Repost from the Seattle Times
[Editor:  The press is full of revealing information taken from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) analyzing the proposed Tesoro Savage Vancouver Energy Project.  The document was released yesterday.  Several media links are provided below.  – RS]

28 more oil trains across state each week if big terminal built, study says

A major oil terminal proposed for Vancouver, Wash., would bring an additional 28 oil trains per week across the state and launch a new era of oil-tanker traffic down the Columbia River, according to a draft state study released Tuesday.
…but concerns about the risks of oil-train derailments … the study noted that trains also may deliver bitumen — a heavier crude …  [FULL STORY]

Also see:

• Forecast: derailment every other year if oil train terminal is built – McClatchy News
• Q&A: Vancouver Oil-By-Rail Environmental Review – Oregon Public Broadcasting News
• Environmental review: Vancouver oil-by-rail terminal could hurt fish – The Register-Guard, Portland, OR
• Tesoro oil-by-rail project report lists earthquake, derailment threats – Portland Business Journal
• Regulators issue draft environmental report on Vancouver oil terminal – Portland Tribune