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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
Shell’s Role in Tar Sands & Climate Change
WHAT ARE TAR SANDS? Because fossil fuels are a finite resource, petroleum companies are now resorting to more extreme forms of oil extraction, including tar sands, fracking, and Arctic exploration. The “tar sands” are deposits of heavy crude oil trapped in sand … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Refineries, Tar Sands
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What’s that giant pile of black dust near that unmarked facility near Franklin Canyon Road?
Why, that’s a Conoco-Phillips 27.3 MW generating power plant that runs on petroleum coke! So, those loose piles of black dust off to the side of Hwy 4 are piles of petroleum coke. Pet coke is a by-product of bitumen processing … Continue reading
Posted in Fracking, Refineries, Tar Sands
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Shell’s Big Dirty Secret – Insight into the world’s most carbon intensive oil company…
“[Shell] is the largest oil operator in Nigeria, and [Shell] holds more acreage in Canada’s oil sands than any other corporation. Because of these facts, and several others, Shell is also the most carbon intensive oil company in the world. In short, … Continue reading
Posted in Refineries, Tar Sands
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Political Rifts Slow U.S. Effort on Climate Laws
By CORAL DAVENPORT APRIL 14, 2014 “Experts also note that a shift at the national level could come as more states enact climate change policies. Currently California and several Northeastern states, including New York, have enacted state-level programs to … Continue reading
In Small Canadian Town Democracy Wins, Tar Sands Loses
Kitimat, British Columbia’s ‘no’ vote follows widespread opposition to Northern Gatway – Andrea Germanos, staff writer https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/14-4
Posted in Health, Tar Sands
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Tension on waterfront
By Eve Mitchell Contra Costa Times April 5, 2014 http://contracostatimes.ca.newsmemory.com/publink.php?shareid=3ddf7f7ec
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Tar Sands
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Environmental groups look to halt shipment of crude by rail
By Rick Jones April 1, 2014 “If the BAAQMD board knew nothing about the permit, it should be embarrassed, and it should actually exercise its authority and hold its staff accountable to the community,” Communities for a Better Environment … Continue reading
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Tar Sands, Tesoro
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Standing on Sacred Ground – Profit and Loss…Film & Discussion, April 4th
UC Berkeley – Dwinelle Hall 142 Berkeley, CA 94720 April 4, 2014 – 7:00pm Free – Donations Accepted From Papua New Guinea rainforests to Canada’s tar sands, Profit and Loss exposes industrial threats to native peoples’ health, livelihood and cultural … Continue reading
Posted in Featured Events, Shell, Tar Sands, Tesoro, Uncategorized
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East Bay and South Bay passenger rail corridor proposed to move crude oil
By Tom Lochner Contra Costa Times POSTED: 03/24/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25412227/east-bay-and-south-bay-passenger-rail-corridor-proposed-to-move-crude-oil
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Fracking, Refineries, Tar Sands, Tesoro
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