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Air Quality, Bakken Crude, Bridge safety, Cap-and-trade, Crude By Rail, Earthquake, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Rail accidents, Risk Assessment, Tar sands crude

Green coalition sues Kern County over DEIR failures

Repost from Courthouse News [Editor: Significant quote: “They claim that the EIR’s analysis of greenhouse gas emissions is ‘riddled with flaws’ because instead of discussing mitigation measures to curb emissions, it assumed that the refinery’s emissions will be ‘reduced to zero’ by participating in the state’s cap-and-trade program, and thus concluded that ‘these emissions are … Continue reading Green coalition sues Kern County over DEIR failures →

Air Quality, Bakken Crude, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Crude By Rail, Environmental Impacts

Residents and environmental groups sue to stop Kern County crude oil project

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: For details and contacts, see the press release by The Center for Biological Diversity.  Here is a link to the full complaint.  – RS] Environmentalists sue to stop Kern County crude oil project By Tony Bizjak, Oct. 9, 2014 A coalition of residents and environmental groups has filed a … Continue reading Residents and environmental groups sue to stop Kern County crude oil project →

Crude By Rail, High Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs), North American light crude oils, Rail accidents

Rocklin Deputy Fire Chief reports on oil train hazards

Repost from the Roseville & Granite Press Tribune Oil train wrecks across nation put Rocklin on alert South Placer train yards at center of Valero’s proposal By Scott Thomas Anderson, Editor, October 8, 2014 The U.S. and Canada have together experienced seven sizable accidents in the last two years involving oil shipped across rail lines … Continue reading Rocklin Deputy Fire Chief reports on oil train hazards →

Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Rail vs. Pipeline, Train vibrations

Berkshire-Hathaway-owned newspaper: Nebraska has emerged as ground zero in oil transport showdown

Repost from The Omaha World-Herald Nebraska has emerged as ground zero in oil transport showdown September 21, 2014, By Russell Hubbard OAKLAND, Neb. — If you visit here and turn off Oakland Avenue toward the railroad tracks, you just might find Brendan Murray prowling up and down the street, cataloging the cracks in the pavement … Continue reading Berkshire-Hathaway-owned newspaper: Nebraska has emerged as ground zero in oil transport showdown →