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Bakken Crude, CPC-1232 standard, DEIR, DOT-111, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia Herald – Significant impact to air quality from crude by rail

Repost from The Benicia Herald ‘Significant’ impact to air quality from crude by rail Long-awaited environmental report addresses, dismisses some concerns over Valero proposal, but says effect on area air would be ‘unavoidable’ June 18, 2014 by Donna Beth Weilenman After months of investigation and more than one delay, Benicia released the draft of an … Continue reading Benicia Herald – Significant impact to air quality from crude by rail →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, DEIR, Fire, Hazmat notification, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Oil spill, Rail routing, Train speed, Valero Benicia Refinery

Sacramento Bee – Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento

Repost from The Sacramento Bee Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento By Tony Bizjak and Curtis Tate The Sacramento Bee   |  Jun. 17, 2014 A much-anticipated report released Tuesday offered new details and some controversial safety conclusions about a Bay Area oil company’s plan to run crude-oil trains daily through Roseville and … Continue reading Sacramento Bee – Report minimizes risk from oil trains through Roseville, Sacramento →

Crude By Rail, Diluted bitumen (Dilbit), Oil Industry, Oil prices, Rail industry, Railbit, Tar sands crude

Tar Sands on the Tracks: Railbit, Dilbit and U.S. Export Terminals

Repost from DESMOGBLOG Tar Sands on the Tracks: Railbit, Dilbit and U.S. Export Terminals 2014-06-17  |  Ben Jervey Last December, the first full train carrying tar sands crude left the Canexus Bruderheim terminal outside of Edmonton, Alberta, bound for an unloading terminal somewhere in the United States. Canadian heavy crude, as the tar sands is labeled … Continue reading Tar Sands on the Tracks: Railbit, Dilbit and U.S. Export Terminals →

Bakken Crude, California Regulation, Crude By Rail, Emergency Readiness & Response, Valero Crude By Rail

California imposes 6.5-cent fee on oil companies for every barrel of crude that arrives by rail or pipeline

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: Significant quote: “The resulting funds, estimated at $11 million in the first full year, will be allocated for oil spill prevention and preparation work, and for emergency cleanup costs. The efforts will be focused on spills that threaten waterways, and will allow officials to conduct response drills.”  Of course, we … Continue reading California imposes 6.5-cent fee on oil companies for every barrel of crude that arrives by rail or pipeline →