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Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community, San Francisco Projections Department, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Historic California State Capitol Gets Nighttime Facelift: STOP Crude By Rail

“Giant Projections” on Historic Benicia State Capitol During Independence Day Celebrations By Roger Straw, July 4, 2015 At dusk on the eve of the Fourth of July, Benicia’s iconic state capitol building was lit up with festive holiday displays and messages calling attention to climate change, pollution and the need to STOP Valero’s dangerous crude by rail … Continue reading Historic California State Capitol Gets Nighttime Facelift: STOP Crude By Rail →

Air Quality, Alberta Canada, Bitumen, Tar sands crude

Canada oil sands: dirtier than conventional domestic crude

Repost from the Daily Democrat, Davis CA [Editor: Original materials: see the Abstract of the study or the 19 pages of Supporting Information.   – RS] Canada oil sands have more emissions than those in US By Kat Kerlin, UC Davis News Service, 06/25/15, 3:20 PM PDT Gasoline and diesel fuel extracted and refined from Canadian oil sands will release about … Continue reading Canada oil sands: dirtier than conventional domestic crude →

Crude By Rail, Federal Regulation (U.S.), High Hazard Flammable Trains (HHFTs), Rail Safety

List of 13 links: recent widespread criticism of the new DOT rail safety rules

By Roger Straw, Editor, The Benicia Independent, May 29, 2015 It’s been a month now, and the hot news cycle has cooled off some on the U.S. Department of Transportation’s May 1 announcement of new safety rules governing rail transport of hazardous materials. A recent local news story detailed the DOT rules without even mentioning … Continue reading List of 13 links: recent widespread criticism of the new DOT rail safety rules →

Crude By Rail, Oil spill, Pipeline transport

Santa Barbara Pipeline spill could further hamper California crude-by-rail projects

Repost from Reuters Pipeline spill could further hamper big California oil projects By Kristen Hays, May 22, 2015 9:53pm EDT HOUSTON  –  Hundreds of barrels of oil that gushed from a ruptured coastal pipeline in scenic California this week could stiffen opposition to large oil projects that companies want to build in the state, notably … Continue reading Santa Barbara Pipeline spill could further hamper California crude-by-rail projects →