REVEAL: In North Dakota’s Bakken oil boom, there will be blood

Repost from Reveal, The Center for Investigative Reporting [Editor: This is an excellent and beautifully personalized report on conditions in the oil fields in North Dakota.  Graphic images are best viewed on the original source page.  This report  is nicely summarized in a Takeaway report.  – RS] In North Dakota’s Bakken oil boom, there will be … Continue reading REVEAL: In North Dakota’s Bakken oil boom, there will be blood

Why U.S. oil companies clash with EU peers on global warming

Repost from The San Francisco Chronicle Why U.S. oil companies clash with EU peers on global warming By David R. Baker, Sunday, June 7, 2015 11:37 am The fight against climate change has opened a trans-Atlantic rift in an industry often seen as a monolith — Big Oil. Unwilling to sit on the sidelines of climate … Continue reading Why U.S. oil companies clash with EU peers on global warming

Plumas Co. Grand Jury: Scathing indictment of hazardous material transportation through Feather River Canyon

Repost from Plumas County News [Editor:  This Grand Jury report is thorough and well written – an excellent resource and alarming in its analysis.  Its findings and recommendations (near the end of the report) might be a valuable resource for communities everywhere.  There are a number of references to “after-action reports.”   Question for our research: how … Continue reading Plumas Co. Grand Jury: Scathing indictment of hazardous material transportation through Feather River Canyon

Oil, gas, coal industries want Washington, British Columbia as permanent home ports

Repost from SeattlePI [Editor: Note that at the time of this posting, the link to SeattlePI is ok, but it carries an advertisement at top promoting Energy East Pipeline –  a project to bring nasty Western Canadian tar sands oil to Eastern Canada.  Supposedly all the “facts” and “benefits” of this tar sands disaster.  Ironic, … Continue reading Oil, gas, coal industries want Washington, British Columbia as permanent home ports