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Sunday, October 26, 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari likes to deride Gov. Jerry Brown’s high-speed rail plan as the Crazy Train, but the loonier rail proposal is the one that would carry explosive Bakken crude 1,000 miles across the … Continue reading →

Join the Martinez Environmental Group at our next community meeting! This is a chance to learn about what’s happening here in Martinez. There will be time for discussion and questions. Save the date! Monday, October 27, 2014, 7PM First Congregational Church, … Continue reading →

While the Martinez Environmental Group does not currently endorse candidates, we hope our 2014 election questionnaire will help you decide which candidates are responsive and concerned about environmental issues in our city. In August, we sent these questions to all candidates [with the … Continue reading →

http://www.contracostatimes.com/contra-costa-times/ci_26747688/martinez-council-passes-resolution-calling-safer-crude-by By Elisabeth Nardi   Contra Costa Times  10/17/2014 MARTINEZ — City leaders urged state and federal agencies this week to place rail safety above cost savings when moving crude oil by rail through their city. But it’s a move … Continue reading →

Last night, sixteen Contra Costa County residents presented testimony asking the Martinez City Council to vote against a weak resolution on Crude By Rail (CBR). With about fifty supporters in attendance – including the Martinez Environmental Group (MEG), Benicians for a Safe … Continue reading →

By Tom Lochner   Contra Costa Times   10/15/2014 Tanker rail containers are photographed along Waterfront Road in Martinez, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) BERKELEY — A revised environmental report for a rail expansion … Continue reading →

http://www.contracostatimes.com/News/ci_26735323/Bay-Area-air-board-wants-to-cut-refinery-emissions-20-percent By Denis Cuff    Contra Costa Times   10/16/2014 SAN FRANCISCO — Pushing the envelope on reducing air pollution, Bay Area air quality officials said Wednesday they want to cut oil refinery emissions by 20 percent. Environmentalists called the … Continue reading →