Mike Bridges’ op-ed (July 23, www.columbian.com) supporting the oil-by-rail terminal cries out for a rational response.
Most egregious is his contention that the facility could actually alleviate the cumulative carbon footprint. This is a spurious claim. For obvious reasons, this facility, once realized, would accelerate global climate change and perpetuate institutional commitment to fossil fuels worldwide, at a time when all indicators demonstrate that we are at an all-hands-on-deck moment for converting to clean energy resources.
