Repost from CBC News, New Brunswick Moncton fire chief calls for swifter notice of derailments Department was notified about weekend train derailment, oil spill 7 hours after incident CBC News, Nov 10, 2014 Moncton’s fire chief says the department should be called in immediately after a train derailment such as the incident that occurred Saturday … Continue reading Fire department notified of derailment seven hours after incident
Repost from High Country News, Paonia, Colorado Mission Ready for Climate Change Five things the West can learn from the military about climate adaptation. By Joshua Zaffos Nov 1, 2014 Arizona’s first major wildfire of 2014 ignited this past spring on Fort Huachuca, a U.S. Army base not far from the Mexico border. The incident … Continue reading U.S. military is adapting for climate change
Repost from WABC TV7 Eyewitness News, New York, NY [Editor: Trains actually pass right UNDER one school. A shocking video and excellent investigative reporting. Someone really should research and list the schools (and other vital structures) along the Union Pacific tracks proposed as the route for Valero Benicia crude-by-rail. UPDATE, Nov. 1, 2014 – Note previous NRDC study … Continue reading Potentially explosive trains rolling past 55 schools along a 60 mile stretch in NY and NJ
Repost from The News Tribune, Tacoma WA Pierce County gets all risks, no rewards for surging oil train traffic By Ryan Mello and Dow Constantine, October 24, 2014 As this editorial page has noted, Washington has seen a stunning increase in the amount of Bakken crude oil transported on our railroads, to an estimated 2.87 … Continue reading Tacoma City Councilman and County Executive form Safe Energy Leadership Alliance, call for action
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