From: Mike Higgins

Sent: Fri Feb 25 13:18:03 2011

To: ToxicsRuleMaking

Cc: mike higgins

Subject: TRM

Importance: Normal

Senator Bentz:

Two comments re the TRM issue:

1. How much more polluted are our waterways now than they were in 2004?

2. It appears from your summation of the issue - and your input - that the only yardstick for measuring the impacts of this proposed rule is economic. Surely you’re aware that the economics of a situation are – or should be – much less important than the impacts that having such a “stringent” rule would have on our environment. Since global climate change is by far the most pressing issue we as humans have ever faced in our relatively short history on this planet, every issue simply has to be framed in the context of its effects on global climate change. We cannot keep on the same path that has led to the potentially life-threatening situation we find ourselves in today. We must rally all of the forces we have to address global climate change and we must do it now. Until we are able to do that, the only issue on our radar has to be this world-wide threat to continued life on this planet.

In utmost sincerity and urgency,

Mike Higgins

35901 Valley View Ln.

Halfway, OR 97834