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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
Category Archives: Tar Sands
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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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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Report on Healing Walk #3 – Benicia to Rodeo
Our third Connect the Dots Healing walk was a big success! Idle No More led the way as 50-60 concerned citizens walked over 14 miles from Benicia all the way to Rodeo. Composed of walkers both young and old, bicyclists, … Continue reading
See The Devastated Landscape Of The Alberta Tar Sands From 1,000 Feet Above
Hidden in plain sight, the Alberta tar sands fields are an industrial expanse where forests once stood. These aerial images capture the scenes of destruction. By Photographer Alex MacLean http://www.fastcoexist.com/3029771/see-the-devastated-landscape-of-the-alberta-tar-sands-from-1000-feet-above
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By Aimee Durfee & Tom Griffith May 22, 2014 Martinez Gazette http://martinezgazette.com/archives/14697 Boreal Forest, Alberta, Canada. Intact forest and strip mined tar sands field.
OPPOSE TRANSPORT OF CRUDE BY RAIL THROUGH MARTINEZ AND THE EAST BAY
Sign our petition to convince the Martinez City Council to support the MEG resolution against crude by rail transport! We urge the Martinez City Council to adopt a resolution opposing the transport of hazardous crude by rail along the Union Pacific … Continue reading
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The 1 percenters
Guy Cooper, Martinez Environmental Group May 8, 2014 The Martinez Gazette “U.S. rail is reported to have spilled more oil in 2013 than in the previous 37 years combined, 1.15 million gallons.” http://martinezgazette.com/archives/14360
SIERRA CLUB AND FORESTETHICS URGE PEPSICO TO STOP USING TAR SANDS FUEL
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Obama KXL Protest Thursday 5/8 (Updated location)
Obama KXL Protest – UPDATED Time & Location!! Thursday, 5/8, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Plaza De Cesar Chavez Park, San Jose (across from Fairmont Hotel) RSVP link: http://www.350siliconvalley.org/obama_kxl_protest2 We do not have an exact arrival time, but expect Obama … Continue reading
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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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