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Crude By Rail, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Oil conditioning, Oil industry lobby, Oil stabilization, Pipeline transport, State regulation

Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Declares Pipeline and Oil-by-Rail Regulatory System “Fundamentally Broken”

Repost from DeSmogBlog [Editor:  This excellent DeSmogBlog article is more about the power of the oil industry lobby than it is about Rep. Speier.  For video and transcript of Rep. Speier’s comments go to YouTube: “Congresswoman Speier calls PHMSA toothless kitten.” On her Facebook page, Speier recommends more about PHMSA’s pipeline regulatory failings at POLITICO Magazine.”  – RS] Congresswoman Declares Pipeline … Continue reading Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Declares Pipeline and Oil-by-Rail Regulatory System “Fundamentally Broken” →

Climate Change, Fossil fuel divestment

Tufts students stage sit-in to urge fossil fuel divestment

Repost from The Boston Globe [Editor: For more on fossil fuel divestment, see 350.org and GoFossilFree.org.  See also The Daily Mail: “Hydrogen fuel breakthrough: Clean power generated WITHOUT relying on fossil fuels” – RS] Tufts students stage sit-in to urge fossil fuel divestment By Aneri Pattani, April 22, 2015 Tufts University students and alumni entered the university … Continue reading Tufts students stage sit-in to urge fossil fuel divestment →

Marine transport, Maritime emergencies, Pipeline transport, Spill, Washington State, Water contamination

Oil tanker spill in English Bay (Vancouver BC) – wake-up call for port…and for us all

Repost from CBC News [Editor: Spokesperson John Hill has publicly stated that Valero Benicia Refinery shipped Bakken crude on a barge through our beautiful Carquinez Strait.  Presumably this barge came from the Pacific Northwest.  Canadian dilbit and North Dakota Bakken crude are increasingly making their way to the Pacific, either for refining or for transfer to … Continue reading Oil tanker spill in English Bay (Vancouver BC) – wake-up call for port…and for us all →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Tank car design, Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Solano County study addresses rail plans, including crude-by-rail

Repost from The Fairfield Daily Republic [Editor:  Download the 152-page Update from the STA website.  Although this article doesn’t mention it, significant attention is paid to crude by rail in the Update: see p. 8 on the Benicia-Martinez Railroad Bridge, p. 15 on the Valero Refinery, pp. 27-29 on Future Demand (including crude-by-rail), pp. 91-93 on Potential Projects, … Continue reading Solano County study addresses rail plans, including crude-by-rail →