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Bakken Crude, Derailment, Diluted bitumen (Dilbit), Emergency Readiness & Response, Evacuation zone, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Fire, Massive increase in crude-by-rail, Moratorium, Rivers, Tar sands crude, Volatile gases, Wildlife

Fourth Oil Train Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate Moratorium

Repost from The Center for Biological Diversity Another Oil Train Derails and Catches Fire in Ontario Fourth Oil Train Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate Moratorium GOGAMA, Ont.— An oil train derailed and caught fire early this morning in Ontario near the town of Gogama, the second such incident in Ontario in three … Continue reading Fourth Oil Train Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate Moratorium →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Evacuation zone, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Fire

Third Fiery Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate New Federal Regulations

Repost from The Center for Biological Diversity Yet Another Oil Train Derails, Catches Fire, This Time in Illinois Third Fiery Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate Major Safety Upgrades for Shipments of Crude by Rail GALENA, Ill.— An oil train transporting more than 100 cars of highly volatile crude oil derailed and caught … Continue reading Third Fiery Accident in Three Weeks Shows Need for Immediate New Federal Regulations →

Bakken Crude, Tar sands crude, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia escaped the peril of Tar Sands Crude by rail; now it’s on the Carquinez Strait

Valero Benicia Refinery was first in line, buys a shipload of Canadian tar sands crude, receiving it along the Strait The Benicia Independent, July 2, 2024 Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline is in its first month of supplying heavy tar sands crude from Edmonton to Canada’s west coast. According to a July 1 Reuters article (see … Continue reading Benicia escaped the peril of Tar Sands Crude by rail; now it’s on the Carquinez Strait →

California Forever Inc., Flannery Associates, Solano County CA, Solano County Orderly Growth Committee, Solano County Registrar of Voters, Solano Together, Travis Air Force Base

California Forever’s Bid to Build a New City Qualifies for November Ballot

[BenIndy: Here we go!] NPR, by Adhiti Bandlamudi, June 11, 2024 The campaign to build a city from scratch in Solano County submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot, election officials said Tuesday. The Solano County Registrar of Voters spent a month reviewing over 20,000 signatures turned in by California Forever, the … Continue reading California Forever’s Bid to Build a New City Qualifies for November Ballot →