Open Letter from Island Leaders Urges Prime Minister to Abandon Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

environment · 2018-09 · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Salish Sea islands, including Islands Trust and San Juan County officials, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau urging the abandonment of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project. They cite risks to the environment, orca populations, and local economies dependent on tourism and a healthy ecosystem. The letter emphasizes the need for visionary and less risky economic development alternatives.

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• “Elected representatives from the islands in the Salish Sea... have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the expansion project... The expansion project would result in 400 more oil tankers passing the island communities... The orca’s decline sends a chilling message... The Salish Sea is one of the most biologically rich inland seas in the world.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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