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Federal government issues emergency order requiring states be informed of oil train shipments
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press May 07, 2014 http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2b30a51eb9b6429fb12abcb2ed300ef9/US–Oil-Trains
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New “Safer” Tank Cars Were Involved in Lynchburg, VA, Oil Train Fire
Aerial footage of derailment raises more concerns about oil shipments. Eric de Place and Rich Feldman on May 1, 2014http://daily.sightline.org/2014/05/01/new-safer-tank-cars-were-involved-in-the-lynchburg-oil-train-fire/
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This is terrifying. And these were the “safer” cars.
http://instagram.com/p/nbHqexhD4e/ Lynchburg, Virginia Crude by Rail Explosion
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After Lynchburg, Virginia Oil Train Crash, Fire Chiefs Fear Other Accidents
AP Posted: 05/02/2014 “Someone said it would be like a 747 crashing into your city,” Millar said. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/lynchburg-virginia-oil-train-crash_n_5251991.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share
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Editorial: Crude oil trains will be coming through our area but if there’s a spill it might be hush-hush
http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_25632046/editorial-crude-oil-trains-will-be-coming-through POSTED: 04/24/2014
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BP Pipeline Sprays Oil-Gas Mixture on 33 Acres of Alaskan Tundra
By Brandon Baker May 2, 2014 http://ecowatch.com/2014/05/02/bp-pipeline-oil-gas-alaskan-tundra/
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In CA, 77% of Population Living w/ Unhealthy Air
Yesterday the American Lung Association released its 15th annual State of the Air report, finding that nearly 50 percent of Americans live in counties with unhealthy air. In California that number rises to a staggering 77 percent of the population, … Continue reading
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Barack Obama’s emissions plan comes under new line of attack
By Suzanne Goldenberg theguardian.com, Friday 2 May 2014 Documents reveal co-ordinated campaign by influential lobbyists working to block the regulation of power plant emissionsl http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/02/barack-obamas-emissions-plan-comes-under-new-line-of-attack?CMP=ema_565
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Tar Sands Photo Essay: How Fort McMurray became an energy industry gold mine
By Olivia Kestin and Ned Resnikoff http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/how-fort-mcmurray-became-energy-industry-gold-mine
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California’s Oil Refiners Double Crude-by-Rail Volumes
By Lynn Doan California, the most-populous U.S. state and biggest gasoline market, more than doubled the volume of oil it received by train in the first quarter as deliveries from Canada surged. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-02/california-s-oil-refiners-double-crude-by-rail-volumes.html
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