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Special Insert from the Lummi Nation

The Search for Integrity in the Conflict Over Cherry Point as a Coal Export Terminal Today a statue of George Washington and Seneca leader Guyasuta, a guide to Washington and his party in 1753, overlooks Pittsburgh. Composite photo created by … Continue reading

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GMO: A Metaphor for Corporate Engineered Corruption?

by Philip Damon Genetically modified wheat has been discovered growing in a field in Oregon. GMO wheat is not approved for sale in the U.S. Above, a wheat field in Arkansas. Photo: Danny Johnston/AP. Recent headlines inform us that revelations … Continue reading

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The Death and Life of A Great Neighborhood School

by Wendy Scherrer The Bellingham School Board voted 4-1 to close down Larrabee Elementary School, a small vibrant neighborhood school. On Wednesday, May 8, over 100 parents, children, neighbors and friends held a rally on the front steps of Larrabee … Continue reading

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No Net Loss: The Myth of Waterfront Public Process

by Wendy Harris An artist’s conception of the waterfront redevelopment that the city of Bellingham is planning for the waterfront area near the Whatcom Creek outfall. Image: City of Bellingham. In 2003, the City of Bellingham and the Port of … Continue reading

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Beaks and Bills: Walking Whatcom Creek

by Joe Meche A pastoral morning at Whatcom Falls in Bellingham, something you would see on a walk described in the article. Photo: CelebrateBig.com The basic concept of realizing a sense of place is to locate any space that offers … Continue reading

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Bellingham’s Dioxin Mountain: What Is “Public Protection,” Anyway?

by Richard Jehn City worker near dioxin-contaminated soil at Cornwall landfill on the Bellingham waterfront. Photo: Bellingham Herald. It was good that The Bellingham Herald headlined the waterfront dioxin problem recently.1 Unfortunately, the key issue remains largely ignored. We should … Continue reading

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Aggregates West Goes Into Receivership to Avoid Bankruptcy

by Meredith Moench [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8fKZ4qnASA&version=3&hl=en_US] Part 11 Attorney Lesa Starkenburg had an unexpected announcement to make at the April 10 briefing before Whatcom County Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink. The council chambers were hushed as a stunned audience heard her tell … Continue reading

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Climate Change and Coal Export: Taking Responsibility

by James Wells Coal dust blows at the Westshore coal terminal in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, April 2012. Photo: Jerry Bierens, Delta Optimist. We have had our say, for the moment, in the public comment phase of EIS Scoping about the … Continue reading

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Combustapalooza

by James Wells Adding to the atmospheric CO2 with a coal-burning power plant. Photo: Andy Mannie. No daylight between local, state, regional, national and global impacts of continuing Combustapalooza decades into the future In over nine thousand EIS scoping comments … Continue reading

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America’s Economic Reality

Is Your Perception of Economic Reality in the US Accurate? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPKKQnijnsM&w=560&h=315]

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