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Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Environmental review, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Public permitting

Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects

Repost from Environment & Energy Publishing (EEnews.net) Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects By Ellen M. Gilmer and Blake Sobczak, March 20, 2015 (Second of two stories. Read the first one here.) [Subscription required] When an oil company’s expansion plans for Pacific Northwest crude by rail suffered a major setback last month, environmentalists spread … Continue reading Environmentalists play ‘Whac-A-Mole’ to stall crude-by-rail projects →

Bakken Crude, California Regulation, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Federal pre-emption, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Hazmat notification, Local Regulation, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Positive Train Control, Rail routing, Rail Safety, Tank car design, Train braking systems, Train speed, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Western Cities Magazine: A Growing Risk – Oil Trains Raise Safety and Environmental Concerns

Repost from Western City Magazine A Growing Risk: Oil Trains Raise Safety and Environmental Concerns By Cory Golden, in the February 2015 issue of Western City More and more often, trains snake down through California from its northern borders, with locomotives leading long lines of tank cars brimming with volatile crude oil. Rail remains among the … Continue reading Western Cities Magazine: A Growing Risk – Oil Trains Raise Safety and Environmental Concerns →

Bakken Crude, Benicia CA, Bridge safety, California, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Explosion, Fire, Hazmat notification, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Oil Industry, Oil prices, Rail inspection, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Volatility

Crude oil train shipments dwindle in California, for now

Repost from The Sacramento Bee Crude oil train shipments dwindle in California, for now By Tony Bizjak, 03/11/2015 9:47 PM A year ago, California officials nervously braced for an influx of milelong trains carrying volatile crude oil to refineries in the Valley and on the coast – trains similar to the one that exploded two … Continue reading Crude oil train shipments dwindle in California, for now →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Fire, Tar sands crude

DAILY SUMMARY: March 11, 2015 – A sample of massive media coverage on CBR

[Editor: There is an incredible volume of news media postings and calls for action following the recent crashes and explosions in the U.S. and Canada.  Here is a single day’s postings for March 11, 2015, many thanks to Google.  – RS] ONE DAY IN THE NEWS – CRUDE OIL TRAIN DERAILMENTS Spate of derailments deepens fears of … Continue reading DAILY SUMMARY: March 11, 2015 – A sample of massive media coverage on CBR →