October 27, 2011
Bellingham Herald
Pike and Linville Spar In Mayoral Debate
October 26, 2011
National Public Radio
Science correspondent Richard Harris reports on the Fight Against Global Coal in Bellingham. Mayor Pike speaks eloquently about the issue. Listen here.
October 27, 2011
Bellingham Herald
Filmmaker Noble Smith pens a poignant letter to the editor.
Smith writes, “A balanced budget is a pretty big deal, especially when you consider Washington state is operating under a $2 billion deficit. The mayor did this while continuing to preserve and expand parklands all over the city, and even helped get Sunday bus service running again. Why is that last point such a big deal? Think about all the elderly and low-income families who want to go to church on Sunday or even get to the grocery store.”
Read the entire piece here. See all Letters To The Editor here.
Watch the City Club Mayoral Debate:
National Geographic
“A leading green energy community is now at the center of a push to move U.S. coal to energy-hungry Asian markets.” Mayor Dan Pike is featured.
July, 2011
Thanks to former mayor Tim Douglas for this letter to the editor
June, 2011
An early victory on the coal port: Whatcom County says, “New project proposal, new permit.” No using the outdated permit for the old proposal on the new, bigger, higher-impact proposal. Hopefully, all impacts will be studied properly.
Another key endorsement — The Sierra Club
Dan wins at the Whatcom County Democrats endorsement meeting with 64% of the votes!
A great letter to the editor in the Bellingham Herald by Stephen Trinkaus, and one from Warren Sheay. (Many Thanks!)
*** CLIMATE SOLUTIONS’ great piece about Mayor Dan’s position on the coal port, “The Courage to Do What’s Right,” ***
Listen to Dan Pike on NPR in Seattle. Dan talks about standing up to coal in Bellingham, with KUOW’s Ross Reynold’s on “The Conversation“
Statement from Whatcom County’s doctors (160 of them) who have come out against the proposed coal port at Cherry Point. Like Mayor Dan, they have read the documents, examined the science, talked to the citizens and stakeholders, and have come to the conclusion that this project would be detrimental for Bellingham’s well being.
After taking a principled stand, Mayor Dan follows up with strategic action: a letter to the Governor after communicating with the mayors of other affected communities up and down the Sound and even in Spokane! That’s leadership.
Click the link below to see Dan’s Official Statement:
* DAN STANDS UP FOR BELLINGHAM TO OPPOSE COAL TERMINAL *
Photo courtesy of Paul Anderson.
On March 31st , a crowd of nearly 1,000 came to listen to author and environmentalist Bill McKibben at the Fairhaven Village Green. What a strong community event! The following day, Mayor Dan hosted a public forum so that community concerns could be voiced and entered into the public record. Approximately 500 people attended. See WWU’s Western Front story by Jeremy Mohn.
Bellingham Herald article on Mayor Dan’s stand.
Bellingham Herald Politics blog post by John Stark.
Crosscut article by local journalist Floyd McKay.
Lots of other press as well: Sierra Club, Rainforest Action Network, 92.9 FM KISM.com,
May, 2011
An excellent letter to the editor in both the Bellingham Herald and the Cascadia Weekly, by Chuck Robinson of Village Books, highlights why Mayor Dan is the best choice for Bellingham mayor.
The first mayoral candidates forum of the season, and everyone walked away impressed with Mayor Dan’s ideas, record, and willingness to stand up for what’s right: watch the City club video.
Listen to Mayor Dan chat with Joe on 930 AM KBAI’s “The Joe Show.”
Key endorsements rolling in: Whatcom Conservation Voters and the local firefighters. Thanks!
WWU’s newspaper, The Western Front, profiles the candidates and talks about some local issues.
JAN, 2011
Dan takes a stand to protect Lake Whatcom. Most of the lake’s watershed is in the county, outside of the City’s jurisdiction, but it is still all of our drinking water.
