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Totem Pole Journey Reaches Washington
Category: Coal News
Record comments on proposed Longview coal export terminal
More than 165,000 public comments have been submitted as part of the environmental review process for the proposed coal export terminal in Longview, WA. Nearly 100 religious leaders were among the thousands who testified against coal export at five hearings in Longview, Vancouver, Pasco, Spokane, and Tacoma. Clergy served as emcees at pre-hearing rallies in three of the cities.
Coal Export and Christian Ethics
Earth Ministry/WAIPL staff spoke about coal export at two concurrent national ethics conferences this past January.
Religious Leaders Sign Statements Against Coal Export
By the end of 2012, over 225 religious leaders signed on to Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power & Light’s “no coal export” letter to Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark
Washington’s Catholic Bishops call for an “exhaustive and independent review” of proposed coal export terminals
Earth Ministry/WAIPL worked closely with the Washington State diocese, supporting them in their discernment and research to come out with the statement. The bishops wrote to "urge Catholics, people of every faith and all people of good will to join…