Interesting points, thanks. > Clearly that's not related to the question at hand here That's not clear at all, actually the opposite is clear. Health impacts

Interesting points, thanks. > Clearly that's not related to the question at hand here That's not clear at all, actually the opposite is clear. Health impacts of local people were discussed directly in the article. It's clearly a major issue that is directly "related to the question at hand." > It sounds like you'd prefer that the port get completely shut down. I absolutely would not prefer that! That's insane. Please don't put such ridiculous and insane things down as something I said. No way. The Port of Oakland should obviously grow in size as necessary to fit the economy. The Port of Oakland is obviously extremely important. So is recognizing the facts of health impacts of locals and not dismissing it as irrelevant. > You'd be much better off moving away from the port and teh city that grew up around it. I don't live anywhere near there. But I think you'd find that the people who live by the Port of Oakland are not there by choice, and have little financial ability to stage a physical move. It is an incredibly impoverished area, and to suggest people just 'move away' is insulting, rude, and does not even remotely fit the situation.