TAKE ACTION: Oppose the Coal Industry's Export Plans

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From: "Earthjustice Alerts" <action@earthjustice.org>
Date: Nov 8, 2013 11:15 AM
Subject: TAKE ACTION: Oppose the Coal Industry's Export Plans
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TAKE ACTION! Oppose the Coal Industry's Export Plans If approved, the Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview, WA would be the largest permitted coal export terminal in the United States. Stand up against this harmful proposal. Take Action Today! Dear Daniel, Here lies coal, gasping for air. The dirty fossil fuel is getting hit from all sides: public health standards, a tough domestic energy market, and active grassroots opposition. But coal is trying to build an escape hatch: my home region, the Pacific Northwest. Coal companies are desperately seeking outlets to foreign markets, where they hope to continue burning the world's filthiest fossil fuel despite the risks to public health and a changing climate. You can stop this from happening: speak out against the coal industry's latest export terminal plan. The Millennium Bulk Terminals in Longview, WA would be the largest permitted coal export terminal in the United States, with plans to ship 44 million tons of coal annually. Right now, the three agencies involved in issuing permits are trying to decide which impacts to take into account in their decision making process. If this project is approved, rail-side communities would be peppered with airborne coal dust and gigantic cargo vessels would ply the Columbia River daily. Even worse, this project would turn the Northwest into one of the world's largest exporters of climate-disrupting coal. It doesn't matter where that coal is burned, we all feel the impacts of its global warming pollution. We need you to voice your concerns and make sure the agencies consider the full impact. Daniel, we've accomplished great things in this fight: • New and updated clean air standards • The first-ever veto of a mountaintop removal mine • Newly-proposed limits on industrial carbon pollution A single coal export terminal could undo so much of our progress. Let's stand up against these dirty plans and demand a better, cleaner future for our children. Sincerely, Jan Hasselman Staff Attorney, Northwest Office ©2013 Earthjustice | 50 California Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94111 | 415-217-2000 | action@earthjustice.org           Alert Tools   Photo Credits:   Top: A loaded cargo ship at a coal export terminal. (Aleksey Stemmer / Shutterstock)   Bottom: Coal piled in open railroad cars. (Christina Richards / Shutterstock)  View online:   Having trouble viewing this email? View it in a browser.  Links:   If you cannot click on the links in this email, copy this link to your browser: https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1521 This email was delivered to you by Earthjustice. Update your personal information or remove your email address from Earthjustice's email list through your profile page.