Coal Trains in Bellingham (and South Fork!) Part II

Below are just some of the latest news items on "Coal Trains in Whatcom County". The project has been 'fast tracked'. For public access to project information, you must register. Sorry campers, I do not have coherent thoughts on this issue yet. I have highlighted in red selected 'must read' sites.


Websites:

• http://gatewaypacificterminal.com/
• http://www.communitywisebellingham.org/
• http://climatesolutions.org/nw-states/washington/cherrypoint

Editorials/Alternative News

• http://www.nwcitizen.com/entry/cross-county-rail-line-is-a-coming John Servais 3/25/2011
• http://crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/20173/Bellingham-coal-project-gets-hard-push--/ Floyd McKay March 17, 2011
• http://crosscut.com/2011/03/04/bellingham/20688/Bellingham:-Back-to-coal-with-planned-shipping-terminal--/one_page/  Bob Simmons 3/4/2011
• http://crosscut.com/2011/02/23/bellingham/20662/Coal-plans-raise-questions-for-Bellingham--/one_page/ Floyd McKay 2/23/2011 
• http://crosscut.com/2011/01/07/environment/20522/How-great-corporate-power-shadows-Gregoire-on-coal-shipments-to-China/one_page/  Floyd McKay January 07, 2011
• http://crosscut.com/2011/02/17/environment/20644/Longview-coal-port:-a-big-plan-well-hidden/one_page/ Daniel Jack Chasan 02/17/11
• http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/12/dirty-coal-clean-future/8307/ James Fallows 12/10
• http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2013725499_guest21macfarlane.html  Kevin Wilhelm and Ross MacFarlane 12/10

Blogs and News Releases:

• http://blogs.bellinghamherald.com/politics/bellingham/workin-on-the-railroadwhere-is-that-coal-gonna-go/
• http://chuckanutconservancy.blogspot.com/2011/02/coal-trains-could-alter-quality-of-life.html
• http://pugetsound.org/news/news-about-people-for-puget-sound/030411coal/
• http://washingtonlandscape.blogspot.com/2011/02/coal-terminals-in-washington-state.html Dan McShane (former Whatcom County Council)
• http://washingtonlandscape.blogspot.com/2011/02/coal-terminal-preemptive-strike.html  (Dan McShane former Whatcom County Council)

Local Headline News
Bellingham Herald

• http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/03/10/1907710/global-local-issues-could-be-key.html 
• http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/14/1863206/bellingham-rail-traffic-a-big.html
• http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/02/22/1875168/bellingham-mayor-region-needs.html

Columbia Basin News

• http://tdn.com/news/local/article_cbcdfc36-4921-11e0-b022-001cc4c002e0.html
• http://tdn.com/news/local/article_b699104a-45e7-11e0-8244-001cc4c002e0.html
• http://tdn.com/inbusiness/article_b5fd6868-446e-11e0-9cbe-001cc4c002e0.html;
• http://tdn.com/news/local/article_35ad9c0c-3634-11e0-8eea-001cc4c03286.html

Canadian News

• http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_thompson_nicola/kamloopsthisweek/business/114607929.html
• http://www.vancouversun.com/business/King+Coal+school+fuel+gains+life/3893292/story.html#ixzz16Y2glAbf
• http://www.mediacoop.ca/story/british-columbians-gather-legislature-pledge-take-non-violent-direct-action-stop-coal-mining-0

You Tube:

• http://wn.com/Southbound_BNSF_Coal_at_Bellingham,_Washington

Corporate Web Sites

• http://www.bnsf.com/
• http://www.carrix.com/company.html
• http://www.ssamarine.com/

Source Watch Articles

• http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Washington_State_and_coal