VALLEJO TIMES-HERALD: Attorney general letter disagrees with Valero, Benicia city staff

Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald (Also appearing in the East Bay Times, the San Jose Mercury News, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and the Monterey Herald) Attorney general letter disagrees with Valero, Benicia city staff By Irma Widjojo, 04/15/16, 5:43 PM PDT Benicia >> The Office of Attorney General Kamala Harris has sent a strongly worded letter to the … Continue reading VALLEJO TIMES-HERALD: Attorney general letter disagrees with Valero, Benicia city staff

Benicia Independent UPDATE – Background on Valero Crude By Rail and Opposition Efforts

By Roger Straw, April 14, 2016 Benicia Independent UPDATE – Background on Valero Crude By Rail and Opposition Efforts It’s been awhile since I updated the BACKGROUND page. Today I went over recent history of Valero’s project and efforts by those who oppose the dirty and dangerous proposal. Check it out for convenient access to recent (and … Continue reading Benicia Independent UPDATE – Background on Valero Crude By Rail and Opposition Efforts

ROGER STRAW: STOP Valero’s dirty and dangerous Crude By Rail proposal

By Roger Straw, April 13, 2016 [Editor: The following article was submitted to the editor of the Benicia Herald, referencing recent pro-Valero letters published there.  – RS] STOP Valero’s dirty and dangerous Crude By Rail proposal The latest flurry of pro-crude-by-oil letters published in the Benicia Herald contained unwarranted attacks on local opponents of Valero’s … Continue reading ROGER STRAW: STOP Valero’s dirty and dangerous Crude By Rail proposal

SIERRA CLUB: Community Urges Benicia City Council to Deny Valero’s Dangerous Oil Train Proposal

Repost from Sierra Club – The Planet Community Urges Benicia City Council to Deny Valero’s Dangerous Oil Train Proposal By Elly Benson, staff attorney with the Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program, April 6, 2016 On April 4, scores of concerned Californians converged on Benicia City Hall to urge the city council to reject Valero’s plan to transport … Continue reading SIERRA CLUB: Community Urges Benicia City Council to Deny Valero’s Dangerous Oil Train Proposal