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Restore the Delta Public Meeting Tours: The Road Map to Stopping the Delta Tunnels
West Coast Deals Four Major Blows to Big Oil
Shell Martinez Refinery: “Large maintenance project” scheduled until mid-June
Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor
Twin Tunnels on Trial! BARoNA Tribunal in Antioch, April 30th
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The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers.
BY STEVEN MUFSON AND JULIET EILPERIN March 20 at 11:59 am http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/03/20/the-biggest-land-owner-in-canadas-oil-sands-isnt-exxon-mobil-or-conoco-phillips-its-the-koch-brothers/
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California May Not Be Prepared For Disasters Involving Fracked Oil Trains
By Christin Ayers, general assignment reporter for KPIX 5 Eyewitness News. March 20, 2014 12:19 AM http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/20/california-may-not-be-prepared-for-disasters-involving-fracked-oil-trains/
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Fracking, Refineries
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Meeting on Valero project
Panel will host community forum on oil-by-rail plan By Tony Burchyns (Vallejo) Times-Herald http://contracostatimes.ca.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=1a54ec6fc
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Refineries
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Phillips 66 helps fund day job of chief whose panel reviews its projects
Influence of refinery denied By Tom Lochner tlochner@bayareanewsgroup.com http://contracostatimes.ca.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=120affcd0
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State Refinery Task Force Information Session~March 26th
On Wednesday, March 26, 2014, the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) will host the State Refinery Task Force Information Session. The public meeting will be held from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the City of Richmond’s City Council Chambers, located at 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, CA … Continue reading
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PHMSA’s Ongoing Bakken Investigation Shows Crude Oil Lacking Proper Testing, Classification
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Issues Proposed Civil Penalties to Three Companies Feb. 4, 2014 http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/portal/site/PHMSA/menuitem.6f23687cf7b00b0f22e4c6962d9c8789/?vgnextoid=9257b74180ad3410VgnVCM100000d2c97898RCRD& vgnextchannel=d248724dd7d6c010VgnVCM10000080e8a8c0RCRD&vgnextfmt=print
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Forum by Valero to Address Criticisms. Residents Need our Support. March 24th
In response to the recent open community forum at the Benicia Public Library on Valero’s Crude by Rail Project, sponsored by Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community, Valero is holding a closed door, screened meeting to try and hoodwink … Continue reading
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Pittsburg Defense Council Community Meeting March 20th
Help Stop WesPac! March 20, 2014 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Yacht Club, 3 Marina Blvd, Pittsburg, CA http://pittsburgdc.org Find out more and meet other concerned residents. Food will be served!
Posted in Climate Change, Come to Meetings, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Fracking, Shell, Tar Sands, Tesoro
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More info on bomb trains of Bakken shale oil already rolling through the Bay Area!
Originally posted on Pittsburg Defense Council:
Last Thursday night KPIX aired a great investigative piece. Kinder Morgan has a crude oil rail terminal in Richmond that flew under the radar, and was discovered from a statement in an investor report.…
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Film on Tar Sands – April 4 – Profit and Loss
Profit and Loss From Papua New Guinea to the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, native people fight the loss of land, water and health to mining and oil industries. Free admission April 4, 2014 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley 7:00 … Continue reading
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