Repost from The Huffington Post [Editor: Following this story, the Huffington Post presents a slideshow of 14 AP photos, Oil and Fuel Train Derailments. The photos include all of the “big ones” 2013-2015, and go all the way back to 2006. This 3/1/15 Times-Picayune story has a bit more information: Train cars derail in eastern New … Continue reading LATEST DERAILMENT: 2 tank cars carrying crude derail in New Orleans
Repost from National Public Radio [Editor: Everyone is talking about this one! It’s a full-length episode of Fresh Air – 30 minutes, so settle back. Investigative reporter Marcus Stern is thoughtful, solid and very well-informed. Interviewer Dave Davies, filling in for Terry Gross, covers a lot of ground. Listen (or read the transcript) below. – … Continue reading NPR: A Hard Look At The Risks Of Transporting Oil On Rail Tanker Cars
From an email sent by Oil Change International Message to World Leaders: Stop Funding Fossils February 23, 2015 Send your message to world leaders. Friends, Only two months in, 2015 has already been a busy year for the climate. The new Congress has continued its obsession with Keystone XL, oil trains have exploded around the … Continue reading Message to World Leaders: Stop Funding Fossils
Repost from WV Gazette, Charleston, WV Day after derailment, cleanup and restoration begin By Rusty Marks, Staff writer, Tuesday, February 17, 2015 MOUNT CARBON — Cleanup crews began removing the hulks of derailed and burned-out railroad tank cars Tuesday evening, and residents began to get water and electricity back, after a train carrying crude oil … Continue reading WV GAZETTE: Day after derailment, cleanup and restoration begin