Category Archives: Danger! Crude-by-Rail

Mapping freight train mishaps over the last two-and-a-half years.By Eric de Place and John Abbotts   May 13, 2014   Sightline Daily http://daily.sightline.org/2014/05/13/northwest-region-averaging-nine-freight-train-derailments-per-month/  

By JIM NEU   May 29, 2014 http://martinezgazette.com/archives/14896

From: Martinez Environmental Group (MEG) To: City of Martinez City Council Subcommittee on Public Safety for the meeting of June 9, 2014 Subject: Health and Safety Issues Posed by the Transportation of Crude Oil by Rail Through the Martinez Community

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By Casey Christie    The Californian   May 17 2014   http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/business/oil/x1372326354/ Increased-oil-train-traffic-raises-potential-for-safety-challenges

By Rob Davis   March 31, 2014 The Oregonian http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/03/how_to_ tell_an_oil_train_in_or.html

By Adam Federman   Utne Reader (This post originally appeared at Earth Island Journal.) “…the oil has to travel long distances, in some cases thousands of miles, and is subject to fluctuations in temperature and pressure, a factor that Smith … Continue reading →

East Bay Express   Jean Tepperman    Mon, May 19, 2014 http://www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/archives/2014/05/19/east-bay-oil-refinery-protest-draws-about-100-demonstrators