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BY RHYS HEYDEN   newtimesslo.com    December 31, 2014 http://www.newtimesslo.com/cover/11850/a-crude-proposal-the-pros-and-cons-of-a-controversial-phillips-66-oilbyrail-project/ When viewed from the proper angle, the central conflict here bears a peculiar type of poetic symmetry: A local refinery would like to transport much of its crude oil into … Continue reading →

KCBS Cover Story Special, Part 3 of 3, Produced by Giancarlo Rulli December 31, 2014 11:16 AM http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/31/emergency-plans-stall-out-for-trains-transporting-bakken-crude-oil-in-the-bay-area-part-3-of-3/ KCBS reporter Jeffrey Shaub and producer Giancarlo Rulli investigate the Bay Area’s aging railway bridges that will carry increasing loads of highly … Continue reading →

A KCBS Cover Story Special: Part 1 of 3, Produced by Giancarlo Rulli December 30, 2014 11:25 AM KCBS reporter Jeffrey Shaub and producer Giancarlo Rulli investigate the Bay Area’s aging railway bridges that will carry increasing loads of highly … Continue reading →

KCBS reporter Jeffrey Shaub and producer Giancarlo Rulli investigate the Bay Area’s aging railway bridges that will carry increasing loads of highly volatile Bakken crude oil from North Dakota in this three-part KCBS Cover Story Special. To Listen : http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/12/29/aging-railway-infrastructure-raises-safety-concerns-as-bay-area-readies-to-receive-dramatic-increase-of-bakken-crude-oil-part-1-of-3/# … Continue reading →

And what does it mean for the Bay Area Tesoro refinery where they are “considering” restarting their “reformer”? Funny how they have been doing heavy maintenance for the last two months. Are they using the naphtha from highly volatile Bakken … Continue reading →

By Ralph Nader   12/15/2014   Huffington Post Green http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-nader/unsafe-and-unnecessary-oi_b_6327832.html Back in 1991 the National Transportation Safety Board first identified oil trains as unsafe — the tank cars, specifically ones called DOT-111s, were too thin and punctured too easily, making transport … Continue reading →

Last month the Air District board directed staff to develop strong proposals to reduce refinery emissions — an important step forward but far from our goal. Wednesday’s meeting is our opportunity to stress the critical importance of rapid adoption of … Continue reading →

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By Marcus Stern and Sebastian Jones, Reporting for InsideClimate News – Dec 8, 2014 http://stories.weather.com/boom?cm_ven=FB_WX_RD_120814_1_pd

12/4/14  at  22:14 Giant plumes of smoke/steam/??? that can be seen from Alhambra High School. The pictures with the wide view were taken from Waterbird Park. At least 5 calls to the BAAQMD hotline from different individuals but the inspector … Continue reading →