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Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor
Twin Tunnels on Trial! BARoNA Tribunal in Antioch, April 30th
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Natural gas may be next on North American rails
NEW YORK, – As politicians debate the dangers of a massive increase in oil carried by rail in North America, railroads and energy producers are considering the same for natural gas. By Reuters Jun2 17, 2014 http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/19585/
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Important Upcoming Events for Other Oil Port Cities
Reposted from Sunflower Alliance Planning Commission Hearing on Chevron Project FEIR Wed., July 9, 6:30 pm John F. Kennedy H.S. Cafeteria 4300 Cutting Blvd., Richmond The first hearing on the FIER for the Chevron Project will be held by the … Continue reading
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Help educate parade-goers about the proposed Crude by Rail expansion in Benicia!
Benicia Torchlight Parade. Thursday, July 3 Original Post by Nick Despota Sunflower Alliance June 30, 2014 You are invited to join Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community in the Independence Day eve, torchlight parade on Thursday, July 3, in downtown … Continue reading
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Letter to the Editor: Volatile crude by rail IS a concern
By Martinez Environmental Group June 26, 2014 The Martinez Gazette “In other words, this train is going right through Martinez! It rolls over the (rusty) Alhambra trestle carrying 3,000,000 gallons of Bakken crude, the same oil that has been exploding … Continue reading
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HazMat Commission Supports the Public’s Right to Know
On June 26th, the Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Commission voted 8-0 with 3 abstentions that AB 380 should not be supported unless it is amended to include the right for the public to get information on crude by rail shipments moving through … Continue reading
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Revealed: Routes for Trains Hauling Volatile Crude Oil in California
[MEG Note: There is some speculation that UP is not reporting trains spotted coming over the Carquinez trestle and through downtown Martinez only because they are hauling TAR SANDS oils which are not reportable under the DOT May 7 Order. This may … Continue reading
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Martinez: Most crude oil delivered by pipeline, not rail
By Dana Guzzetti CC Times 06/24/2014 [MEG note: The amount of crude oil by rail imported to California’s refineries is set to increase from1% of total imports in 2013 to 25%, or 150 million barrels, by 2016, according to state energy … Continue reading
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Wolk responds to delayed release of report on crude-by-rail shipment
Timely disclosure to state, communities urged Woodland Daily Democrat 06/25/2014 “While I applaud the Office of Emergency Services’ release of BNSF Railway’s after-the-fact disclosure of a crude-by-rail shipment through nine Northern California counties earlier this month, what the public wants … Continue reading
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Environmental Water Caucus Shreds ‘Misleading’ Bay Delta Conservation Plan
By Dan Bacher EGN June 14, 2014 “Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Executive Director of Restore the Delta (RTD), characterizes the BDCP as ‘a construction project masquerading as a habitat conservation plan.’” http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2014/06/environmental-water-caucus-shreds.html#sthash.TLD1OKLh.dpuf
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Supreme Court upholds rules curbing greenhouse gases from power plants
By David G. Savage LA Times June 23, 2014 “…requires new or rebuilt factories and power plants to use the “best available technology” to limit their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.” http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-supreme-court-power-plants-20140610-story.html#page=1
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