Repost from KQED Science [Editor: Excellent Mina Kim audio interview with Tony Bizjak below. New information on Union Pacific derailment frequency, bridge inspection and other issues. – RS] As More Crude Oil Rolls In, a Push for Better Track Inspection By Mina Kim and Molly Samuel | KQED Science | October 22, 2014 Shipments of crude oil … Continue reading KQED: As More Crude Oil Rolls In, a Push for Better Track Inspection
Repost from HuffPost GREEN, The Blog [Editor: Note reference near the end on federally designated National Heritage Areas and Estuaries of National Significance which “require special protection from potential explosions and spills. Rerouting bomb trains away from such specially designated regions would avert a disaster-waiting-to-happen to prime assets along their rail lines.” The San Francisco Estuary Partnership … Continue reading Fed Measures on Crude Oil Fall Short, Put Protected Estuaries and Heritage Areas at Risk
Repost from SWITCHBOARD, Natural Resources Defense Council Staff Blog 20 By 2020: A Pledge To Reduce Refinery Pollution By Diane Bailey, October 9, 2014 The Bay Area Air District has been working for the past two years to craft regulations that track and limit refinery pollution as oil companies begin bringing in extreme new types of … Continue reading 20 By 2020: A Pledge To Reduce Bay Area Refinery Pollution
Repost from The Benicia Herald [Editor: Benicia’s own Grant Cooke has written a highly significant three-part series for The Benicia Herald, outlining the impending fall of the fossil fuel industry and concluding with good advice for the City of Benicia and other cities dependent on refineries for a major portion of their local revenue stream. … Continue reading Grant Cooke: Big Oil’s endgame: What it all means for Benicia
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