Benicia Community Forum & Update, January 18, 1-4pm, Benicia Library

ANNOUNCING . . . Community Forum & Update, Sunday, January 18, 1-4pm, Benicia Library Learn more about Valero’s crude by rail project and how it might affect Benicia residents at a Community Informational Forum on Sunday, January 18, 2015, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at the Benicia Public Library, 150 East L Street, Doña Benicia … Continue reading Benicia Community Forum & Update, January 18, 1-4pm, Benicia Library

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

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 – 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