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Bakken Crude, Davis CA, Local Regulation, Rail routing, Tank car design, Valero Crude By Rail

Davis City Council to staff: prepare a resolution opposing crude by rail

Repost from The Davis Vanguard [Editor: Note that this article appeared six weeks ago.  – RS] Council Takes Stand on Crude Oil Transport by Rail By Michelle Millet  |  March 15, 2014 Last Tuesday [March 11, 2014] Mike Webb, Director of Community Development & Sustainability, presented a status update to council on the Benicia/Valero Oil by Rail … Continue reading Davis City Council to staff: prepare a resolution opposing crude by rail →

Bakken Crude, Oil Industry, Rail accidents, Rail industry, Rail routing, Rail Safety, Rail tanker cars, Rail vs. Pipeline

Forbes: comparing crude delivery by pipeline, rail, truck and boat

Repost from Forbes [Editor: This lengthy analysis is worthwhile for its factual background and its many links to source material, even though the author seems unaware that fossil fuels are on their way out.  – RS] Pick Your Poison For Crude — Pipeline, Rail, Truck Or Boat By James Conca  |  4/26/14 Crude oil is … Continue reading Forbes: comparing crude delivery by pipeline, rail, truck and boat →

Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Bay Area Refineries, Local Regulation, Take Action

Stationary Source Committee of the BAAQMD postpones discussion

Repost from The Contra Costa Times Discussion of Bay Area oil refinery-related projects postponed to May By Tom Lochner, Contra Costa Times | 04/22/2014 SAN FRANCISCO — A discussion of five Bay Area energy projects and their permit status was moved to next month, after a regional committee hosting it spent most of a morning … Continue reading Stationary Source Committee of the BAAQMD postpones discussion →

Bakken Crude, DOT-111, Emergency Readiness & Response, Rail accidents, Rail industry, Rail tanker cars, Tank car design

All about the unsafe DOT-111 tank car

Repost from The News Tribune, Tacoma, OR [Editor: This article is a good start, but it leaves much unsaid.  Information and disinformation abounds regarding the DOT-111 tank car, designed in 1964.  There are retrofitted (improved) versions of the DOT-111, but they are a small percentage of DOT-111’s currently in use, and are not REQUIRED BY … Continue reading All about the unsafe DOT-111 tank car →