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Trans Mountain Pipeline Project

This project is of utmost importance to the Whatcom area. Within a few years, some of the world's dirtiest oil will flow to the refineries in Anacortes and Ferndale for processing. We all need to take this seriously.

Community Stewards

A similar organization addressing planned development in the Cascade area. Contains wonderful resources for fighting development.

Bellingham Pipeline Accident Report

About 3:28 p.m., Pacific daylight time, on June 10, 1999, a 16-inch-diameter steel pipeline owned by Olympic Pipe Line Company ruptured and released about 237,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek that flowed through Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham, Washington. About 1 1/2 hours after the rupture, the gasoline ignited and burned approximately 1 1/2 miles along the creek. Two 10-year-old boys and an 18-year-old young man died as a result of the accident.

Bellingham Books to Prisoners
"BTP believes that books are tools for learning and opening minds to new ideas and possibilities. By sending books to prisoners, we hope to foster a love of reading and encourage the pursuit of knowledge and self-improvement."

Fourth Corner Exchange
Fourth Corner Exchange is a Sustainable Community Currency based in the Pacific Northwest USA, which operates throughout the USA and the world. Currently we have over six-hundred participating members, with branches in Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, California in the USA, Nova Scotia and British Columbia in Canada.

Responsible Development Now

The proposed Fairhaven Highlands development will transpose Bellingham's landscape and destroy mature forest land and wildlife that should be protected for future generations. One of the principle purposes of Responsible Development is to prevent this foolish project.

Transition Whatcom

The goal of Transition Whatcom (and all Transition Initiatives) is to create a long term Energy Descent Action Plan, a blueprint- by the community, for the community- of how we will reduce energy use and yet provide for our basic needs in times of energy scarcity.

Sushitree

Sushi Tree Collective is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable community development in Bellingham, WA. They have a continually updated number of projects and events.