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Bakken Crude, Benicia CA, Benicia City Council, Benicia Industrial Park, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Blast zone, Clean energy, Crude By Rail, Economic diversification, Fossil fuels, Green Industrial Revolution, Local elections, Local Regulation, San Francisco Bay Area, Schools, Steve Young, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy

Repost from the Benicia Herald Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy By Grant Cooke, August 17, 2016 If Valero’s crude-by-rail, or CBR, project goes through, it will do irreparable damage to Benicia. If the three councilmembers—Mark Hughes, Christina Strawbridge and Alan Schwartzman— continue their support for the project, they … Continue reading Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy →

Emergency Readiness & Response, Environmental Impacts, Oil Industry, Solar energy, Tank car design, Tar sands crude, Valero Crude By Rail, Valero Energy Corporation, Wind energy

IN MEMORIAM: Benicia’s Joel Fallon: Is Crude by Rail really do or die?

Is this really adios? [Re-posting today in memory of Joel Fallon, who died on August 11, 2016 (obituary). Joel was Benicia’s first and most beloved Poet Laureate, an inspiration to all who knew him and a thoughtful, visionary activist. Originally reposted from The Benicia Herald and here on the Benicia Independent.] April 25, 2014 by Joel Fallon WHAT … Continue reading IN MEMORIAM: Benicia’s Joel Fallon: Is Crude by Rail really do or die? →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Dakota Access, Oil producers, Oil refineries, Pipeline infrastructure, Pipeline transport

Dakota Access pipeline to upend oil delivery in U.S. – Losers to include struggling oil-by-rail industry

Repost from Reuters Big Dakota pipeline to upend oil delivery in U.S. By Catherine Ngai and Liz Hampton | NEW YORK/HOUSTON, Aug 12, 2016 12:46pm EDT It may seem odd that the opening of one pipeline crossing through four U.S. Midwest states could upend the movement of oil throughout the country, but the Dakota Access … Continue reading Dakota Access pipeline to upend oil delivery in U.S. – Losers to include struggling oil-by-rail industry →

Bakken Crude, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Bay Area Refineries, Contra Costa County, Crude By Rail, Emissions caps, Environmental review, Refinery emissions, Solano County CA, Take Action, Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery

Letter: Bay Area Air Board needs to step up for cleaner air

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald Where our mayor, supervisor stand By Michelle Pellegrin, 08/04/16, 4:09 PM PDT There are 24 people in the Bay Area with the power to regulate the air we breathe. Their decisions cause or reduce asthma, cancer and other illnesses that can and have resulted in death. This regional board has so … Continue reading Letter: Bay Area Air Board needs to step up for cleaner air →