Repost from The Modesto Bee [Editor: Significant quote: “Valero Refining Co. is pushing to run other daily crude oil trains starting next year on another rail line in Sacramento, next to the passenger platforms at the downtown Sacramento, West Sacramento and Davis Amtrak stations….Unlike a flood or wildland fire, there would be no early warning … Continue reading Sacramento oil train fire risks mounting, first responder scenarios, “Did Benicia downplay risks?” →
LETTERS AND GUEST EDITORIALS ON VALERO BENICIA CRUDE BY RAIL This blog page presents only local media contributions that oppose the Valero Crude By Rail proposal and that take seriously the science of climate change. Other views and more balanced presentations get plenty of press elsewhere. A flurry of exceptional – and very personal – letters opposing … Continue reading CBR – Local Media Coverage →
Repost from The Modesto Bee Our View: Tell us when dangerous oil cars are rolling August 9, 2014 Anyone who bothered to examine the 40 black, cylindrical railway tankers parked within 60 feet of a neighborhood in Escalon would have noticed a couple of markings. First was the red diamond-shaped placard with a flame on … Continue reading Modesto Bee editorial: Tell us when dangerous oil cars are rolling →
Repost from Crosscut – News of the Great Nearby, Seattle, WA [Editor: – Emergency training is going on all across North America. Two examples: see Missouri firefighters train to handle fires, and Norfolk Southern Brings 40 Emergency Responders from Nine States to World-class Training Center for Crude-by-Rail Safety Class, not including California. Where are the … Continue reading King Co., Washington worriedly preps for oil train fire →
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