Groups Challenge Crude-by-Rail Shipments to Bay Area City

Highly volatile and explosive crude on rails puts residential community at risk
MARCH 28, 2014
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Feds Weaken New Oil-By-Rail Safety Regulations Days After Announcing Them

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

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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CRUDE JOURNALISM

CHEVRON BOUGHT A CALIFORNIA NEWSPAPER TO MASK ITS RECORD ON SAFETY ABUSES
By Thor Benson Mar 26 2014

Click to access CRUDE-JOURNALISM.pdf

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

By Rick Jones | March 27, 2014

http://martinezgazette.com/archives/13104

View the details PGE-Martinez-Project-Overview

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Healing Walks Website Up!

connectthedotshealingjourneys.org

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Berkeley: Council votes to oppose rail shipments of crude oil

By Doug Oakley Oakland Tribune POSTED: 03/25/2014

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25421356/berkeley-council-votes-oppose-rail-shipments-crude-oil?source=pkg

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Richmond calls on Congress to halt crude oil transport through Bay Area

By Robert Rogers Contra Costa Times POSTED: 03/25/2014

http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_25421667/richmond-calls-congress-halt-crude-oil-transport-through

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BP’s Lake Michigan Oil Spill: More Mess and Less Transparency From the Refinery Chicagoans Love to Hate

By Henry HendersonNatural Resources Defense Council Midwest Program Director

Posted: 03/26/2014

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-henderson/bps-lake-michigan-oil-spi_b_5036301.html

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Sunflower Alliance says Save These Dates!

Weekends March 29 – April 3

11 am – 3 pm: Help San Benito County to ban fracking. Signature-gathering to

put initiative on November ballot. Hollister is 1.5 hours from the Bay Area. For car pooling and other information contact

Lora Jo at ljfoo60@gmail.com or 510-282-9454

Saturday, April 12th:

Refinery Corridor Healing Walks. First walk from Pittsburg to Martinez.

(Later walks: Martinez to Benicia – Saturday, May 17; Benicia to Rodeo – Saturday, June 14;

Rodeo to Richmond – Saturday, July 12)

Information at http://www.ConnectTheDotsHealingJourneys.org

Saturday, April 19th, 11:30 am:

Earth Day San Francisco Action Parade and Rally. Starting at Justin Herman Plaza,SF (Embarcadero BART).

Join our contingent, help out at our table. More info at sunflower-alliance.org.

May 9-11th:

Climate Conference: Dirty Energy / Clean Solutions. Friday, May 9th, 7 pm:

Dr. Mark Jacobson of Stanford University tells us how we can move to renewable energy now.

Unitarian Universalist Church of San Francisco, 1187 Franklin St., SF.

Conference continues Saturday in the East Bay. Trainings and music Sunday.

 

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