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Benicia City Attorney Heather McLaughlin, Benicia City Council, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Crude By Rail, Valero Benicia Refinery

Sacramento Bee: Benicia mayor’s public skepticism puts vote on oil trains in jeopardy

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: Don’t let the headline put you off – this is the most thorough analysis yet on the controversy in Benicia.  Tony Bizjak does a good job presenting Mayor Patterson’s defense as well as the perspective of those who would silence her.  – RS] Benicia mayor’s public skepticism puts vote … Continue reading Sacramento Bee: Benicia mayor’s public skepticism puts vote on oil trains in jeopardy →

Crude By Rail, Funding for emergency response, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Schools, State regulation, Train speed, Washington State

Washington Governor Inslee says state will act on oil trains

Repost from The Olympian, Olympia Washington Inslee says state will act on oil trains By Andy Hobbs, November 21, 2014 The number of oil trains running across Washington is unacceptable, and the Legislature will consider bills in the upcoming session that mandate advance notification of oil shipments by rail as well as more funding for … Continue reading Washington Governor Inslee says state will act on oil trains →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Massive increase in crude-by-rail

Indiana derailment emergency response plan: evacuate homes and let it burn

Repost from WANE-TV, Fort Wayne, IN [Editor: Significant quote by Auburn Indiana Fire Chief Mike VanZile: “’Defensively, to let something burn is usually the safest for the environment. If we start adding a bunch of foam, a bunch of water to a product and it goes into city sewers, lakes, streams, rivers, waterways, the environmental … Continue reading Indiana derailment emergency response plan: evacuate homes and let it burn →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Fire

Firefighters will sometimes stand back and let an oil train fire burn itself out

[Editor: The question arose here in Benicia whether emergency personnel sometimes choose to stand back after an oil train derailment and explosion and let a fire burn itself out.  Many reports show that this is in fact the case when there is a huge explosion following a Bakken oil train wreck.  – RS] From the White … Continue reading Firefighters will sometimes stand back and let an oil train fire burn itself out →