An idyllic Marine Park interval at sunset, during a much needed time out from a relentless series of rain showers and nearly gale force winds that have been battering Bellingham for the better part of a week, was severed by the long and short wails of an approaching Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train bound for Vancouver, BC for off load.
The environmental impact of these shipments through the state of Washington, originating from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming, has continued to spark activism here at home and will undoubtedly be a prime motivator for a well-oiled Occupy Bellingham organization and the passing of a No Coal initiative for all of 2012.
Sustainability and environmental activism, including non-violent civil disobedience, has paid off in the past, even halting the construction of the proposed Skagit Valley nuclear power plant in 1980.
Environmentally committed Bellinghamsters know the stakes, and they remain confident. They have known for decades that they have to stay focused and active, to protect and preserve these panoramas for future generations...as much as they are certain the rain will definitely let up in May. 
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