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Benicia Planning Commission, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Local Regulation, Public permitting, Revised Draft EIR (RDEIR), Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia Planning Commission – no more hearings for now

Repost from NBC Bay Area [Editor:  IMPORTANT NOTICE: All speakers present were heard at the Tuesday, September 29 Planning Commission hearing, so previously scheduled additional hearings are now cancelled.  There will be no Planning Commission hearings on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.  Your comments on Valero’s Revised DEIR can be submitted in writing until … Continue reading Benicia Planning Commission – no more hearings for now →

Crude By Rail, Derailment, Public permitting, Rail infrastructure, Revised Draft EIR (RDEIR), Valero Crude By Rail

LETTER: The New Revised DEIR (ho hum)

LETTER: The New Revised Draft Environmental Impact Report By Jim Kirchhoffer, September 28, 2015 The title alone is enough to make a casual reader turn on football or a cooking show. The new report, after an outcry from our local citizens, is just as numbing and distortive as the first one.  It will be open for … Continue reading LETTER: The New Revised DEIR (ho hum) →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Environmental review, Public permitting, Revised Draft EIR (RDEIR), Significant and unavoidable risks, Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Submit your comment: No oil trains in Benicia, no oil trains in California

Repost from ForestEthics [Editor:  The link here will take you to ForestEthics’ excellent AND EASY sign-on page, where you can submit your thoughts, concerns and questions  to the City of Benicia.  This is critical NOW, as the Benicia Planning Commission considers whether to permit a new oil train facility in California.  – RS] Submit your comment: … Continue reading Submit your comment: No oil trains in Benicia, no oil trains in California →

Bakken Crude, Benicia Industrial Park, Benicia Strategic Plan, Crude By Rail, Explosion, Fire, High Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs), Offsite unloading terminal, Revised Draft EIR (RDEIR), Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

LETTER: Is “Crude by Rail” Good for Benicia?

Is “Crude by Rail” Good for Benicia? By Craig Snider, September 23, 2015 [A version of this letter appeared in the Vallejo Times-Herald on 10/5/15.] I’d like to share a few thoughts about Valero’s “Crude by Rail” project. To recap, the proposal consists of constructing a depot at the Valero refinery to offload crude oil. … Continue reading LETTER: Is “Crude by Rail” Good for Benicia? →