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Senator Erik
Poulsen
34th District
Seattle
State Representative Joe McDermott was appointed
by the Metropolitan King County Council to the State Senate to replace
Erik Poulsen.
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Sept. 4, 2007
Sen. Erik Poulsen stepping down to pursue PUD
Association opportunity
OLYMPIA – State Sen. Erik Poulsen, D-West Seattle,
announced today he is leaving the Legislature to serve as government
relations director for the Washington Public Utilities Districts (PUD)
Association, a nonprofit agency that represents 28 public electric
and water utilities throughout the state.
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March 20, 2007
Ballard News Tribune
It’s good to be
green
Sometimes the most dangerous course of action is doing
nothing. If we do nothing, then global climate changes already
making their mark on our weather, glaciers and air quality
will harm our environment in irrevocable and dire ways.
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March 20, 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer op-ed
Mining threatens Sound, island
The Legislature is on the verge of preserving Maury Island and
the Puget Sound waters that surround it forever. But a powerful
mining company is standing in the way.
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March 14 2007
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber op-ed
Hope emerges in decade-long fight against
Glacier
It’s been a long, hard fight against Glacier Northwest and
there’s more to come. After a decade of working to stop the massive
expansion of Glacier Northwest’s strip mine on Maury Island, there’s
new hope of forging a permanent solution that will safeguard our
drinking water, critical nearshore habitat and quality of life for
generations to come.
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March 6, 2007
Maury Island measure makes its way through the
Senate
OLYMPIA – It has been called one of Puget Sound’s jewels.
But if a mining company has its way, that jewel – Maury Island –
would lose much of its luster, and Puget Sound itself would be in
even more peril.
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Feb. 27, 2007
Media Advisory
OLYMPIA – The state Senate tomorrow will take up a
resolution honoring the late King County Deputy Steve Cox.
Members of Cox’s family, as well as former co-workers from the King
County Sheriff’s Office, are expected to attend.
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Feb. 7, 2007
Senate Democrats seek solution to
‘unequivocal’ climate change
OLYMPIA – Recognizing that climate change will
have severe environmental and economic impacts in Washington
in coming decades, Senate Democrats have introduced an
omnibus measure aimed at keeping the state a leader in
addressing the problem.
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Feb. 6, 2007
Evidence clear: Climate change must be
addressed, say Senate Democrats
OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats will hold a news conference
this week to announce legislation aimed at making Washington a
leader in addressing climate change.
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Jan. 18, 2007
Seattle senators working together for a
solution on the viaduct
OLYMPIA – Seattle Democratic senators met today to discuss the
Alaskan Way Viaduct and mutually agreed that it will be a top
priority for them to find a solution amidst the recent meetings
among legislative leaders, the City of Seattle, and the governor.
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