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Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Fire

REUTERS: Oregon derailment likely to reignite rail-by-oil safety concerns

Repost from Reuters Oregon derailment likely to reignite rail-by-oil safety concerns By Eric M. Johnson, Jun 3, 2016 9:12pm EDT  A Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire along Oregon’s scenic Columbia River gorge on Friday, forcing the closure of an interstate highway and the evacuation of a school in the first major … Continue reading REUTERS: Oregon derailment likely to reignite rail-by-oil safety concerns →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Environmental review, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Public permitting

Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects

Repost from Environment & Energy Publishing (EEnews.net) Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects By Ellen M. Gilmer and Blake Sobczak, March 20, 2015 (Second of two stories. Read the first one here.) [Subscription required] When an oil company’s expansion plans for Pacific Northwest crude by rail suffered a major setback last month, environmentalists spread … Continue reading Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects →

Bakken Shale, Oil Industry, Rail industry, Rail Safety, Rail tanker cars

Albany NY – crude by rail CROSSROADS

Repost from the New York Times Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany By JAD MOUAWAD FEB. 27, 2014 Rail tanker cars roll through Albany on their way to the port. Credit: Stewart Cairns for The New York Times ALBANY — On a clear December morning two years ago, a 600-foot oceangoing oil tanker called the Stena Primorsk … Continue reading Albany NY – crude by rail CROSSROADS →