Oil Spill? Orca Whales and Wildlife Will Die
Today Bill (owner) is in Olympia, WA. He and many other have been working towards this day.
Bill will be present at 1:30 PM PST when Gov.Gregoire is scheduled to sign (on the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound in Alaska) into legislation the RESCUE TUG bill.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill- the worst oil spill in US history. Seattle Times has a front page article and an editorial in today’s paper. Click this link for read:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008912109_exxonherring24m.html
Please consider writing a short letter to the editor highlighting the rescue tug and WA state’ Oil Spill Advisory council (OSAC).
-This is a great victory, but we still have more work ahead to protect our marine waters from oil spills.
-With 4,000 vessels passing through the Strait of Juan de Fuca every year, we need to be more vigilant than ever for oil spill prevention, response and preparedness that goes well beyond the year round rescue tug at Neah Bay.
-In the wake one of Puget Sound’s own oil spills four years ago, a citizen council was created, the Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council (OSAC). OSAC’s mission is to maintain Washington's vigilance in preventing oil spills in marine and navigable waters, by ensuring an emphasis on oil spill prevention while also recognizing the importance of improving spill preparedness and response.
-OSAC provides the much needed mechanism to insure that shippers and oil companies are meeting the requirement in state law to be prepared for a worst case spill.
-Our legislators in Olympia need to retain OSAC’s funding and authority in the state’s operating budget.
Orca Whales and Wildlife Are Our Only Business. ©
Bill will be present at 1:30 PM PST when Gov.Gregoire is scheduled to sign (on the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound in Alaska) into legislation the RESCUE TUG bill.
-The Neah Bay tug aids ships in danger of spilling oil in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and off Washington's coast.
-By 2010, owners of large ships that travel through the Strait of Juan de Fuca must create a permanent money source to maintain the rescue boat.
-The tug has been stationed at Neah Bay mostly on a part-time basis since 1999 and paid for with state and federal money. In that time, it made 42 rescues.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill- the worst oil spill in US history. Seattle Times has a front page article and an editorial in today’s paper. Click this link for read:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008912109_exxonherring24m.html
Please consider writing a short letter to the editor highlighting the rescue tug and WA state’ Oil Spill Advisory council (OSAC).
-This is a great victory, but we still have more work ahead to protect our marine waters from oil spills.
-With 4,000 vessels passing through the Strait of Juan de Fuca every year, we need to be more vigilant than ever for oil spill prevention, response and preparedness that goes well beyond the year round rescue tug at Neah Bay.
-In the wake one of Puget Sound’s own oil spills four years ago, a citizen council was created, the Washington State Oil Spill Advisory Council (OSAC). OSAC’s mission is to maintain Washington's vigilance in preventing oil spills in marine and navigable waters, by ensuring an emphasis on oil spill prevention while also recognizing the importance of improving spill preparedness and response.
-OSAC provides the much needed mechanism to insure that shippers and oil companies are meeting the requirement in state law to be prepared for a worst case spill.
-Our legislators in Olympia need to retain OSAC’s funding and authority in the state’s operating budget.
Orca Whales and Wildlife Are Our Only Business. ©
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