The city of Tacoma is about to vote on permanent regulations for the ancestral tideflats of the Puyallup Tribe, known today as the Port of Tacoma, and we need your help to demand that planning commission recommendations and the will of the Tribe are followed, banning the expansion of existing fossil fuel facilities.
Our addiction to fossil fuels is speeding us towards climate collapse and we are running out of time to take action. These operations also cause health harming pollution and pose direct safety threats to workers and nearby communities.
Several city council members are trying to add amendments and exemptions to allow toxic operations like Puget Sound Energy, US Oil, Seaport Sound Oil Terminal and others to keep expanding and polluting. We need to make sure that a majority of the city council is going to reject these attempts and pass a true ban on all fossil fuel expansion!
Take Action:
- Testify at the virtual hearing on Tuesday, October 5th, beginning at 6:00pm: www.zoom.us/j/84834233126, Passcode: 349099
- Personalize a written comment here!
- Encourage others to participate by sharing this email, the comment link, or the Facebook event for the hearing!
Learn more or get help preparing testimony:
- Talking points & background info here!
- Faith-based testimony prep with Earth Ministry, today, September 30th, 7:00 – 8:00pm, register here.
- General testimony prep, Monday, October 4th, 5:30pm, register here.
We have been working to get this ban in place for over four years, and now that the regulations will be made permanent, this is our last chance to get it right, and we need your help.
In solidarity,
Stacy, 350 Seattle
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