Regarding the guest commentary, “Allow review of coal terminal to address concerns of all”: It’s surprising that Doug Scott wrote so passionately about his concerns relating to the construction of a contested coal terminal at Cherry Point in light of the fact that the biggest coal company, Peabody Coal, has applied for bankruptcy along with a host of others. The coal market is dropping and China doesn’t need as much from us. Why beat a dead horse?
Be that as it may, I step forward to support the Lummi Nation in its opposition to this coal terminal. There can only be one consideration offered — to not permit its construction. The Lummi have treaty rights. And treaty rights are treaty rights. Why can’t the Army Corps of Engineers understand this? It’s like a contract to honor their sacred waters and sacred lands. They have lived a long time before us and hopefully will live a long time more. Our planet is changing and we need better stewards than we have ever had.
The Lummi have great respect for the world we live on and the future we wish to leave for all those who come after. The Native American idea that we must consider how our actions now will affect seven generations in the future, should be the law of the land, or otherwise, there may not be a future for humans … mother earth doesn’t need us, but we need our mother, spaceship earth.
Richard Bisbee
Stanwood
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