With 601,256 tons of CO2 “equivalents”, Port Townsend Paper maintains its rank as 25thamong WA State’s worst greenhouse gas emitters. WA Dept of Ecology released its 2017 figures today, Dec 20, 2018, which they present on newly designed – and very easy to use – greenhouse gas map and data pages that go from 2017 …
The City of Port Townsend is seeking a new City Manager, and requests input from Citizens on what are our most important issues? Port Townsend City Manager Recruitment Survey– Due TODAY! December 14, 2018 “After 20 years as Port Townsend’s first City Manager, David Timmons is leaving this position in June of 2019. So we …
Submit your comments by December 20, 2018 to WA Dept of Ecology on their proposed changes to the state’s “Startup-Shutdown-Malfunction” Exemption. The SSM Exemption has been a huge loophole allowing companies like Port Townsend Paper to avoid pollution penalties by attributing excess pollution to “oops” in their operations. In September 2008, the Sierra Club successfully …
Story for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette by Eric Besson, Emily Walkenhorst. Originally published March 25, 2018, updated March 26, 20 CROSSETT — The release of hydrogen sulfide by a Georgia-Pacific paper mill here went unchecked and unregulated for decades, company officials said, and people who live nearby blame the toxic gas for their labored breathing. …
Global citizens asked to power down for ‘Earth Hour’ on March 24 Saturday, March 24, 2018 03:52PM People around the world are being asked to turn off the lights for one hour on Saturday. It’s part of Earth Hour, an event that encourages participation in fighting climate change.The World Wildlife Fund says Earth Hour is …
An investigation by [radio station] WNYC finds most of the state’s poorest residents are living near a contaminated site with no plan in place to clean it up. And it’s not entirely clear whether anybody even knows with certainty what the risks are. According to an analysis by WNYC’s Data News Team, 89 percent of …
A three and a half minute video from Climate Reality explains the costs of carbon in the atmosphere. Video: “The Cost of Carbon” | Climate Reality To bring it home, let’s do a comparison. Commercial air travel is considered one of the most carbon intensive modes of travel. At 1.1 Billion pounds annually, Port Townsend …
How much pollution does Port Townsend Paper spew? Has it gotten any better? The attached table, entitled 2008-2016 PTPC Pollution Indicators to Air-Water-Land presents Port Townsend Paper’s pollution track record for 9 years, from 2008-2016 in a file with easy totals, and a page for each year. More about it below, but first — In …
EPA’s ECHO database (Environmental Compliance History Online) yields some great information once you get exploring around in it. An EPA official showed me that by following the “Facility Search” link, it brought me to a page that combines annual pollution data for Port Townsend Paper that is collected through three EPA programs (TRI, NAAQS and GHG), …
As I sit here two miles from the Port Townsend Paper mill having to wear a fume mask and my eyes are burning as they have a few times a day for the last several weeks, while that disgusts & sickens me, I’m pleased to present this webpage update for you at PTAirWatchers.org: -Better menu …