HB 1081 Passing Would End Thurston County Moratorium
Submitted to Shelton Blog by Duff Badgley Mason County Progressive
I have just spoken with a high-ranking Thurston County government official. This official told me, "If (HB 1081) passed, it would be the end of the moratorium".
We now have only one chance to make public comments in person to beat this vile bill that would pre-empt the country's only biomass incinerator moratorium in Thurston County.
Mark your calendars for:
SB 5228 HEARING
Wednesday, February 2nd
1:30 pm
Hearing Room # 4
Cherberg Building
State Capitol Campus in Olympia.
1:30 pm
Hearing Room # 4
Cherberg Building
State Capitol Campus in Olympia.
For starters, tell Senate Environment, Water and Energy Committee chair, Phil Rockefeller (D-Bainbridge) the principal senate sponsor of SB 5228 (companion bill to HB 1081):
NO TO SB 5228! SAVE OUR LIVES! KEEP THURSTON MORATORIUM!
CONTACT: Sen. Phil Rockefeller
phil.rockefeller@leg.wa.gov
(360) 786-7644
Let's make the moratorium-killing bill too hot for Rockefeller and pals to handle!
SHELTON BLOG NOTE:
LINK TO PDF OF SB 5228
If HB-1081 is inacted as written, not only will local permitting agencies be subordinate to a newly created, State sponsored energy council, but any local attempt at recourse will be thwarted (see lines 14-21 on page 11). In an unprecedented action by State Legislators, if HB-1081 becomes law, residents of the State of Washington will no longer live under Democratic rule,we will have become a Plutocracy- governed by money and influence - and the people will be nothing more than collateral.
ReplyDeleteThere's a 2011 legislative roster posted.
ReplyDeleteEVERYONE, please, please email a quick "Vote No" to the key Senators and Representatives noted throughout this Blog cite.
Next, we all need to try to be present next Wednesday ---- hopefully with many, many folks from throughout this state!! After all, this is a Statewide Issue!