Federal government issues emergency order requiring states be informed of oil train shipments

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

May 07, 2014

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2b30a51eb9b6429fb12abcb2ed300ef9/US–Oil-Trains

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New “Safer” Tank Cars Were Involved in Lynchburg, VA, Oil Train Fire

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Aerial footage of derailment raises more concerns about oil shipments.

Eric de Place and Rich Feldman on May 1, 2014
http://daily.sightline.org/2014/05/01/new-safer-tank-cars-were-involved-in-the-lynchburg-oil-train-fire/

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This is terrifying. And these were the “safer” cars.

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

http://instagram.com/p/nbHqexhD4e/

Lynchburg, Virginia Crude by Rail Explosion

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After Lynchburg, Virginia Oil Train Crash, Fire Chiefs Fear Other Accidents

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

AP  Posted: 05/02/2014

“Someone said it would be like a 747 crashing into your city,” Millar said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/02/lynchburg-virginia-oil-train-crash_n_5251991.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

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Editorial: Crude oil trains will be coming through our area but if there’s a spill it might be hush-hush

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_25632046/editorial-crude-oil-trains-will-be-coming-through
POSTED: 04/24/2014

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BP Pipeline Sprays Oil-Gas Mixture on 33 Acres of Alaskan Tundra

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Brandon Baker  May 2, 2014

http://ecowatch.com/2014/05/02/bp-pipeline-oil-gas-alaskan-tundra/ 

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In CA, 77% of Population Living w/ Unhealthy Air

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Yesterday the American Lung Association released its 15th annual State of the Air report, finding that nearly 50 percent of Americans live in counties with unhealthy air. In California that number rises to a staggering 77 percent of the population, or nearly 30 million people; we also hold the very dubious honor of housing the top five most polluted counties in the country for both ozone and particulate matter.

http://thenextgeneration.org/newsletter-posts/1069

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Barack Obama’s emissions plan comes under new line of attack

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Suzanne Goldenberg  theguardian.com, Friday 2 May 2014

Documents reveal co-ordinated campaign by influential lobbyists working to block the regulation of power plant emissionsl

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/02/barack-obamas-emissions-plan-comes-under-new-line-of-attack?CMP=ema_565

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Tar Sands Photo Essay: How Fort McMurray became an energy industry gold mine

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Olivia Kestin and Ned Resnikoff

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/how-fort-mcmurray-became-energy-industry-gold-mine

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California’s Oil Refiners Double Crude-by-Rail Volumes

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Lynn Doan

California, the most-populous U.S. state and biggest gasoline market, more than doubled the volume of oil it received by train in the first quarter as deliveries from Canada surged.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-02/california-s-oil-refiners-double-crude-by-rail-volumes.html

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