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Benicia City Council, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Benicia Vice Mayor Steve Young, California propositions, Crude By Rail, Local elections, Sierra Club

LETTER SERIES: Pat Toth-Smith – Vote for the Environment (Sierra Club endorsements)

[Editor: Benicians are expressing themselves in letters to the editor of our local print newspaper, the Benicia Herald. But the Herald doesn’t publish letters in its online editions – and many Benician’s don’t subscribe. We are posting certain letters here for wider distribution. – RS] A Vote for the Environment, Sierra Club endorses Elizabeth Patterson … Continue reading LETTER SERIES: Pat Toth-Smith – Vote for the Environment (Sierra Club endorsements) →

Bakken Crude, Benicia CA, Benicia City Council, Benicia Industrial Park, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Blast zone, Clean energy, Crude By Rail, Economic diversification, Fossil fuels, Green Industrial Revolution, Local elections, Local Regulation, San Francisco Bay Area, Schools, Steve Young, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy

Repost from the Benicia Herald Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy By Grant Cooke, August 17, 2016 If Valero’s crude-by-rail, or CBR, project goes through, it will do irreparable damage to Benicia. If the three councilmembers—Mark Hughes, Christina Strawbridge and Alan Schwartzman— continue their support for the project, they … Continue reading Grant Cooke: Benicia’s future is with Patterson, Young and the new economy →

Air pollution, Bakken Crude, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benzene emissions, Crude By Rail, Schools, Tar sands crude, Toxic pollutants, Valero Crude By Rail

Valero’s secret output level – 65% of permitted output

By Roger Straw, August 5, 2016 A letter by Kathy Kerridge appeared in the print edition of today’s Benicia Herald. Kerridge clarified statements made many times in recent months regarding Valero’s recent product output as approximately 65% of the refinery’s capacity. The refinery does not disclose its current operating output, claiming that it is a trade secret.  Kerridge discloses … Continue reading Valero’s secret output level – 65% of permitted output →

Coke dust, CPC-1232 standard, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, DOT-117, Explosion, Mosier OR, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Rail defect, Rail infrastructure, Tank car design, Tank car retrofit, Track geometry, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

BENICIA HERALD: City Council hears public comments on crude by rail

Repost from the Benicia Herald Online [Editor: For Tuesday’s comments on Valero Crude By Rail by Marilyn Bardet and Planning Commissioner and City Council candidate Steve Young, skip down to the red bullet.  – RS] Council hears about crude by rail, water infrastructure and EMS costs Tuesday By Elizabeth Warnimont, July 7, 2016 At its … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: City Council hears public comments on crude by rail →