From:            laura gibbons
To:                Commission-Public-Records
Subject:           Re: [EXTERNAL] Testimony at 4/28 Port meeting
Date:              Tuesday, April 28, 2020 1:00:18 PM
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I'm sorry I could not tell when I was muted or not. I'll get better at this! I appreciated your patience.
Here are my comments, or at least a version of what I said today.
This is Laura Gibbons, a member of the climate justice group 350 Seattle, and a Seattle
resident.
I am concerned about the impact of aviation on global warming, and I ask that the business
plan presented for returning to "normal" in item 7b not be a return status quo.
I am particularly upset by the current operation of so called "ghost planes" as required by the
current federal stimulus package. I urge the Port to push all airlines serving SeaTac to request
an exception to the rule that they fly nearly empty planes.
In addition to the needless carbon emissions, the noise and other emissions disproportionately
affect low-income communities and people of color, which makes flying nearly empty planes
an environmental injustice.
Thank you for attention to these matters.
thank you,
Laura Gibbons
On Monday, April 27, 2020, 9:25:21 AM PDT, Commission-Public-Records  wrote:

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From: laura gibbons 
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2020 9:24 AM
To: Commission-Public-Records 
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Testimony at 4/28 Port meeting


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Hi, this is Laura Gibbons and I would like to speak at the 4/28 meeting on the topic of exemptions for
flying nearly empty planes from SEATAC.

Many thanks,
Laura