From a 10/21/15 email sent by Ethan Buckner, Forest Ethics Hi all, I am excited to share a new resource to support uprail work in the fight to stop the proposed Valero oil trains terminal in Benicia. Our new Benicia Organizing Toolkit includes fact sheets, sample comments (DUE OCT 30!), a Letter to the Editor / OpEd … Continue reading ForestEthics: Uprail opposition strategy – Benicia Organizing Toolkit
Repost from the Auburn Journal Another View: No to proposal that would bring oil through Auburn By: Rosalie Wohlfromm / Guest Columnist Do you remember back in 2013, when there was a train derailment carrying crude oil in Lac-Megantic, Quebec? That incident resulted in a fiery explosion and caused the death of 47 people. It … Continue reading AUBURN CALIFORNIA: No to proposal that would bring oil through Auburn
Repost from Center For Biological Diversity [Editor: read the Center’s letter for some excellent points on Valero’s revised draft environmental impact report (RDEIR). Your comments on the RDEIR are due in Benicia city offices by 5pm Pacific time, October 30, 2015. – RS] Stop Bomb Trains in California Right now is a critical moment to stop … Continue reading Take Action: Stop Benicia Bomb Trains
By Roger Straw, Editor, The Benicia Independent, October 1, 2015 Our local print newspaper, the Benicia Herald, has undergone some dramatic changes following the loss of many key staff in early September. Many readers have been extremely disappointed in the quality of reporting, content, layout and journalistic style. On the front page of the October 1 edition, headline … Continue reading Benicia Herald’s biased coverage of Planning Commission hearing
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