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Official Tipped Off Hess Rail Yard About Oil-Carrier Inspection

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Cole Strangler APRIL 29, 2014Emails cast doubt on the integrity of a federal crackdown on unsafe shipping practices.http://inthesetimes.com/article/16623/official_tipped_off_hess_rail_yard_about_unannounced_oil_inspection

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CA 2013 Monthly Crude by Rail Imports

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Lots of tar sands coming our way, eh?

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Trailing Canada, U.S. Starts a Push for Safer Oil Shipping

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

BY JAD MOUAWAD  APRIL 24, 2014  NYT https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/14598f871312e5c7

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Rachel Maddow: Oklahoma’s ‘sun tax’ law means it’s a threat to Koch Brothers’ allies

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Arturo Garcia Tuesday, April 22, 2014 http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/04/22/rachel-maddow-oklahomas-sun-tax-law-means-its-a-threat-to-koch-brothers-allies/?onswipe_redirect=no

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Obama’s Last Shot [Ed. note: MSNBC is reporting that the President will deny the KXL!]

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

The president came into office promising to make fighting climate change a priority. Now, he finally seems to be getting serious about it http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/obamas-last-shot-20140423#ixzz2zqR0fhSS   

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A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BY 2030

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

A PATH TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY BY 2030 Wind, water and solar technologies can provide 100 percent of the world’s energy, eliminating all fossil fuels. HERE’S HOW  By Mark Z. Jacobson and Mark A. Delucchi, Scientific American, 2009

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Lack of oversight blamed in Texas chemical explosion

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Manny Fernandez NEW YORK TIMES APRIL 23, 2014 http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/04/22/texas-chemical-explosion-lack-oversight-and-regulations-blamed/AUJ2Wlu6i6c9Skz1Z90vzJ/story.html

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PG&E and East Bay cities at standoff over plan to chop down thousands of trees

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Lisa P. White and Elisabeth NardiContra Costa Timeshttp://www.mercurynews.com/ci_25595586/pg-e-and-east-bay-cities-at-standoff?source=email

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FIRST NATIONS AND TRIBAL LEADERS STAND THEIR SACRED GROUND IN WASHINGTON DC

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Idle No More  APRIL 24, 2014http://www.idlenomore.ca/stand_sacred_ground_dc

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RAIL SAFETY EFFORT MARRED BY SQUABBLING

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By JOAN LOWY  Apr. 23, 2014  APhttp://bigstory.ap.org/article/rail-safety-effort-marred-squabbling

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