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nurtures EXHIBIT
Port Commissicnwd
meetingMW
Testimony before Seattle Port Commission

My name is Langdon Marsh. I'm a resident of Seattle and have lived here for 14 years.
I've been a lawyer and government ofcial including heading the New York State and
Oregon environmental agencies. I was a major participant in the passage and
implementation of New York's counterpart ofthe National Environmental Policy Act's
environmental impact statement requirement for major Federal actions. One ofmy
current interests is life cycle analysis.

I agree with the points made by the other speakers calling for cancellation of the lease,
but I want to offer an additional perspective.

Environmental analysis of projects like the Shell lease should include the full life cycle
consequences ofthe project. That means that in addition to the environmental effects of
the specic activities of Shell and the Port that affect the Port's immediate environment,
The Port should analyze the full impacts ofproducing, processing, transporting, use and
ultimate disposal or decommissioning of facilities, barges, ships and other equipment,
facilities and fuels. Above all, a full life cycle approach should include disclosing the
impacts ofthe transport to Alaska and the use ofthe drilling and other equipment in
Alaska. That means that the carbon and other emissions from those activities and from
the refinement and ultimate combustion ofthe fuels in vehicles and equipment around the
globe should be analyzed and disclosed.

Only by doing a comprehensive life cycle analysis can the Port evaluate this lease and
compare it with other potential leasing opportunities the Port may have or want to attract.

This analysis need not be burdensome, time consuming or unduly costly. The protocols
for life cycle analysis are well established. Life cycle data is available from the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory and other sources. Expert assistance is available.

I urge you to do this kind of analysis on the Shell lease and other projects the Port
considers in the future.

Thank you.