Pat Toth-Smith: Birdseye puts safety first By Pat Toth-Smith, September 9, 2018 It’s been two years since the 2016 crude-by-rail permit for Valero was denied, but a strong memory of it remains for me and probably for a lot of Benicians. It’s because of that experience that I’m urging Benicians to vote for Kari Birdseye … Continue reading Birdseye and Strawbridge opposed Valero Crude by Rail – Largaesapada supported oil trains→
Repost from KQED NEWS, California Report [See also: Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson’s full comment.] State Decides Not to Penalize PG&E for Major Valero Outage The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), which recently blamed PG&E for causing a major power outage at Valero’s Benicia refinery last year, has decided not to punish the utility for the mistakes that … Continue reading KQED: State Decides Not to Penalize PG&E for Major Valero Outage→
Repost from KQED California Report CPUC Probe Says PG&E Mistakes Led to Benicia Refinery Outage By Ted Goldberg, Jul 19, 2018 State regulators say that PG&E’s inadequate training of operations personnel and its slow response to the failure of an electrical component led to a power outage at a Benicia oil refinery last year. The 18-minute … Continue reading California Public Utilities Commission: PG&E at fault for Valero shutdown & toxic release→
Repost from KQED News (NPR / PBS) [Editor: Also tune in to an incredibly important 8-minute KQED audio report for interviews about asthma and Valero refinery pollution: When Oil refineries flare, what happens to the air. – RS] In Wake of Valero Refinery Incident, Benicia Weighs Whether to Pursue Safety Ordinance By Ted Goldberg, Jun 18, 2018 Thirteen … Continue reading KQED: In Wake of Valero Refinery Incident, Benicia Weighs Whether to Pursue Safety Ordinance→
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