April 28, 2020 
Dear Port of Seattle Commissioners, 
Today you are considering a draft plan for Early Action Recovery for re-opening the Port
operations (agenda item 7b).  As you continue to emphasize equity and sustainability as core
motivators, you again vastly overlook the action for these two principles to guide you in how
you treat the larger community, affected by your operations. 
"The Port's mission is to promote economic opportunity and quality of life in the region by
advancing trade, travel, commerce and job creation in an equitable, accountable and
environmentally responsible manner." 
The economic opportunity for some comes at great expense for others' economic viability.
When you list the "benefits" as $22 billion in business revenue, where is the offset of costs for
those whose jobs and livelihoods are compromised or lost by the increasing port operations
and the cost of the health that is compromised or lost by the pollution caused? While
individuals within the most impacted communities matter, so does the natural habitat and
species we as humans rely on and in the not so distant future, our inability to cope with our
carbon-full air and water? How is it possible to go back to business as usual and call so doing,
"environmentally responsible"? And it certainly is not equitable or fully accountable. 
As our economy re-boots, we should take this opportunity to encourage non-carbon producing
modes of service for all businesses. One example would be to set up an electronic
communications centers at the air and maritime terminals to support national and international
businesses to interact in a highly virtual manner without the need for long distance travel. Even
conferences could have minimal fly-ins with most participants able to interact electronically.
Certainly, there has been much more experience and expertise advanced in this area, since the
beginning of pandemic societal procedures. 
The above suggestion is just one illustration of how we don't need to go back to full status quo
and can take this break in operations as an opportunity to re-set the Port's support for shared
bad habits of carbon pollution, increasingly on its course to all of our self-destruction. 
("Chasing Corral" is now free on Netflix through their Youtube platform. The elimination of 25%
of the ocean species is now well on its way, due to the intense warming caused by its absorption
of humanity's carbon emissions. It is well worth your time to watch this documentary.) 
Please be inspired to be creative with renewed intention to help stop our carbon emissions and
act as you can within your capacity as leaders of our Port services. 
The timeframe is not later; it is now. 
Thank you for your time and attention, 
Anne Kroeker and Richard Leeds 
Co-presidents Wildlife Forever Fund