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Articles by Breck Lebegue
Maybe we shouldn’t expand airports. Trains would serve WA better | Opinion
The Seattle Sustainable Airport Master Plan will determine airport health consequences for decades. Transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions in Washington; aviation is the highest particle emitter per passenger-mile. Short flights are the most polluting ppm because of the excessive fuel energy required to climb to cruise altitude only to then descend to land. Two dozen flights go from Seattle to Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia daily.
Let's honor the past but bid farewell to the Blue Angels | Op-Ed
It’s time to salute and say goodbye to the Blue Angels at Seafair. Although we need skilled fighter pilots to defend our nation and our allies from enemies, these airshows cause significant health harm. A recent Seattle Times article stated “no data exists that can measure the team’s impact or influence” on recruiting. That’s true for noise, too: No one has publicized Angel noise at Seafair.
Upgrade Amtrak Cascades or build high-speed rail? The choice is clear | Op-Ed
There are two visions for future passenger rail in Washington: Cascadia High Speed Rail and Amtrak Cascades. Because they run at different speeds, the cost, infrastructure and land requirements are vastly different. We oppose the proposed HSR plan and recommend Amtrak Cascades as a wiser use of land. British Columbia, Washington and Oregon signed an agreement to build ultra high-speed rail to run at speeds of 220 miles per hour or more from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland.
Extreme heat’s impact on our health demands we take action
Amid global heat waves unprecedented in human times, The Seattle Times published a piece regarding prevention of deaths during Washington heat waves. The article referenced a report from the Climate Impacts Group at University of Washington that concluded the 2021 Washington heat dome caused the deaths of 441 Washingtonians, far higher than previous estimates.
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