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KPIX report: opposition growing in Bay Area

March 23, 2014 Roger Straw

Repost from CBS5 KPIX San Francisco

Opposition Grows Over Plan To Bring Crude Oil Into Bay Area By Rail

Expect more pushback this week against a plan to roll highly-flammable fracked oil by rail into the Bay Area. Anne Makovec reports

 

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