Repost from WVNS TV, Ghent, WV [Editor: These local updates go back in reverse chronological order to the original breaking news report at 2:21pm on Monday, about an hour after the derailment. – RS] UPDATE: Unified command set up in train derailment response By Douglas Fritz, Updated Feb 18, 2015 2:15 PM PST 5:15 p.m. Wed., … Continue reading LOCAL MEDIA CHRONOLOGY: WV derailment and explosion
Repost from CBC News [Editor: New details: carrying tar-sands dilbit; 15 cars released crude oil and seven caught fire; responders letting it burn itself out; oil pooling at the frozen headwaters of a small creek; nearby Mattagami First Nation concerned; expect all trees in the surrounding area to be coated with toxins, some die-off; soil contamination … Continue reading Ontario derailment: tar-sands crude (diluted bitumen), more pictures
Repost from The Guardian [Editor: significant quote: “Note: The first line originally said 40 coal mining companies had been dropped, instead of the correct number of 32. A further eight companies were dropped due to their greenhouse gas emissions: five tar sand producers, two cement companies and one coal-based electricity generator.” My emphasis. – RS] … Continue reading World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund dumps dozens of dirty energy companies
Repost from Iowa Public Radio [Editor: For the most part, Canadian Pacific Railway spokesperson Andy Cummings is incredibly evasive, offering only general and unresponsive answers to the radio reporter interviewing him. This is a 21-minute investigative report, well worth listening beyond the first interview with Mr. Cummings. – R] Derailment in Dubuque–A Reminder of the … Continue reading Iowa Public Radio: Derailment in Dubuque–A Reminder of the Hazards of Transporting Oil by Rail
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