Martinez Environmental Group

Trains, Propane and Public Safety Public Forum

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

Thursday, May 8, (7-9 PM) at the Rodeo Senior Center (189 Parker Ave.)
Join our panelists and get up to speed about:
The explosive dangers of crude-by-rail
The concerns about the P66′s proposed propane project
The boom/bust reckless behavior of the fossil fuel industry…is it because there is a
new future around the corner?
Special Guest:
Antonia Juhasz, investigative reporter, oil industry analyst and author of
Black Tide: The Devasting impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

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Kinder Morgan pipeline application says oil spills can have both negative and positive effects

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

BY PETER O’NEIL, VANCOUVER SUN APRIL 30, 2014
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/touch/story.html?id=9793673

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Explosive Virginia Train Carried Fracked Bakken Oil, Headed to Potential Export Facility

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

2014-04-30 By STEVE HORN
http://desmogblog.com/2014/04/30/explosive-virginia-train-carried-fracked-bakken-oil-headed-to-potential-export-facility

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Climate change: Pacific Ocean acidity dissolving shells of key species

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

By Paul Rogers mercurynews.com 04/30/2014
http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25664175/climate-change-pacific-ocean-acidity-dissolving-shells-key

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Train derails and explodes in Lynchburg, Va.

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Martinez Environmental Group

AP 4:19 p.m. EDT April 30, 2014

Authorities were evacuating numerous buildings Wednesday afternoon after several CSX tanker cars carrying crude oil derailed in downtown Lynchburg, Va., and caught fire along the James River, city officials said.

The city of Lynchburg on its website posted that the fire department was on the scene and urged motorists and pedestrians to avoid the area. It tweeted that the tanker cars were carrying crude oil and that three or four of them were breached. The city said 13 or 14 tanker cars were involved in the derailment.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/30/train-derailment-in-lynchburg-va/8524643/