Fossil Fuel Resistance - Port of Olympia Commission Votes 2-1 to Seek Bids for Proppant WarehouseBy Robert Whitlock
During a regular bi-monthly Port Commission meeting March 24, the Commissioners listened to a large volume of public comment. Much of it was in opposition to the hydraulic fracturing business. Commissioner Sue Gunn made a presentation about the biological and ecological hazards of fracking. The meeting video is available online at http://portofolympia.tctv.net/. The Port is still looking to build a warehouse for dry proppant storage. Commissioners, with Gunn dissenting, voted on March 24 to seek bids for constructing the building. During a meeting on April 14, I delivered four copies of a petition titled "Stop engaging in the business of fracking" to the Commissioners. The petition is still open for signatures, and will be, until the Port stops engaging in the business of fracking. To view the petition, visit http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/port-of-olympia-stop. What will be the next steps to get the Port of Olympia, a public institution, to stop supporting the fossil fuel industry? Robert Whitlock is an Olympia activist and contributor to the South Sound Green Pages.
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The Port of Olympia continues to import ceramic proppants amidst rising pressure from activists to do otherwise. The proppants are used in hydraulic fracturing operations in the North Dakota Bakken Oil Formation. The most recent shipment to arrive at the Port was aboard the Corella Arrow, which arrived in early April. From there, the proppants were loaded onto trains bound for North Dakota.