REVISED EIR

Here you can download REIR documents from the City of Benicia’s website.  They are the official documents submitted by Valero and/or prepared by City consultants.  (Documents submitted by citizens and others commenting on the proposal may be found on our Project Review page.) The Revised Draft EIR – released August 31, 2015 Notice of Availability Revised DRAFT EIR-Complete … Continue reading REVISED EIR

STEVE YOUNG: What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment

Repost from the Benicia Herald What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment By Steve Young, June 7, 2016 On Friday, June 3, a Union Pacific train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed in the town of Mosier, Ore. Fourteen rail cars came off the tracks, and four exploded over a 5 hour period. There … Continue reading STEVE YOUNG: What Benicia can learn from the Oregon train derailment

CA Crude by Rail, from the Bakken Shale and Canada’s Tar Sands to California Refineries

Repost from FracTracker [Editor:  Although the Map of CA Crude by Rail Terminals needs to be updated with information about Valero Benicia’s proposed crude by rail terminal, this is a highly recommended, carefully researched report out of the Center for Science, Technology and Society, Drexel University.  – RS] CA Refineries: Sources of Oil and Crude-by-Rail Terminals By … Continue reading CA Crude by Rail, from the Bakken Shale and Canada’s Tar Sands to California Refineries