Category Archives: Tar Sands

Kinder Morgan, air quality district sued by environmental groups over crude oil by rail shipments to Richmond

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Tom Lochner Contra Costa Times POSTED:   03/28/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25442826/kinder-morgan-air-quality-district-sued-by-environmental-groups-over-crude-oil-by-rail-shipments-to-richmond

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Groups Challenge Crude-by-Rail Shipments to Bay Area City

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Highly volatile and explosive crude on rails puts residential community at risk MARCH 28, 2014 http://earthjustice.org/news/press/2014/groups-challenge-crude-by-rail-shipments-to-bay-area-city http://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/2014-03-27-CBR-Richmond-Petition-Complaint.pdf

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Healing Walks Website Up!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

connectthedotshealingjourneys.org

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Valero Admits It Can Bring In Any Kind of Crude It Wants

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Christin Ayers of KPIX 5 continues her fantastic coverage of crude by rail in Contra Costa County. On the 11:00 news Monday night, she reported on the Valero community meeting, where refinery managers admitted that not only fracked oil but … Continue reading →

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BERKELEY VICE MAYOR: MORE CRUDE OIL TRAINS TO CROSS BENICIA BRIDGE ENROUTE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

MARCH 21, 2014 By ROGER STRAW http://beniciaindependent.com/wp/berkeley-vice-mayor-more-crude-oil-trains-to-cross-benicia-bridge-enroute-to-southern-california/ “The crude oil trains would enter northern California via Donner Pass, through Auburn, Rocklin, and Roseville, proceed along the Sacramento River through Sacramento and Davis to Benicia and along the San Francisco Bay through Martinez, … Continue reading →

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The biggest lease holder in Canada’s oil sands isn’t Exxon Mobil or Chevron. It’s the Koch brothers.

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

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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Pittsburg Defense Council Community Meeting March 20th

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

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!

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Posted on March 18, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

FBI Held 2012 Strategy Meeting with TransCanada, Industry Partners BY ADAM FEDERMAN, Contributing Editor, Earth Island Journal – MARCH 13, 2014 Agency officials refuse to discuss “politicized and controversial” issue http://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/elist/eListRead/fbi_held_2012_strategy_meeting_with_transcanada_industry_partners/

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Tar Sands or Bakken Crude? Which is it?

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Correction – tar sands, not bakken spotted in Bay Area??? http://us3.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e71f94d8547945fe29d370ef9&id=8dcb143ffa&e=aaaced4134

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Koch Brothers’ Political Activism Protects Their 50-Year Stake in Canadian Heavy Oils Long involvement in Canada’s tar sands has been central to Koch Industries’ evolution and positions the billionaire brothers for a new oil boom. By David Sassoon, InsideClimate News

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20120510/koch-industries-brothers-tar-sands-bitumen-heavy-oil-flint-pipelines-refinery-alberta-canada

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