Repost from the San Francisco Chronicle California refiners double volume of oil imported by rail Lynn Doan | May 3, 2014 California, country’s biggest gasoline market, more than doubled the volume of oil it received by train in the first quarter as deliveries from Canada surged. The third-largest oil-refining state unloaded 1.41 million barrels in … Continue reading SF Chronicle: California refiners double volume of oil imported by rail→
Repost from KQED Forum with Michael Krasny Bay Area Groups Seek to Halt Crude-by-Rail Concerns are growing over the safety of transporting crude oil by train after a series of derailments, most recently last week in Virginia when 13 tankers fell off the tracks, sparking a fire and forcing evacuations. The Federal Railroad Administration has … Continue reading KQED Forum – panel on efforts to stop crude by rail→
Repost from MSNBC [Editor: This is a beautifully written and photographed documentary of the Alberta, Canada communities suffering under the grab for tar-sands bitumen, which Valero admits could allowably be part of its crude-by-rail import “mix” (in its diluted form, known as “dilbit”). Read below, and click on the photo to see the photo essay. -RS] … Continue reading Photo essay: Tar-sands Country, Alberta, Canada→
City of Davis Council opposes Valero Crude by Rail By Roger Straw, The Benicia Independent On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, the Davis California City Council passed a resolution entitled “Opposition to Transportation of Crude Oil Through the City of Davis and Adjacent Habitat Areas.” A highly significant passage reads as follows: “NOW THEREFORE, BE IT … Continue reading Davis City Council votes to oppose crude by rail and to file comments under CEQA→
