Risks of their coal terminal reports on opposition to
Washington's planned Gateway Pacific Terminal--which activists
say will harm both the environment and local residents' health.
MORE THAN 100 opponents of a proposed coal terminal to be
located just north of Bellingham, Wash., at Cherry Point rallied
at the federal courthouse on August 31. The rally is part of an
ongoing campaign that has enlisted workers, students, the
unemployed and environmentalists in opposition to the Gateway
Pacific Terminal (GPT). The campaign has won support across the
region. People attended from Seattle, Everett and other parts of
Western Washington. There was also a contingent from Occupy
Spokane, more than 300 miles away. After rallying at the
courthouse, the demonstration marched to City Hall for another
rally, after which many protestors briefly blocked the nearby
train tracks while being photographed by railroad police. Over a
dozen port opponents were arrested for a previous action
blocking the tracks, but there were no arre