Commission board at their last meeting. The Whatcom County election was not included in the lists of certified elections. Supervisor Larry Helm This means that Larry Helm will continue to serve as a local district supervisor until ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-05-20T20:29:51-07:00May 20, 2018|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|1 Comment

Ballot title court fight sustains AG Ferguson not informing voters! A Carbon Tax by any other name is Still a Carbon Tax

Glen Morgan took the Tax and Spend Environmental Interest and Attorney General Bob Ferguson to court to make a ballot measure more clear to the voters... NOTE: Glen Morgan is one half of the FULL CONTACT ACTIVISM TOUR that begins May 10th. (See Flyer below for details) Background: An Initiative Measure (No. 1631) was filed March 13th with the Secratary of State's office and may be on the ballot this fall if it gets ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-04-18T11:26:03-07:00April 18, 2018|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change|0 Comments

City giving 35,000 gallons a week to Lummi Tribal Sewer and Water District for Slater Road Construction Project.

This story is another in the series of stories that have arisen because of the Hirst Decision and about the reaction to that decision of local entities. Some of the Stories that the Fourth Corner have provided are Lummi Nation Needs City of Bellingham Water. And this one by Tribal Leader Tim Bellew...Lummi Leader says NO to Hirst Fix. Tribal Leader Tim Bellew No lack of Water in the City of ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-04-10T21:21:46-07:00April 10, 2018|Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|0 Comments

Whatcom County Meeting Reports Feb 26 to Mar 2nd

Report from the trenches A summary of Local Meetings of Interest from February 26th to March 2nd 2018 Tuesday, February 26th PUD (Public Utility District) meeting, From 8:00 AM-9:30 AM, ESSB6091( State Mandated Hirst Fix) , took up much time and discussion. Also on Tuesday Februrary 26th Whatcom County Council meeting, From 10:30 AM Tuesday until 1:15 AM Wednesday Morning Included: An hour presentation by attorney Brown of Cascadia Law Services reporting to the ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-03-05T11:25:25-08:00March 5, 2018|Elections, Government & Politics, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Water Meeting REPORT 2/17/17 Stay informed…. Water Control: …” is about control of our Lives and Freedom”

Highlights of the February 17th Well Owners meetings Held at Rome Grange: Rep Van Werven; Councilman Tyler Byrd attended. Paul Isaacson, chairs this ad-hoc committee, and represents well owners in the fix hirst planning process. Goals: Well Owners will have a greater understanding of very basic state water-law concepts Well Owners will have a greater understanding of key policies affecting well-use. Well Owners will have a greater understanding of how these policies are ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-02-26T20:37:39-08:00February 25, 2018|Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|1 Comment

“Hirst Whatcom”- keep in mind: its not over yet.

From County Councilman Tyler Byrd: "Make certain you stay involved.. this Hirst legislation is not the end for property owners in rural Whatcom County who need wells; Tyler Byrd we need to continue to be vigilant as the County Council steps through this process." Background: The State Legislature passed its Hirst Fix, not as a consistent solution over the 39 Counties of Washington State but as groups of Watersheds throughout the state. ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-02-11T12:27:28-08:00February 11, 2018|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|1 Comment

RE-Sources refuses to talk to farmers on CAFO issue

The RE-Store run by RE-Sources RE-Sources, in a slickly worded video; responds to some of the concerns more and more Whatcom Countiains are having about the goals of "RE-Sources for sustainable communities" as far as RE- Sources capability of being a positive part of our community. Is RE-Sources being open and do they wish to work with those parts of the community their legal activities affect? You Decide. In this case we ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2018-02-08T13:18:09-08:00February 8, 2018|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|0 Comments