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Bakken Crude, Climate Change, Crude By Rail, Green Industrial Revolution, Local land use authority, Renewable energy, Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

GRANT COOKE: CBR permit denied and new Green Inudstrial Revolution developments impact Benicia

Repost from the Benicia Herald Grant Cooke: CBR permit denied and new Green Inudstrial Revolution developments impact Benicia By Grant Cooke, September 22, 2016 History, or at least precedence, was made Tuesday evening when the Benicia City Council denied Valero a land use permit to bring in volatile Bakken and Tar Sands crude oil from … Continue reading GRANT COOKE: CBR permit denied and new Green Inudstrial Revolution developments impact Benicia →

Air Quality, Blast zone, Bomb Trains, Bridge safety, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Mosier OR, Phillips 66 Nipomo Mesa refinery, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Maria Refinery, Sensitive wildlife habitats, Track maintenance, Union Pacific Railroad, Valero Crude By Rail

LA TIMES: Will San Luis Obispo County follow the lead of Benicia and ban oil trains, or capitulate to Phillips 66?

Repost from the Los Angeles Times [Editor: This is an incredibly entertaining as well as informative article. Recommended reading!  – RS] Will San Luis Obispo County follow the lead of Benicia and ban oil trains, or capitulate to Phillips 66? By Robin Abcarian, September 24, 2016 2:25PM There were a couple of light moments Thursday … Continue reading LA TIMES: Will San Luis Obispo County follow the lead of Benicia and ban oil trains, or capitulate to Phillips 66? →

Benicia City Council, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Crude By Rail, Economic diversification, Federal pre-emption, Local land use authority, Surface Transportation Board, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Water contamination

COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Refinery Town decision may have huge ramifications for nation’s energy infrastructure

Repost from Courthouse News Service Refinery Town Says No to Valero’s Oil-by-Rail Plan By Matthew Renda, Friday, September 23, 2016 5:14 PM PT BENICIA, Calif. (CN) — The City Council of a small city of 27,000 in California’s San Francisco Bay Area made a decision this week that may have huge ramifications for the nation’s energy … Continue reading COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE: Refinery Town decision may have huge ramifications for nation’s energy infrastructure →

Crude By Rail, Local Regulation, Oil stabilization, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Volatility

U.S. Rep. Garamendi praises Benicia City Council for crude-by-rail vote

Repost from the Fairfield Daily Republic Garamendi praises Benicia City Council for crude-by-rail vote By Ryan McCarthy, September 23, 2016 FAIRFIELD — Rep. John Garamendi is praising the Benicia City Council for its unanimous vote rejecting a proposed crude oil by rail facility that Valero corporation would have operated and Garamendi said would have led to … Continue reading U.S. Rep. Garamendi praises Benicia City Council for crude-by-rail vote →