CBS News: Benicia Commission Derails Valero’s Plan To Deliver Crude Oil By Train

Repost from CBS SFBay Area Benicia Commission Derails Valero’s Plan To Deliver Crude Oil By Train By Hannah Albarazi, February 12, 2016 6:28 PM BENICIA (CBS SF) — A proposal to deliver crude oil by train to a Benicia refinery was rejected unanimously by the city’s Planning Commission Thursday night. The proposal, by Texas-based Valero Energy, … Continue reading CBS News: Benicia Commission Derails Valero’s Plan To Deliver Crude Oil By Train

REUTERS: California planners reject Valero oil-by-rail project

Repost from Reuters – Markets California planners reject Valero oil-by-rail project By Kristen Hays, Feb 12, 2016 1:29pm EST Feb 12 Valero Energy Corp’s proposed oil-by-rail project at its northern California refinery was quashed by local planners this week, the first such facility on the U.S. West Coast to end a years-long wait for permits with … Continue reading REUTERS: California planners reject Valero oil-by-rail project

STATEMENT: Benicia Planning Commission Rejects Valero Oil Train Terminal

Repost from ForestEthics (joint statement with Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community) Statement: Benicia Planning Commission Rejects Valero Oil Train Terminal Friday Feb 12, 2016, Contact: Eddie Scher, 415-815-7027 [Benicia, CA] Late last night the Benicia Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny the land use permit for the proposed Valero oil train terminal. Valero can appeal … Continue reading STATEMENT: Benicia Planning Commission Rejects Valero Oil Train Terminal

FORESTETHICS: Benicia Planning Commission unanimously DENIES Valero oil trains project

From an email by Ethan Buckner, ForestEthics From: Ethan Buckner Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 2:11 AM Subject: BREAKING: Benicia Planning Commission unanimously DENIES Valero oil trains project Extraordinary news tonight from Benicia, CA, where the town’s Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a land use permit for a proposed oil trains project at the Valero Benicia … Continue reading FORESTETHICS: Benicia Planning Commission unanimously DENIES Valero oil trains project