Repost from the Benicia Herald [Editor: An excellent perspective on the economic risks that local communities take on when they permit crude by rail. No link is provided for this letter because the Benicia Herald does not publish Letters in its online edition. (Yes, I still remember how to type! ) – RS] The high-risk cost … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD LETTER: The high-risk cost of crude by rail
Repost from the Benicia Herald [Editor: No link is provided for this letter because the Benicia Herald does not publish letters in its online edition. A version of this letter also appeared in the Contra Costa Times. – RS] Allowing crude by rail is asking for trouble By Kathy Kerridge, August 16, 2015, Benicia Herald It’s … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD LETTER: Allowing crude by rail is asking for trouble, Kathy Kerridge
Repost from the Benicia Herald Crude by rail is dangerous — and dirty! By Roger Straw, August 2, 2015 BACK IN JUNE OF 2013, I was alarmed to discover that Valero had plans to make me and all of Benicia complicit in the massive destruction taking place in the pristine forests of Alberta, Canada. With city … Continue reading Roger Straw: Crude by rail is dangerous — and dirty!
Letter to the editor, The Benicia Herald [Editor: Note that letters do not appear in the online edition of the Benicia Herald. Andrés Soto lives in Benicia and is well-known throughout the San Francisco Bay Area for his environmental justice advocacy and his mastery of the saxophone. I particularly like Andrés’ focus on 19th century … Continue reading Andrés Soto letter: Not fooled by Big Oil and Big Rail