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Richmond, Berkeley councils vote to oppose transport of highly flammable crude oil through the East Bay

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Tom Lochner, Robert Rogers, Doug Oakley Contra Costa Times POSTED: 03/26/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25426813/richmond-berkeley-councils-vote-to-oppose-transport-of-highly-flammable-crude-oil-through-the-east-bay

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Feds Weaken New Oil-By-Rail Safety Regulations Days After Announcing Them

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By JUSTIN MIKULKA Fri, 2014-03-28 http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/03/28/feds-weaken-new-oil-rail-safety-regulations-days-after-announcing-them

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Lawsuit Filed Over Fracked Oil Trains In The Bay Area After KPIX 5 Report

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Christin Ayers March 28, 2014 http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/03/28/lawsuit-filed-over-fracked-oil-trains-in-the-bay-area-after-kpix-5-report/

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New PG&E proposal targets removal of 265 Martinez trees!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Rick Jones | March 27, 2014 http://martinezgazette.com/archives/13104 View the details PGE-Martinez-Project-Overview

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Posted on March 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

There was a full house at tonight’s Valero-sponsored meeting in Benicia about their crude by rail project. Most alarming: refinery reps confirmed that all North American crude types could come to their facility by rail. However, they could not list … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 24, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Are these crude oil trains? This picture of a BNSF train crossing the rusty old John Muir Trestle was taken 3/24/14 at 8:35 AM on Alhambra Avenue at Highway 4, Martinez, CA

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Rally to oppose crude shipments through East Bay Tuesday, March 25th, 6:30PM, Berkeley City Hall

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Trains carrying Bakken-fracked crude could pass through East Bay cities http://sunflower-alliance.org/trains-carrying-bakken-fracked-crude-could-pass-through-east-bay-cities/

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2015 Healing Walk Pittsburg to Martinez Part 1

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

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More info on bomb trains of Bakken shale oil already rolling through the Bay Area!

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Originally posted on Pittsburg Defense Council:
Last Thursday night KPIX aired a great investigative piece. Kinder Morgan has a crude oil rail terminal in Richmond that flew under the radar, and was discovered from a statement in an investor report.…

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Tesoro Intervention in Kinder Morgan Case

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

tesoro intervention in KM case

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