Author Archives: Martinez Environmental Group

Influence Influence Recently I have been spending more time in city and county meetings where the topic is theoretically how local government will regulate the activity of a local refinery – which is actually a multi-national multi-billion dollar entity with … Continue reading →

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/10/6616446/chances-of-crude-oil-train-fire.html By Tony Bizjak   Sacto Bee   Aug. 10, 2014 In the middle of the night a year ago, a runaway train laden with crude oil derailed in a Canadian town, igniting a firestorm that killed 47 people, some of … Continue reading →

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By Jon Carroll   SF Chronicle   August 6, 2014 On the road again, searching for places to touch the bay and, by extension, finding out about the shoreline. Strictly a two-person expedition, not at all a guided tour. I find what … Continue reading →

By JUSTIN MIKULKA   desmogblog.com   2014-08-08 http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/08/08/regulators-ignore-one-proven-way-eliminate-bakken-bomb-trains-oil-stabilization On the same day that the Obama administration released long-awaited new safety regulations for the oil-by-rail industry, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) released another report with their testing results for Bakken … Continue reading →

http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/crew-fatigue-remains-unsolved-problem-underestimat/ By Tony Schick   Oregon Public Broadcasting   July 22, 2014 On a November morning in 2003, a sleeping Union Pacific crew missed a signal in Kelso, Washington. Their train collided with the side of an oncoming BNSF Railway … Continue reading →

By MARAM MAZEN   Associated Press   Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014 http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/03/6602491/nigeria-shell-not-cleaning-oil.html LAGOS, Nigeria — Little action has been taken to clean up pollution caused by oil production in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, either by the government or Shell Oil, Amnesty International … Continue reading →

By Paul Burgarino   Contra Costa Times   08/02/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_26264741/pittsburg-we  PITTSBURG — The brakes remain on a massive $200 million plan to transport domestic crude oil by railroad cars and ships, store it in refurbished storage tanks and pipe it … Continue reading →

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-coleman/tesoro-begins-cleanup-of_b_5642571.html “However, “full remediation” will only take place down to 8 feet. [Ed. Note: The oil seeped down 42 feet.] This means significant amounts of contaminants (up to 500 ppm) will remain in the soil and water pockets under the … Continue reading →

By Ari Phillips   ThinkProgress   01 August 14 http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/312-16/25099-frackers-spill-olympic-pools-worth-of-hydrochloric-acid-in-oklahoma