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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/iowa-train-derailment-leads-to-ethanol-leaking-into-mississippi-river/ by Associated Press   Feb. 5, 2015 DES MOINES, Iowa — Railroad officials said Thursday it’s unclear how much ethanol has leaked into the Mississippi River from a train that derailed a day earlier in eastern Iowa, but that … Continue reading →

by Dan Bacher    Feb 04, 2015   Daily Kos http://m.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/04/1362254/-Petroleum-Association-topped-lobby-list-with-8-9-million-spent-in-2014 The oil industry continued its long reign as the top spender on lobbying in California in 2014, according to data just released by the California Secretary of State. The … Continue reading →

http://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/labor-network-for-sustainability-calls-for-support-for-oil-strikers/ The Labor Network for Sustainability today called for environmentalists and other allies of organized labor to support oil refinery workers who went on strike this week. Joe Uehlein, Executive Director of LNS, said, “Oil refinery workers are in the … Continue reading →

by Steve Early    February 4, 2015     beyondchron.org Twelve years ago, America’s leading advocate of occupational health and environmental safety succumbed to pancreatic cancer. In the U.S., where the influence of organized labor has long been contracting, the … Continue reading →

By Tom Lochner    2/4/15   Oakland Tribune http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_27452207/martinez-supervisors-approve-rodeo-refinerys-propane-and-butane MARTINEZ — A propane and butane recovery project at the Phillips 66 petroleum refinery in Rodeo won approval Tuesday from the Contra Costa Board of Supervisors after more than a year … Continue reading →

By Rick Hurd   02/02/2015    bayareanewsgroup.com http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_27441751/from-texas-california-union-asks-refinery-workers-strike MARTINEZ — Workers at the Tesoro refinery near Martinez were preparing to strike Monday, after the United Steelworkers union called for members at nine of its plants Sunday to stage their first … Continue reading →

By Michael Cabanatuan   Sunday, February 1, 2015   SFGate http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Refinery-workers-in-Martinez-elsewhere-go-on-6055647.php About 400 unionized employees at the Tesoro refinery in Martinez plan to go on strike as soon as they can safely shut down the plant, union officials said Sunday. … Continue reading →

By Lynn Doan and Barbara Powell / Bloomberg News   February 1, 2015 http://powersource.post-gazette.com/powersource/companies-powersource/2015/02/02/Oil-workers-in-U-S-on-first-large-scale-strike-since-1980/stories/201502020069 SAN FRANCISCO — The United Steelworkers union, which represents employees at more than 200 U.S. oil refineries, terminals, pipelines and chemical plants, began a strike at … Continue reading →

By Zach Koppang   Jan. 26, 2015   Shale Plays Media http://bakken.com/news/id/230998/bnsf-expand-rail-capacity-bakken/ Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company has announced its capital investment projects for the upcoming year and is reporting that the company will be investing approximately $1.5 billion … Continue reading →