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Fossil fuel interests threaten state

Even though the world has come together in Paris to end the destruction of life on earth from fossil fuel global warming, some fossil fuel special interests are trying to sneak through oil terminals along our coast that would be fed by extremely dangerous, traffic clogging oil trains.

Many Washington state industries including seafood, ski areas, agriculture, tourism are devastated by fossil fuel pollution. An oil spill would devastate Puget Sound and an oil train explosion could kill thousands of people.

Renewable energy including solar and wind provides huge investment opportunities and employment for Washingtonians.

Let's be sure that these oil or coal terminals are shut down for good, we save life on earth in the sixth great fossil fuel global warming mass extinction and Washington state thrives with a clean energy future.

This story was originally published December 21, 2015 at 12:31 PM with the headline "Fossil fuel interests threaten state."

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