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Bay Area Refineries, Benicia Industrial Park, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Fracking, Oil spill, Valero Crude By Rail

Faces of Fracking – Ed Ruszel of Benicia, California

Repost from Faces of Fracking [Editor – This is much more than a story about our friend Ed Ruszel.  Author Tara Lohan packs background and detail into this piece like a great storyteller.  Another MUST READ, including almost everything you need to know about crude by rail in Benicia….  (This story also appears on Grist and … Continue reading Faces of Fracking – Ed Ruszel of Benicia, California →

Alaskan oil, Bakersfield CA, Derailment, Draft EIR, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Oil spill, Solano County CA, Tank car design, Tar sands crude, Train braking systems, Union Pacific Railroad, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

San Francisco Chronicle: Benicia sees cash in crude oil; neighbors see catastrophe

Repost from The San Francisco Chronicle Benicia sees cash in crude oil; neighbors see catastrophe By Jaxon Van Derbeken, October 23, 2014 A plan to bring tank-car trains filled with crude oil from Canada and North Dakota to a Benicia refinery is pitting the Solano County town against Northern California neighbors who say they will … Continue reading San Francisco Chronicle: Benicia sees cash in crude oil; neighbors see catastrophe →

Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community, Draft EIR, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicians For a Safe and Healthy Community – DEIR fatally flawed

Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community submitted a 132-page letter to the City of Benicia on Monday, September 15, 2014, the final day to submit comments for the public record on Valero’s dangerous Crude By Rail proposal. Download the BSHC letter here.  (See page 1 with Table of Contents below) BENICIANS FOR A SAFE AND … Continue reading Benicians For a Safe and Healthy Community – DEIR fatally flawed →

Crude By Rail, DEIR, Public Comment, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia Herald: report on the August 14 Planning Commission hearing

Repost from The Benicia Herald [Editor: Winning the award for most ridiculous comment was Larry Fullington: “For the past 45 years, Fullington said, the refinery has not experienced any overturned oil tanker car.”  His unskilled use of statistics rises almost to the level of expertise of the Illinois consultant, who came up with the once-in-111-years … Continue reading Benicia Herald: report on the August 14 Planning Commission hearing →